The creators just recently finalized two new characters for the game, Candyman and Undead Jason. Here is what they have to say about the newest Jason character:

Jason will be more based upon his strength, powerful attacks and ability to heal and endure from hits. No double mode for him yet. His attacks will feature many other weapons than the machete.

So, there you have it, more progress on one of the most popular fan games out there. For more information, check out the Terrordrome website and for pics of the newest Jason check him out below.

I do know of a sculpt and paint job that will rival and possibly be better than this bust. Details on that will be showing up here at the website soon. So, look out for that. In the mean time, check out pics of this amazing Ryan Beal sculpted bust below that was painted by Travis at Night Owl.

One thing that has been mentioned in forums across the net is that Jeff should be featured in either the studio films or in a fan film. I  think that someone should give serious consideration to having him star as our favorite Crystal Lake slasher. His costumes lend instant believability and credibility and he probably wouldn’t be half bad at playing Jason either. Check out all of his costumes at his website, http://wickedbeard.viviti.com/

So just to show how accurate Ultimate III is I put these together earlier today. My camera is not the best quality (hence the pink chevrons), but as you can see I got damn near every scratch, ding, spot and paint crackle on the original. The part 3 is perhaps the most complex mask in the franchise and the most difficult to pull off accurately but I went all out on this one, all the crackle is hand-engraved rather than drawn on so it looks convincingly real even closeup in person. The closest you can get to the real thing…

I love the Jason Takes Manhattan look of Jason. He is the ultimate city nightstalker. Since there has not been an officially licensed figure from this movie, there have been a number of custom figures made within the last year. One’s Customs has produced the best quality 7 inch figure I have seen so far. However, I just found another person who made a custom Jason Takes Manhattan figure and I have to say, I think this looks very good. There is a lot of detail on the figure. The paint job is accurate and and the hockey mask is detailed as well. The bonus with this figure is the base. The city scene will always look good with this figure and it doesn’t hurt to have JJ’s guitar.

Check out the Death By Stereo Youtube channel to see other custom figures that he has made and watch his video below of his well made Jason Takes Manhattan figure.

I wanted to do this one for years now as I have never seen anyone do a full costume with lots of detail really except Wickedbeard, and never seen a life-sized Jason X. I got this about 95% done and it was about a 9 out of 10 on the pain in the hiney meter, right behind part 7 at 9.8. I was going to do a full frozen version but I did not want to cover all the details up with ice/frost, and may make storing it a pain. I might do another suit with that since I bought specific clothes for this. The hood is from Bellamy, I added my own hair from a mohair beard I bought that worked great for hairing. This was my first time ever hairing a mask but I did not go for perfection here being it should look kind of choppy for Jason X. I added a little more hair than the movie just in case some falls out, but I used tacky glue and it seems to work well.

I like the bald look better but I am pretty happy with how this looks. Bellamy only added a few pieces so I wanted to get it fuller to match the movie more. I believe Els Studios sculpted the hood and I also got my Hockey Mask from Earl, it came with the full frozen look which looked awesome. I took some ice off of it however as I did not want it to stand out too much and detract from the rest of the costume as I decided not to ice it much as silicone smells pretty foul. But I may add some moderate ice and frost later to the whole costume.

When one ban wasn’t enough to send the low-wage worker back to wherever he came from I did some digging and eventually found some webcam video footage of him on YouTube. The result speaks for itself…

The Distributor
Every motion picture needs a distributor to get play dates and showtimes in theaters. For distribution in the United States and most of the rest of the world, Friday the 13th has been lucky enough to have only a couple of distributors handle the release of the franchise. Many other horror franchises through theater or home video distribution have had so many distributors, it’s hard to know if the movie is actually part of the franchise it claims to be associated with.

Which of the following three companies, which have distributed Friday the 13th movies previously, would you like to see distribute the ultimate Friday the13th motion picture experience?

Well, to ring in the new year, the promoters of the 30th anniversary reunion have treated fans of the series to a new update for their Friday the 13th event this August 13th. Not only have new guests been announced, but one of the special attractions taking place at Camp Blood, Fear Fest, has also been officially announced for the weekend event. Read on for new guests and what Fearfest will be all about. Visit www.fridaythe30th.com for more information and to purchase tickets to the event.

New Guests For The Event

FearJam

Terrordrome is nothing new to a number of our visitors, but I have been receiving a number of emails asking if there are any type of video games out there for Friday the 13th. Since our website has never added anything in the blog section about this game, I figured, why not. Check out the demo video below of Part 3 Jason inflicting pain on Michael Myers on the dock of Camp Crystal Lake. If he chooses, Jason could use axe, pitchfork, or even harpoon gun!

To download the game, visit http://www.terrordrome-thegame.com/

Crash’s interpretation of Father Voorhees is actually what alot of fans have envisioned Jason’s father to look like, from what I have read on various forums.

Later, the idea of Jason’s father was toyed around with in the script stages of Jason Goes To Hell. The character was originally conceived as Jason’s brother, Elias, and then morphed into Jason’s father. Then, Jay Hughley and others even considered making the character the actual killer of Jason Goes To Hell. The final decision was made to exclude the character and story line altogether.

Should Jason’s father be included into the Friday the 13th storyline on film or should he remain a mystery to the franchise?

To see more of the hockey mask featured here and to see other work by jasonlivessince1980, check out his blog.

It has always been said, that you never know what tomorrow brings. Well folks that is true, but every story has its ending and when the time comes for Friday the 13th to have its end, how do you think it should end ? He’s been killed off numerous times to ‘close the book’, but he still just keeps coming back. He even came back from hell (Freddy VS Jason), that just shows you this guy just won’t go down.

But since Friday the 13th has been rebooted, then just maybe this version of Jason doesn’t have the regenerating abilities that his original counterpart had. We all know that Rob Zombie’s version of Michael Myers turned out to be easily killed off, so that makes you wonder how important the character of Jason is to the studio execs.

I still say that Jason is in better hands with Platinum Dunes moreso than Michael Myers is with the Weinstein company. I mean they (and Rob Zombie) have literally pissed all over that franchise. But I will leave that for the Halloween fans to discuss.

Our boy, Jason, has proved to be an enigma within the slasher genre. He’s the man behind the mask. Could you have ever guessed he had a song written about him, with him in the music video by none other than the legendary Alice Cooper. Yes, I know there were slashers before him, but no slasher has surpassed him in the films, not even Jigasaw. We are drawing in on the 13th film in the franchise, the second in the second series.

Friday the 13th, in the original series, has 11 films. The franchise is on its second milestone. He was the first fictional character to have won the MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award, an award only two other fictional characters have won. He was ranked #26 in Wizard magazine’s 100 greatest villains of all time. He is a cultural icon in America.

I will go as far as saying that Jason Voorhees is the Elvis Presley of horror films. Criticize that all you want, but that my friends is just my opinion. I hold the character in high regard. He was my first love in horror. I was disappointed when I watched Freddy VS Jason because I believe they tried to make Jason look weak. That is something I will always hold against director Ronnie Yu.

Now Jason X, we had the always-diabolical Jason. I hold no hard feelings against the creators of that film. They had a great ideal about sending Jason to space, the dialogue could of been better and a sequel to the film would of been nice, but all is forgiven on my part. Personally, when I heard the same guys who penned FVJ, were going to pen the reboot, I got scared because I didn’t want a reboot to end up being like FVJ. But once I seen what they done, I was satisfied with the film. Had New Line hired Ronnie Yu to direct, it would of probably bombed. I hope they leared their lesson with FVJ.

I know it sounds like I hold a grudge, but keep in mind we never grew up with a weak Jason and to be introduced with that concept is just embarrassing. I mean the only reason the director picked Ken Kirzinger over Kane Hodder is because he wanted a Jason that towered over Freddy Krueger, and he wanted someone with sympathetic eyes. I have all the respect in the world for Kirzinger, I think he done the best he could and I’m sure if in the right hands he would of been an effective Jason, but I don’t see that he had a say in the matter.

So in the end, after all of this, do you really want to see the series end ? I’ve heard many fans say they wished there was never a remake, but I believe that if it were put in the right hands then there would be no worries. I think one of the big reasons behind the success of the reboot film was solely because it was made by fans of the original series. All involved were fans of Jason and I think they done something great with that film.

So yeah I will accept a reboot, I will accept Jason Voorhees only if they don’t branch out on him, and when I say that I mean do anything that makes him not Jason. So I look forwards to seeing Jason again.

Starting on January 5th, visitors to this website will be able to voice their opinion once again and vote on what they think is the best in the franchise. The new challenge will give you the ability to vote on what you think would be the best crew to make and distribute the ultimate Friday the 13th movie. You will vote on people and companies that have worked on past and current Friday the 13th movies. Keep your eye on more information as it becomes available and good luck to everyone and their picks!

By Shane Zinda

Proof for the Preservation of Continuity

I, personally, found in it all I needed to classify it as a Sequel. I guess it depends on how you define Sequel. To me, in Friday the 13Th and Franchises like it, a Sequel is defined as a new entry into the series that does not definitively break continuity with that which came before.. With how Friday the 13Th and Jason work, and how continuity is already left largely in the eye of the beholder from the ending of the Part 1 onward, I think that it is actually incredibly easy for the fans of the Franchise to find a way to see it as a Sequel. I don’t demand that people agree with me, I prefer everyone decide for themselves. I just want to give evidence to this logical proof. It’s like the Bond movies, in a way. If we take into consideration the point of view that every new actor is a new 007, then there are many Bonds and not one. As such, Bond is an alias and not just one person. And, from that, we can deduce that the 007 series is one long running Franchise; and not a reboot with the new Casino Royal. With The New Friday; as long as continuity is not definitively broken, it can be considered a Sequel. Criticize my proof if you feel compelled to. I find that when people criticize me, it makes me think more. The more I think, the better defined my proofs become. So, without further adieu, my Proof of the Preservation of Continuity.

Flash Back Date

The New Friday starts out in 1980. This sets this flashback as a retelling of the end of Part 1. The best I can tell, this is done from Jason’s perspective. Though, that is debatable and in and of itself not the point of this logical proof. In elaborating on this, there is only one thing in the entire scene that might make it not jive 100% with the original. Now, I realize at first glance the order of events and dialogue are not the same. It’s not like the beginning of Part 2 where they play the end of Part 1 almost verbatim. It is a new perspective, possibly Jason’s, of the same events. If we look at the comic book Pamela’s Tale Volumes 1 and 2; they are a combination of retelling the events of Part 1 as well as shedding more light into the past that foreshadowed them.

The reason I bring this up is because it too deviates from a word by word reiteration of the same events. Rather, it paraphrases some parts. It is an example of how multiple sources of media can deliver multiple perspectives of the same event. One could think of Part1’s ending from Alice’s point of view in Part 1, Pamela’s in Pamela’s Tale, and Jason’s in the New Friday. If you were to get three people to describe to you the same event; it is likely that the descriptions will vary based on what each person found important to themselves. Thus, the retelling itself is up to interpretation.

As a side note, I guess the reason I feel The New Friday’s Prologue is from Jason’s point of view is because it is set away from the rest of the film. In doing so, it seems to belong to him. Almost as a memory. He feels that, even beheaded, she is talking specifically to him. And, it is often unclear what is happening. It does not show if Jason rose from the depths of the lake after or watched from the sidelines still alive. (In the theatrical release.) It shows us just enough to give everyone what they need to know to understand the character and leaves everything else to interpretation. I just have a feeling, with how it looked, was paced, was set apart, and was personal directly to him; that it was his memory of the event and what he found important and took away from it. The only thing, to me, is the locket. One possible explanation is that, as a memory, he might be associating it with her in the memory even though it wasn’t on her person at the time of her death. Another is that it was, and we just didn’t see it in Part 1. Maybe it was under the Blue Sweater. Or, maybe this is just a hole in my theory. I never said it was perfect. And, if you pick one of the other two, the theory still stands so far.

The Present & The Past

The next scenes take place Friday the 13Th, the Present. Which, with the release date, is 02/13/2009. Then the rest of the movie six weeks from that point. It very clearly says present; not 1981 1982, or anything like that. So, to me, this says that it is not a film that fits in between Parts 2 and 3 like some of us thought it might be before it was released.

Which was understandable, considering the appearance reminiscent of Parts 2 and 3; the sack and the un-axed Hokey Mask. One reason I bring this up is to get people to think. If Jason was alive, from resurrection or never having drowned, back in 1980; what did he do for the past 29 years?

My guess, the events of the Franchise we came to know and love. Seriously, did he spend the 29 years digging the mines? No, because there was mention that a sign was put up for them. He wouldn’t build secret mines and then put up a sign for them. He found them, he didn’t make them. The mines also help explain how he gets around so well in the entire Franchise.

Also, Pamela’s Tale shows Elias as a miner, an interesting connection.

So, if we try to say that nothing happened between 1980 and the present; then isn’t that out of character for Jason? In 1980, he felt that his Mother told him to kill for her. Did he just sit on it for 29 years and on 02/13/2009 decide, “Now is the time!” Where we supposed to simply believe that nobody ever tried to go back to Crystal Lake or re-open the camp? Or that he never wondered off site? (Part 8.) Or bounty hunters never came after him? (Parts 4 and 9,) Or that he never caught the attention of the FBI? (Part 9)

I think this was a way for the writers to tell us something. To say the previous 11 movies did not exist would be to say that Jason put Mommy’s head in a hole in the wall and sat there in the dark for 29 years without anyone going into the camp and without him killing any significant amounts of people to draw any sort of large attentions such as the FBI. It just doesn’t makes sense that he would stay alive, angry, and dormant for 29 years. To me, this was the writers’ and Director’s way of saying this really is Part 12, not a reboot.

The GPS Tells us Something

The GPS is another telling sign. As far as I know, no such device existed in the 80s. Or, at least not in such a hand held way that would be readily available to the public. So, the movie has to take place in the true present, 02/13/2009, not as some way of being between Parts 2 and 3.

Let’s Check Shutdown Dates

Wade said that the camp had been shut down for 20 years. Twenty years ago would be 1989. The Camp Grounds were clearly shut down in Part 11. They were also shut down in Part 9. And, it is unclear if they were active or inactive in Part 8; the few minutes we spent there before the boat went off to find the Lazarus. If they were shut down after the events of Part 7, as would be completely possible from what we see in Part 8, they would have been shut down for 20 years just as Wade said.

Now that we have it established that the prologue with Mrs. Voorhees is in 1980 and the rest of the movie is in 02/13/2009 and the six weeks after; we’ve also established that the Camp Grounds have been closed down for 20 years, which fits the timeline of the previous 11 films, and we can assume by his character that Jason did not sit and do nothing for 29 years. The movie is crying out, screaming, for fans to put the pieces together. I hope that I am laying a good foundation here.

Jason doesn’t Need Excuses

The next point I want to make is how this is possible. We must look at how Jason was left at the end of Part 11. Jason was left in Camp Crystal Lake. How many times have we seen him rise from the lake? How many times have we seen him just get up again?

At the beginning of Part 3 we see him begin to crawl and get up from the floor of his shack in Part 2. There was no one having sex. He wasn’t struck by lightning. He wanted to get up and seek vengeance; and he did. So, the idea of him getting up without an outside cause like lightning being needed seems doable to me; he’s done it once before. Also, we’ve seen him rise from the lake in Parts 1 (arguably dream sequence), 4 (goes under for spear kill), 6 (goes under and back up against Tommy), 7 (Tina), 8 Power Cable, 11 (arguably dream sequence.) So, we know he can resurface from water. He even does so again at the end of Part 12! So, he can come back on his own without an outside force and can come back up from water.

Jason Dresses for Success

He had a jacket on at the end of Part 11. Lo and behold, he has a jacket on in Part 12. Now, it is a different jacket yes. But, did he wear the same green shirt from Parts 3 to 4? It’s the type of cloths that stay in continuity, not the actual costume itself. So, just because it’s a different jacket (costume) doesn’t mean it’s a different jacket (storyline wise.)

Jason Regenerates

He is alive again, but don’t be fooled. We know from Jason X that Jason has the ability to regenerate lost and damaged tissue. Even when his mask is taken off in Part 10, he looked more alive than in previous films. I believe Jason could regenerate to being alive again. Once he is alive again, he would be just like he was in Parts 2, 3, and 4. As such, it makes sense to me that Jason simply regenerated back to being alive and young.

Jason’s Age

Let’s take this a bit further. Jason was 11 when he drowned. Part 1 takes place in 1980. Jason drowned in 1957. If Jason did not drown, and instead lived, he would be 39 years old in Part 2. (Jason was 11 upon drowning in 1957. Add 23 to take him from 1957 to 1980. That sets him at 34 in 1980. Now, Paul says that it has been 5 years sense the events of Part 1 in Part 2. This would make Jason 39 years old in Part 2.) If we put that in contexts of The New Friday, Jason would be 63 years old. This new Jason sure is a pretty spry 63 year old. He must exercise well, eat well, lift lots of weights, and really take care of himself in that old cabin to be in such good health at 63 years old. Try imagining Crazy Ralph doing the things Jason does in the New Friday. Get my point?

Jason can regenerate back to a youthful and healthy state of about a 20-30 year old. And, if he can do that, why not be able to regenerate from dead to alive when we already know he can come back from the dead with his own regeneration, given the right inspiration, such as in Part 11. Or, again, even without a direct outside force, such as in Part 3’s beginning.

Relics from the Past

We see the Wheel Chair from Part 2. We also see a bike which could be from Crazy Ralph or one of the Twins from Part 4.

Compile the Proof

Now it makes sense that we have the prologue taking place in 1980. The rest of the movie takes place in 02/13/2009 and the six weeks after. We realize that Jason didn’t sit there and do nothing for 29 years.

We know that Jason must be able to regenerate to a youthful form, otherwise he’s one Hell of a strong 63 year old for someone living off wild game in the woods alone. We know that Jason has come back from the dead on his own accord before, and out of the lake (even in this movie), can regenerate lost and damaged tissue, and with all that, I think we can assume he could become alive again and not just back alive from the dead.

For goodness sake, the camp has been closed down for the time-frame it should have been, just as Wade said; and Jason’s still wearings the same jacket as he did in the previous film! I don’t know why he decided to ditch the Hockey Mask and try the Part 2 look again. Probably the same reason he picked up a Jacket somewhere in one of his Dream Sequences in Hell between Parts 9 and 11; namely Part 10. I guess he just felt like it. But we all know that he got his Hockey Mask back. There is no axe mark, but there wouldn’t be. This is a new Hockey Mask; not the one from Part 11.

A Word From the Writers

I am confident the writers knew what they were doing and that they allowed for this point of view on continuity be true, nay, even encouraged it to the fans paying attention to these details.

“It’s basically, it’s kind of like a sequel. You know what, I think that this movie can still take place and not sort of disregard the other movies. That’s one of the things for us is that we did not want to say, “none of these movies happened.” It was important for us not to say, “Hey we’re starting over and that didn’t exist.” That’s not something we wanted to do… For me, it lives sort of alongside all the others.” - Damian Shannon & Mark Swift – from Script to Screen His Name Was Jason.

So you see, we didn’t get a new Jason. We got to see the original Jason come back in a new way. And, truly, isn’t that what we all wanted anyway? I know I did.

Hey there horror fans ONE’S Customs back with the long anticipated “Jason Takes Manhattan” custom figure. Out of all the Friday figures i’ve created the part 8 has always been my most requested figure with good reason since company’s have long ignored the film I knew I had took create this bad boy so here it is guys and believe me when I say this is truly a masterpiece and closest thing to a factory made figure you can get. Figure stands at 7.5 inches highly detailed, movie accurate and fully articulated. accessories include signature machete, harpoon gun, axe, JJ’s guitar, spear, pipe wrench, toxic waste melted mask, and of coarse Julius’ severed head, also included is a New York styled display base with brick wall and built in man hole cover and what wall would’nt be complete without 80’s graffiti? which I recreated from the movie see if you recognize it. You guys satisfied yet? no problem winner of the auction will recieve a bonus part 8 mini Jason figure with removable hockey mask and machete this little guy is also highly detailed and accurate and posable he includes a mini trash barrel which Jason used to drown Renni’s uncle notice the dead rat along side the pair of legs like the film lol classic. So if you guys are clamoring to fill a gap in your Friday figures or just adding to your collection or maybe your just starting a collection this set is for you I am very proud of this creation so please give him a good home so what are you waiting for? bid now no reserve or avoid it all and buy it now thank you and Happy Holidays from ONE’S Customs.

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