Friday The 13th Blog

This will generally apply to the earlier films as the zombie era and beyond offered little in tense moments and scares. However, there are a few good, tense moments later in the series that can still elicit a good scary moment even upon repeat viewing. The question is always asked, is a scene suspenseful on [...]

Today marks another weekend of convention fun as Saturday Nightmares begins in Jersey City, NJ. Friday the 13th guests in attendance include Tom Savini and Harry Manfedini. Harry is not attending too many of the conventions, that we are aware of, this year. So, if you live close by this event stop by and give [...]

Jeannine Taylor (Marcie, Friday the 13th 1980) was a last minute add to the Monster Mania convention that took place this past weekend and it was a great surprise for fans of the series as this was her first ever convention. I am hoping she can make it to the reunion in August as I [...]

That’s right everyone, your lovable Shelly will be in attendance and have live, running commentary along with comedian Doug Benson. This is event is all part of the Comedian Death-Ray Movie Series that runs every month at the Cinefamily. Each night, a different comedian showcases their favorite film in 35mm, and also shares short films [...]

One of my all time favorite horror movies growing up and the victim of many, many multiple viewings is the 1986 classic House. I could not get enough of the silly characters, supernatural elements and akwardly tense moments that were all thrown together into one of the most entertaining movies I have ever seen. In [...]

Site visitor “the buster” attended the Monster Mania convention this past weekend and met artist Joel Robinson. Joel is a horror and comic book artist that works as a staff artist for Horror Hound magazine and designs posters for horror conventions, such as Scarefest, which was featured here last year by Tony Carroll. Joel has [...]

We are back for another Saturday of Friday the 13th Movie Memoribilia. This week I thought I would showcase the Spanish Lobby card set for “A New Beginning” Thanks for the great response to the video last week and hope you like what I have for you today.
Remember, if you have something that you would [...]

Since the bulk of the horror and sci-fi conventions are starting now, some visitors to the website may wonder what all of the hoopla is about. I myself have been to just a few small conventions that were local to my area. I got the idea of what to expect from conventions while having the opportunity to talk to [...]

We have been updating you since the beginning of the year on all of the conventions that are happening in 2010. Numerous Friday the 13th cast and crew will be out to meet the fans throughout the United States. This weekend, if you live in the New York, New Jersey or Philadelphia area go check [...]

Last week we talked about our memories of VHS covers and our visits the video store. After reading everyone’s thoughts, it started me thinking about all of the unique differences that the VHS format provided during its run in the 1980’s, especially for the Friday the 13th series. That being said, prepare to be taken on a trip [...]

The machete is almost as much of the Jason character as the hockey mask. It has been used in numerous marketing campaigns, even when it is never used in the movie it is promoting. For instance, the trailer for Jason Takes Manhattan features Jason with a machete, yet he never uses the tool one time [...]

By now, many of the fans know that the Jason was played by two people in Part 2, Warrington Gillette and Steve Dash. Their confrontation at a particular convention will live on in infamy as well as their war of words on the message boards. Since then, they have more or less reconciled and moved [...]

Now, I tried watching this trailer with a number of 3D glasses I own and I could not see the 3 dimensions working properly. Maybe some of our visitors can give this a try and let us know what glasses might work for them. That being said, the trailer is a bit distorted at the [...]

So, now we have completed our Production Crew Challenge. The results overwhelming show that the fans truly think that the original movie and The Final Chapter are the definitive movies in the franchise, and rightfully so. I have always thought that the original started the concept and each movie that proceeded it slowly progressed the formula [...]

One of our visitors, JJ, tipped me off to an online petition that outlines what the fans would like to have released in the ultimate Friday the 13th box set. Now, it is not guaranteed that the petition will help aid in delivering what the fans want, but at least it gives you a chance [...]

One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was visit the local video store and spend hours looking at the VHS box covers and reading all of the descriptions. During that time there was no other way to find out about movies and it was a hobby that kept me out [...]

I have to say, there really is no excuse for fans to not go out and meet someone from the series this year. Alumni from the franchise are going to be popping up pretty much everywhere, according to our Alumni Convention List. With that being said, I was just informed of Con-Tamination, a convention that is [...]

VOTING IS CLOSED
Well, we have come to the end of the Production Crew Challenge. Thus far, we have created the definitive production of Friday the 13th. Thanks to those people who commented the past two days on what they would like to see as the final component of the production. I even received some emails, [...]

Heather Wixson at Dread Central recently posted an interview with the former Trish Jarvis. They discuss her thoughts on the movie, her history in acting, and her life now after retiring from acting. Check out an excerpt from the interview below and click on the link above to read the entire interview.
I don’t know anything [...]

I can’t say that I was too surprised to see the results for this part of the production. There are a lot of talented effects people and companies involved in the series and it was interesting to see where the votes went. I was, however, surprised by the low turnout of voting. I suppose our [...]