Friday The 13th Blog

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Now we will we will see a true test of fan loyalty. The trend has been mostly characters from the original 4 movies progressing to the later rounds, however, I think Sheriff Garris has a solid following and is one of the better characters in the series. Everyone loves Officer Dorf, but who really [...]

The Dog Story Theater is running a musical of the original Friday the 13th. Now I know there are going to be a good number of you that will shake your head at this news, but I think that any group that uses it’s time and money to produce a musical about Friday the 13th [...]

Martin is most known by horror genre fans as Wayne in Jason Takes Manhattan. Most fans don’t know that he is a very accomplished actor that has starred in numerous other movies and television shows. One of his most notable roles was Nick Boyle in the MGM series Poltergeist: The Legacy. Most of Martin’s roles [...]

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I am more than a little curious to see how this matchup turns out. I have a pretty good idea where this is going to end up, but I might be surprised. Roy was a very popular pick when he was voted to the second round, but I wonder how he will stack up [...]

Crypticon is running November 6, 7, 8 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, MN. There are a number of great guests from different genre films attending as well as three actors from 3 different Friday the 13th movies.
Steve Dash ( Jason, Friday the 13th Part 2), Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (Demon, A New Beginning), [...]

This week had two more landslide victories. Will there be any close matchups in Round 2? Ali might be a surprise in the next round. Ginny is still the odds on favorite to win this whole challenge. However, can Mrs. Voorhees or the winner of the policemen matchup become the character to beat?

Ginny vs Paul
Ginny:  [...]

Here’s something a little different for everyone to check out. Moving Pictures Haiku Film Reviews create haiku poem style reviews of various movies and franchises. They recently compiled all of their reviews for the Friday the 13th franchise and they are very clever. Read all of the haiku reviews and check out a preview of [...]

Everyone has their favorite character in the franchise that you wish had been left alive. I personally think that Rob in The Final Chapter should have survived, but his death scene was powerful and actually enhanced the movie. Another character I think should have survived was Crazy Ralph. I don’t know why they killed him [...]

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For some, Ali is a relative unknown character that shows up for a few minutes in the movie and gets killed by Jason in a few short seconds, twice. However, his character broke the mold of the original four movies in the series as the only African American male character to be created for [...]

This weekend there is a huge convention in Parsippany, New Jersey. Chiller Theater has a ton of guests from different genre’s of movies, including Patrick Stewart, Peter Fonda, Richard Dreyfuss, Danielle Harris, and two Friday vets Kane Hodder and Lawrence Monoson. Lawrence Monoson would be great to meet and get an autograph from as he [...]

I have been waiting patiently for the guys at Pit of Horror and the organisers of the Texas Fearfest conventions to announce their big Halloween update. And now you will not be disappointed as the one and only Steve Miner will be in attendance!! He has never before appeared at a con or graced any [...]

I have a lot of appreciation for the foreign marketing of the franchise, so anytime I come across these types of items I like to post them for everyone to view. Check out this commercial below. I love the Korean characters!
I like the quick editing to the kills in the commercial. It pretty much tells [...]

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So this matchup will draw a very narrow line in the sand between people’s favorite character and the character that should win based on the actions that were carried out in Part 2. At this moment I still do not know who I will choose, but needless to say, it will take a few [...]

The first week of Round 2 is in the books. The entire bracket has been set and what you see below are the complete matchups you will be voting on in the upcoming weeks. I foresee some tough and interesting battles in the other matchups, at leat more than what we witnesses this past week.

Tommy [...]

After the success of Part 3, I was surprised that Paramount decided to make their next movie in the franchise the last. I was young when the The Final Chapter was released in theaters, I believe I was 10. However, even then I was stunned that they would stop making them. Of course, The Final Chapter also [...]

This is a good video tour of some of the filming locations for the film. The video was posted in November 2008, so it is pretty recent. The person who is filming the video was unable to get into the camp ground, but does show the entrance to the area. Check out how little the [...]

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I thought that this would be an interesting matchup. You have two of the franchise’s marquee characters. They are recognizable by anyone who has followed the franchise. One character is iconic for telling them they’re al doomed and the other for giving Jason his iconic mask. Which character will survive to Round 3?
Crazy [...]

These posters are from the original Italian release of the film. They measure 18 in x 26 in (47cm x68cm), which to me is basically oversized lobby cards. As a stand alone movie, I liked Jason X. It was a lot of fun. Yes, Jason flying in space was a very poor moment in the [...]

Alex Diakun is a longtime veteran in acting as his resume spans four decades, being involved heavily in television and the occasional motion picture. He has appeared in such motion pictures as “The Journey of Natty Gann”, the 2001 slasher “Valentine”, Agent Cody Bank, The X Files: I Want to Believe, and most recently the [...]

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I know that you have seen the bracket that I have been posting throughout the challenge. Each week I added the winner from a specific division and in no specific order. The initial matchups based on the bracket were never meant to be permanent as I had no idea which character would advance [...]