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REVIEW: Christian Sellers
Thanks to Michael Moore, Metal: A Headbangers Journey and Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, the documentary is no longer something that is reduced to a DVD featurette and has now become a movie in its own right. The one movie that gorehounds have been counting [...]

Throughout the long history of Friday the 13th, there have been many men to put on the makeup and the mask and call themselves Jason Voorhees. Some have embraced the role often show how proud they are to have been Jason. Some dismiss the mask. Regardless of how accepting they are about playing Jason, [...]

Yo. So I was browsing www.comingsoon.net and came across this quote from Adriane King with regards to the new movie.
“To be honest, I was at first miffed,I heard they were doing it and Betsy and I were approached, or our manager was anyway. I thought it would be great to come back in a remake [...]

For those fans that missed the exclusive interviews, Deadpit Radio talked Friday Part 5 this past summer and it is a great, in-depth look into what it was like to make what many fans call the red-headed stepchild of the series. The official synopsis is below:
“If Jason still haunts you, then you must be tuned [...]

Hey campers!
Jason mania continues this March in Indianapolis 27-29 with HorrorHound Weekend Friday Fans can meet and greet with Ari Lehman, CJ Grahm, Warrington Gillitte and Derek Mears. That’s 4 Jasons for the price of one admission.
If you haven’t been to HorrorHound Weekend it’s definitely worth checking out.
Watch the fun at a recent [...]

Want a chance to win a copy of the new Uncut Friday the 13th DVD? Hurry up and head over to HorrorHound for your chance to win! Contest is open until February 1st.

Wow so I think this is like spot 5, 6 and 7. Some new footage here and there and it all looks bloody great! One has Whitney about to square up to Jason while another shows Clay sticking up posters of his missing sis! Get em watched!!!!
http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=9366
Added below – embedded TV Spot #6!

Thanks to fan Matthew Head who transcribed the following passages from old 80’s issues of Fangoria! They relate to cut gore from Friday The 13th Part 2, Part 3 in 3D, and The Final Chapter respectively.
FANGORIA #13
“Carl Fullerton” by James H. Burns
“As FANGORIA predicted last issue, the MPAA forced director Steve Miner to cut much
of [...]

Those of you who attended the 2008 Scare Fest Horror & Paranormal Convention got more than you bargained for! The event featured a very successful Friday the 13th reunion and a side order of Kane Hodder! The reunion and convention are featured very nicely in the upcoming (Feb 3) Friday the 13th: Deluxe Edition DVD’s [...]

It certainly won’t be long now! Jason Voorhees will be knocking off an all new group of teens next month as the relaunch of Friday the 13th hits the big screen! It’s a great time to be a fan of Friday the 13th. A new movie, new DVD’s and a ton of new merchandise! This [...]

UPDATED: I just received the magazine, Virus. I have scanned some of the pages within the magazine and Mario was nice enough to translate the article about his museum. An exerpt from the article is below.
How do you obtain such sought after pieces?
Well, there are different ways where I obtained them. New Line Cinema run [...]

Hey guys, I caught an interesting story today over at Fangoria:
Sometimes cross-promotions tend to come out of nowhere, and this one could easily fall into that category. Warner Bros. announced today that they’re teaming up with XBOX to launch the 13 DAYS OF GEARS SWEEPSTAKES, bringing together GEARS OF WAR 2, and the upcoming FRIDAY [...]

Thanks to Joel for the heads-up. I thought it was pretty funny!

Along with our amazing contest, Click Here For Details, the awesome website ShocKTillYouDrop is offering fans a chance to win a lot of cool prizes on their website. The following are up for grabs:
1 Friday the 13th Travel Mug
1 Freddy vs. Jason DVD
1 Custom Jason Voorhees Mask in Box with Sound Chip
5 Jason Voorhees Mask [...]

Ign interviews Amanda Rigetti about her role in the new film.

Q: Can you talk at all about the differences?
Righetti: In the original, they were all out at Crystal Lake and getting the camp ready. And it’s not that. Camp Crystal Lake is still definitely an element of the film, but it is not the centerpiece [...]

For those of you fans living the Burbank, CA area there will be a Friday the 13 reunion celebrating the February 3rd release of ‘His name was Jason’.
Burbank’s famed gothic book retailer Dark Delicacies will host a thirty guest DVD signing that night – including the first Los Angeles appearance of the actors who have [...]

According to Brad Fuller on the Platinum Dunes blog, there are still more TV spots to come for the advertisement of Friday the 13th

Ever since the early days in which movies could be bought or rented to enjoy in the comfort of our own home, fans have longed for an easy way to take home Friday the 13th part 3 and watch it the way it was meant to be seen; In 3D. Numerous attempts at bootleg versions [...]

In the spirit of bag-head Jason appearing in the new Friday the 13th and the Special Edition DVD release of Friday the 13th Part 2, I thought I would share an interview about who really played Jason in Part 2. Dread Central conducted the interview a few years back with Steve Daskawicz, now known as Steve [...]

As you are about to see there were quite a few early story ideas for the new film. Some of them sound very, very interesting while others IMO may not have worked out so great.
Have a gander below and see what you think and then sound off in the comment section below.
Also a big huge [...]