Friday The 13th Blog

Here’s a fun little game called ESCAPE FROM CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE I was tipped about by my good friends at Horror Yearbook & Nightmare At Elm Street Movie.

HIS NAME IS JASON must have been a powerhouse success in the genre market because Anchor Bay Entertainment are re-releasing the documentary in a single-disc edition on June 16th with a $14.95 RRP.

I get 100 emails a day asking for the USA artwork/release date – what, like I somehow forgot to post that stuff if I have it? Sheesh – when I know, you’ll know. But those delicious limeys over in the UK are getting it on July 27th and here’s the art. Pretty groovy, I reckon.

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Ugh. I can’t even begin to list the things wrong with most these artworks, but I’ll leave that to you cats. Nice one, Paramount – just when we thought you couldn’t do worse than the covers for the older DVD editions.

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LOL @ fan commentaries being axed. Not trying to be snarky at all as I myself have been part of commentaries and magazine articles as someone representing “the fans”, but it’s humbling to know that the quality of DVD special features would really drop if they started accepting easy fan participation and their/our second-hand info [...]

Scoped out this rather excellent interview with Jeff Katz, encoring comic script duties for June’s sequel to Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash, subtitled Nightmare Warriors.

In the 80’s the Friday The 13th films came under fire upon the release of almost every chapter. But there was also somewhat of a controversy in the UK over the computer game. Yes, “computer game” – did I stutter? Of course when people think of a playable Friday The 13th they automatically default their [...]

Just a reminder, if the new Friday The 13th is still playing in your area, why not grab some friends and go give it a re-appraisal? There’s something about seeing a movie a second time that tends to feel more relaxed and free of anticipatory pressure. Seeing it on the supposedly unlucky day helps, too [...]

Yeah um, Jason and Freddy and Ash returning, that’s good and all, but what I was excited to hear about was our man the great Tommy Jarvis returning! Sure, it’s only in comic book form, but it’s a medium not to be discounted.

As I began reading this when I found it, I was almost salivating with excitement, till the timeline had me scratching my head, then realization dawned on me with an almighty “DOH!”

I found this remix video hilarious. Don’t set your standards high by expecting Scooby Vs Jason, this is Scooby Goes To Camp Crystal Lake. Big difference. Using Scooby Doo clips also serves to point out what an influence the cartoon has been on the slasher genre!

Just a quick reminder to our readers that we have had a very popular Friday The 13th Email Service available for several years now. It’s completely free, and we have thousands of active users. I check regularly for any service downtime and have the ability to mass-email anything super-duper important. You can easily sign up [...]

These covers for Standard and Unrated versions of the new Friday on DVD have been floating around various blogs. But something about them doesn’t sit quite right with me – for one there are a number of really awful design decisions (i.e. placement of taglines and other elements in relation to each other) that call [...]

Okay my brothers (and sisters). The reboot is out. The fair weather fans have crawled onto the next franchise to worship (likely Rob Zombie’s H2). But I know there are still many of you hardcore Jasonites out there that are lurkers or shy. Why not say a simple “hello” or “hi” below so we can [...]

What, you think just because the movie’s out that fridaythe13thfilms.com is gonna let up with the good stuff? Think again! Today I archived 29 Publicity Stills in our Friday The 13th Gallery which will continue to grow into a multimedia haven for Jason fanatics.

Give this interview a read. Friday reboot writers Mark Swift And Damien Shannon discuss their screenplay work on the flick, things that were cut even before filming, references to the other flicks, and even candid thoughts on their Freddy Vs Jason. It’s five static pages long, and a pretty smooth (and funny) read.
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After the excellent article by jasonsfury I wiped away the nostalgia-fueled tears and decided to do a follow-up on the history of this awesome site I get to run.

How did Jason fare in weekend 2 of the reboot’s run? Early figures are in from Variety and Friday The 13th placed fifth with $2.73 million.

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Check out this fairly authentic-recreation of the Derek Mears Jason costume. Dude even wore it to the midnight premiere! Great job! Thanks to ’samowemeg’ for the vid.