Friday The 13th Blog

Continuing the fan-written novel in progress called FRIDAY THE 13TH: TOMMY JARVIS written by Christopher Highland, picking up where the story threads of FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING left off. A new chapter installment will debut exclusively here on fridaythe13thfilms.com every month, and be sure to read the previous entry first (Prologue).
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Now that we know the new sequel is due in August of next year the topic of Jason in the snow is coming back up. In an idea floated a while back by producers, we may see at least part of the new film take place in the snow, at least the opening sequence if [...]

Gee, from the look of John D. LeMay on the bottom right hand corner, he must have buffed himself up since Season 2… oh wait, that’s Steve Monarque as the dynamically-named “Johnny Ventura”! I’ll have to pick this up as solace since the DVD set of fellow 80’s genre TV show WEREWOLF is now canned.

Yes, we’re a FRIDAY THE 13TH site, but HIS NAME WAS JASON was all kinds of rock, so now that the same creative team are back to conquer Freddy-land, I felt I had to chime in with a show of support. Besides, you just know it’ll be touching on FREDDY VS JASON, though it’ll be [...]

I was recently interviewed by UK’s SciFiNow Magazine for #32, now on sale. In it I flash my Jason geek badge, heap praise on the people that have made this site what is is throughout past and present, and generally try not to sound like too much of a jackass. Of particular interest to readers [...]

Former UFC heavyweight champion “Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia is currently in Boston playing horror film icon Jason Vorhees in the yet-to-be-titled “Friday the 13th” sequel, Fighters.com has confirmed with a source close to the fighter.

Today we are debuting a new fan-written novel in progress called FRIDAY THE 13TH: TOMMY JARVIS. The author is one Christopher Highland, and those who appreciate FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING should take note of his continuation of that storyline, as was loosely intended to happen in the series until we got [...]

Vote for Voorhees! FRIDAY THE 13TH DELUXE EDITIONS parts 1-6 have been nominated @ The Reaper Awards, which are described as “the first awards campaign dedicated entirely to horror on home video.” The series of DVD editions are up in two categories:

This is pretty much the sort of non-news I don’t waste time on but when I received an email from one “HarryM” I chuckled and decided I should share. Apparently, Jason himself from JASON LIVES, CJ Graham, was hired by Thunder Valley Casino in the past week as their vice president of casino operations. Does [...]

We first told you about FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE STORM back in Feb, now watch it right here!

Here is the cover art to #3 of FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH: NIGHTMARE WARRIORS but our own Christian Sellers recently interviewed series interior artist Jason Craig and you can Read It @ Our Sister Site Retro Slashers!
“Nightmare Warriors is a take on the Nightmare on Elm Street title and literally is a survivor’s story. [...]

Today is an important day for Friday The 13th fans as a slew of discs are released…

From your ultimate Jason connection, fridaythe13thfilms.com. Enjoy!

Here are images from the deleted scenes of Young Jason in Friday The 13th (2009).

Derek “Jason” Mears has been nominated for the MTV Awards’ Best Villian. He’s up against Dwayne Johnson – Get Smart, Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight, Johnathon Schaech – Prom Night (Screen Gems) & Luke Goss – Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

Here are the full retailer synopsis/solicitations for Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash: The Nightmare Warriors #1 & #2. Above is #2 cover art by Shane Davis – click for high-res!

Since it’s so early days right now, anyone associated with Platinum Dunes’ Friday The 13th talking about the inevitable sequel, is well worth listening to:
What I can officially say from the producers is the writers are writing the sequel right now. It’s still in the rumor status because it hasn’t been officially green lit. I [...]

Some more nice bells and whistles planned for the Friday The 13th (2009) Blu-Ray Disc:
Warner Home Video has unveiled further specs for ‘Friday the 13th,’ which will slash its way to Blu-ray this June with even more bloody BD-Live-exclusive content.
Though the studio recently confirmed an already-impressive gaggle of bonus features for the June 16 Blu-ray [...]

Will you be getting the Theatrical Cut, or the Killer Cut? And on that topic, don’t you think they could bother creating different cover art for the two DVD editions? Click for larger versions…

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