We have some updated info on this story. We were contacted and notified that Warner is not currently looking for an effects company for a new Friday the 13th film. However, there is now movement in the development of a new Friday the 13th film. Nothing more could be mentioned at this time. Stay tuned for more that follows in the future.

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Harry Potter, Star Wars and Indiana Jones have their own Lego collections. I think it is time for New Line Cinema to take a serious look into creating a limited edition Friday the 13th Lego offering complete with play sets that represent recognizable scenes from the films. There doesn’t have to be anything graphic within the sets, but owning memorable scenes in the form of Lego sets would be plain cool!

If fans had a chance to vote for scenes to be created for limited edition Lego sets, which of your favorite moments from the films should be chosen? We think that at least one specific scene from each film should be chosen to be produced for fans to own. The following could be possible Lego scenes.

Friday the 13th 1980:   The beach fight between Mrs. Voorhees and Alice
Friday the 13th Part 2:   The shrine in Jason’s shack
Friday the 13th Part 3:   The end barn scene with Chris, Jason and Ali
The Final Chapter:   Jason trying to enter Tommy’s room with Tommy and Trish hiding inside
A New Beginning:   Reggie driving the tractor by the barn to run over Roy standing over Pam
Jason Lives:   The opening grave scene with Tommy, Jason and Hawes
The New Blood:   Tina’s house with Nick and Jason falling through stairs
Jason Takes Manhattan:   Jason in Time Square
Jason Goes To Hell:   Jason surrounded by S.W.A.T in the woods
Jason X:   Jason in Cryostasus chamber discovered by students
Freddy vs Jason:   Jason fighting Freddy in construction site
Friday the 13th 2026:   Jason’s main chamber in the underground tunnel with grindstone

Lego photo above by site visitor xamoel

It is hard to believe that the newest Friday the 13th film was released over a year and half ago already. Before you know it, we’ll be into the new year and past the two year mark with no official news on a sequel in sight. Many have debated the 2026 film and it’s place in the franchise. However, now that a lot of time has passed and numerous other reboots and remakes have been released from the horror genre, have the fans changed their outlook on the 2026 film? Does comparing the film to other genre remake efforts help shed a better light on the newest Jason Voorhees?

Remember the first behind the scenes images to be released?

Or, how about when we were first shown the mask on the MTV behind the scenes video.

The excitement level for this film was through the roof. So much so, that it was guaranteed to take home a lot of money from the box office! As with every film with high expectations, it was destined to fail with certain fans. The film’s billing as a reboot and Producers proclomation of returning to the original four film’s look and feel gave numerous fans false visions of yesteryear.

The newest Friday movie is a good horror movie and a good Friday the 13th film. However, it will never live up to the nostalgic views of many of the Friday the 13th faithful. Back in 1985, fans absolutely hated A New Beginning. That is a very generous statement as it was actually a much worse feeling. All of these years later, a shift in feelings has occured towards Part 5 and now many people can embrace the film. In the coming years, perhaps more and more people will be more accepting of the 2026 film as well.

The new fan film, Friday The 13th: No Man’s Land will be debuting this Halloween on Youtube. After the film’s debut, the creators will be offering DVD’s for fans and now they have mentioned what their DVD release will consist of. Below is what you can look forward to.

No Man Land is slated for a Halloween 2026 release, so get ready to be stalked by your favorite slasher once again. Take a look at some of the production and behind the scenes photos below and follow all of the action up until release day at the official Facebook page for the film.

DVD Details

Disc 1:
-Feature Film
-Trailer
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Disc 2:
-Comprehensive behind the scenes making of ‘No Man’s Land’ cut together from over 5 hours of shot footage with interviews from cast and crew.
-Feature Film with Director’s Commentary

(and maybe a few more items potentially)

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Synopsis:
Friday the 13th: No Man’s Land is a thrilling new fan made venture which returns us to the terrifying world of Jason Voorhees, and the chilling area he calls home, Crystal Lake. When a group of youngsters, accompanied by two road travellers find themselves stumbling accidently into the now abandoned realm of the infamous and long since gone Camp, it isn’t long before they are picked off one by one by someone who isn’t too happy to have been disturbed. Shot entirely in the United Kingdom, F13: No Man’s Land brings Jason back once more to unleash bloody terror just in time for Halloween 2026.

Since the Primetime marathon for Friday the 13th ended last week on AMC, everyone must have a fresh opinion of the series in their minds. Each individual fan has their favorite films of the franchise and hold their reasons for their favorite close to the vest. However, this writer has no problem mentioning his favorite movies and why. Below is my ranking of the films in the series and a brief reason why I have it ranked where I do.

Let us know how you would rank the movies in the series and why you feel the way you do!

Top 5 Of The Friday the 13th Franchise

1. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
The definitive Friday movie, period. This film took everything that made the original 1980 film tense and suspensful as well as how Part 3 introduced Jason as a pure iconic slasher and improved upon those elements 100%. Character development in a Friday the 13th film is oft overlooked, but The Final Chapter by far had the most interesting and sympathetic people in all of the series. Tom Savini even improved upon his effects and creativity in the death scenes for the fourth film.

The ending of this film is indeed the most chaotic, suspenseful and unconfusing out of the original five films in the series. Let’s face it, dream sequences were all of the rage in the beginning of the franchise and to have a straightforward conclusion to a story was an endearing proposition.

2. Jason Goes To Hell
I am sure the pure fact this movie is number two on my list will indeed leave many dumbfounded. No, I am not some poor lost soul who knows nothing about the franchise, I just like a little creativity in my horror films. The opening of this film features the definitive and signature stalk and chase scene in the film series. It incorporates everything we have seen throughout the Friday movies, almost in the form of parody, but executed to awesome perfection.

The rest of the film is an orgy of mixing different subgenres within the horror realm to expand the mythology of the Voorhees family and the curse on Crystal Lake. K.N.B. effects delivers the gory goodness with the best practical special effects to date. Tom Savini would be proud. If more people could overlook the fact that the physical presence of Jason is absent from most of the film, this Friday the 13th entry would fare better in the minds of the fans as the most original part of the series since the original 1980 film.

3. Friday the 13th (1980)
The complete opposite end of the spectrum from JGTH, this 30 year old independent gem is indeed the film that started it all. The Whodunit aspect of the movie is one of major selling points within the story as well as the great characters and dialogue. The lurking presence of the unseen killer increases the sense of fear and paranoia that is felt by the film viewer and the creative death sequences orchestrated by Tom Savini are the cliched icing on top of the cake.

Time has dated some aspects of the film, but there is no denying that this film ushered in a new era of horror film in the 1980′s and still, in my mind, is the gold standard of the slasher genre from that era.

4. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
“This guy must be high up on something”. I can imagine that to be the response by some visitors to the website by this point in my list. Why would I have Jason Goes To Hell and A New Beginning ranked higher than Part 2 and Part 3? Well, simply put, I like good characters with my death scenes. The fifth installment goes back to the whodunit aspect of story telling that made the original 1980 such a success. Since the MPAA helped destroy many of the awesome kills in the film, something is needed to make the film stand on it’s feet. What we have in Part 5 is the greatest assembly of 1980′s era stereotypes and new wave personas ever collected in a Friday the 13th film and possbily the slasher genre.

I personally could care less if Jason was not in this film as that’s not what was originally intended by the franchise creators anyways. I enjoy the fact that the producers decided to try a new angle on their film series by incorporating all of the elements of past films as well as a continuing storyline and charatcter from a previous film. It is my belief that if the kills were not heavily trimmed down and the ridiculous multiple dream sequence ending was eliminated, that this film would be looked at in a much better light.

5. Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood
Yes, I do have Part 5, Part 7 and Jason Goes To Hell in my Top 5! I did do that! Purely and simply, The New Blood would have been ranked higher in my list if the characters in the film were not so annoying and cookie cutter. If the characters were half as enjoyable to watch as the people in Part 5 or The Final Chapter, and the ending didn’t, you know, suck, this might be #3 or maybe even #2 on my list. That being said, I enjoyed the recycled Part 4 story of the party house next door to the family house. Jason picking off teens at a secluded party is always a big plus!

John Buechler’s Jason design is top notch and his special effects and kill sequences are stellar, even though the viewer did not get to see their unedited glory until recently. The added telekenisis angle to combat a now zombified Jason is welcome and having Dr. Crews as the true villain the film is a perfect balance to Jason’s destructive habits.

For some very strange reason, there is a lot of negative buzz around Kane Hodder within the last few years. It is unexplainable as even 5 or 6 years ago, Kane was thought of as the one of the top 3 Jasons in the film series. For some reason, Kane’s comments on his exclusion from Freddy vs Jason and his insistance that the Jason character does not run, has left a sour taste in certain fan’s mouths.

With that being said, Kane played a big part in keeping interest in a fading series in the 1990′s. With one film released in that decade and the horror genre, in general, suffering a major lapse in creativity and acceptance, Friday the 13th as a series could have faded away into a fad of the 80′s. Kane’s enthusiasm for the character and willingness to meet fans, kept people interested and gave hope that there would be a new movie one day. Now, Kane’s 30 years of film experience will be told for the first time.

Kill!, The True Story of the World’s Most Prolific, Cinematic Killer, is a biography of Kane’s 30 year journey in film as well as a history of his life growing up and what led him to participating in Hollywood. This book will be released on May 13th, 2026 and should be a very interesting retrospective on a man who helped define a cinematic villain icon.

To keep updated on the progress of this book, check out the official website, www.kanehodderkills.com/. Also, follow the books exploits at Facebook!

We had an unbelievably successful AMC Fearfest week with trivia questions, contests and videos of retrospectives dealing with Friday the 13th and Jason Voorhees. Besides the trivis, the most fun was chatting with the visitors of the website during the Primteime airings of the Friday the 13th Marathon. Thanks again to everyone that participated! Well, everyone wants to know who has won the awesome replica Part 3 hockey mask, but before we do that, lets look at the questions and answers from this past week’s trivia.

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Answers For Part 1 and Part 2 (day 1)
1. What is the name of the cop that chases Jason in Friday the 13th Part 2?
A: Deputy Winslow

2. What is the song the boy is singing in the beginning of Friday the 13th Part 2 as he walks in the street and splashes in the puddle?
A: Itsy Bitsy Spider

3. What are the two handheld games that Vicki and Mark choose from to play in the cabin when the others go into town to the bar in Part 2?
A: football or hockey

4. In Friday the 13th 1980, what property does Alice purchase in Monopoly that Bill says no one ever lands on.
A: Baltic Ave

5. What does Marcy call her dream that she was explaining to Jack while sitting by the lake?
A: “My shower dream”

6. What does Alice find in her cabin while changing, that she screams for help and Bill and the other come running in to aid her?
A: snake

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Answers For Part 3 and Part 4 (Day 2)
1. What character does Director Steve Miner play in Friday the 13th Part 3?
A: Voice newscaster on Eyeon News.

2. What picture does Vera look at in Shelly¹s wallet in Part 3?
A: Shelly and his mom.

3. Chris knocks out Jason and then hangs him outside the barn in Part 3.
What did she knock him out with?
A: shovel

4. What does the male paramedic ask/say to the police officer in the barn
when they are prepping Jason to take him into the ambulance in Friday the
13th: The Final Chapter?
A: “This the guy who’s been leaving the wet stuff?”

5. In Part 4, Trish asks Rob what he is hunting for. Obviously it is Jason,
but what lie did Rob tell Trish he was hunting for?
A: “Bear”

6. What does Ted ask the Hitchhiker as his car drives by after the kids
don¹t pick her up in Part 4?
A: “Hey honey! Gotta a sister?”

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Answers for Part 5 and Part 6 (Day3)
1. Where did the crew film the opening grave scene of A New Beginning?
A: Corey Feldman’s backyard

2. When Tommy is at Pinehurst in A New Beginning, sitting on his bed in his
new room, he is looking at a picture. What is in the picture?
A: Trish and his mom and his dog, Gordon

3. What does Ethel tell the Sheriff she has in order to keep him from coming
near her in A New Beginning?
A: “I got a bomb on me!”

4. In an editing goof, what item keeps appearing and disappearing on Pam
towards the end of A New Beginning when she is running through the woods?
A: Her sweater

5. In Jason Lives, what does Martin the caretaker tell the audience when he
looks at the screen after he discovers Jason¹s grave dug up?
A: “Some folks sure got a strange idea of entertainment.”

6. What famous item is seen at the bottom of Crystal Lake from the original
1980 film, when in the ending of Jason Lives, the rock attached to Jason
sinks to the bottom of the lake?
A: The “Camp Crystal Lake” sign

7. In Jason Lives, Sissy explains the Camp Blood card game. How are you
supposed to arrange the cards and what is the object of the game?
A: Jack of spades represented Jason, and the other face cards the
counselors, shuffle Jason into the deck and separate it into piles (cabins) -
the object of the game was to find Jason in one of the cabins

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Answers for Part 7 and Part 8 Trivia (Day 4)
1. Why was young Tina upset with her father in The New Blood?
A: He was hitting Tina’s mother

2. What object that is used to kill by Jason is later found by Tina stuck in
her house?
A: tent stake

3. A compilation of stock music from Harry Manfredini¹s past Friday the 13th
films and new music from Fred Mollin were used for Part 7. Music from which
earlier Friday the 13th film is used when Jason walks toward the van outside
of the party house where the teens are frolicing about?
A: “A New Beginning”

4. Who’s head does Robin discover upstairs in the party house in Part 7?
A: David’s

5. What character and their death was reshot in Jason Takes Manhattan?
A: Other boxer  (David Jacox)

6. What was the working title for Part 8?
A: “Ashes to Ashes” or “Burial At Sea”

7. What two actors portray Jason in Part 8?
A: Kane Hodder and Timothy Burr Mirkovic and Ken Kirzinger

8. Which main character in Part 8 had the actor replaced a week or so into production and with whom?
A: Sean Robertson (Scott Reeves replaced Lee Coleman)

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Answers for Jason Goes To Hell (Day5)
1. Originally, what family member was going to be the killer in the old
storyline before the body hopping was introduced.
A: Jason’s brother Elias who eventually morphed into Jason’s father in the
early concepts

2. What company produced the trading cards that were sold for the film in
1993?
A: Eclipse (Who released and entire set of trading cards) or Topps (Included in the JGTH comics)

3. What actor in the film also starred in the television show, Friday the
13th: The Series
A: John D. Lemay

4. What other character did Jason actor Kane Hodder portray in the film?
A: SWAT Member in Hosptial also accepted is Freddy Krueger’s arm

5. What character in the film was originally supposed to be male, but
eventually was changed to a female because the actress gave such a strong
male perfomance?
A: Joey B.

6. What famous book appears in Jason Goes To Hell?
A: The Necronomicon

7. What famous box/crate, that appeared in another horror film, is found in
the Voorhees house basement?
A: a prop from the story “The Crate” from Creepshow

8. What is the name of the County, that Jason Goes To Hell takes place in?
It is taken from a Firday the 13th director¹s name.
A: Cunningham County

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And, our winner is…………..  Jerry Hakpain! He has been contacted by email and the mask will be shipped next week. Congratulations to Jerry. A huge thanks to everyone who that participated. We received over 1,000 entries to make this one of the biggest contest we have ever held! Keep on the lookout for our next contest, coming soon!

Tonight, Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday will be airing and below is the time the film will be showing. The time is for the Eastern Time Zone in the U.S. AMC felt that Jason Goes To Hell was a powerful enough film to conclude the Friday the 13th prime time marathon all by itself. Because of this fact, there will be a super-duper Trivia section devoted to the film, which is below.

Visitors are welcome to chat here  about this film tonight, in this blog. So, if interested, stop by and let us know what you think.

As part of our new contest to win the awesome replica Friday the 13th Part 3 hockey mask, which is generously provided by jasonlivessince1980, trivia questions for the next two Fridays in the series are below. Please answer the questions below and submit your answers to [email protected]. For full details of the contest to win the Part 3 hockey mask, check out our rules and information! DO NOT enter your answers below in the comments.

Showtimes For Friday October 22nd, 2026

8:00 pm Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday

Trivia Questions For Friday October 22nd, 2026

1. Originally, what family member was going to be the killer in the old storyline before the body hopping was introduced.
2. What company produced the trading cards that were sold for the film in 1993?
3. What actor in the film also starred in the television show, Friday the 13th: The Series
4. What other character did Jason actor Kane Hodder portray in the film?
5. What character in the film was originally supposed to be male, but eventually was changed to a female because the actress gave such a strong male perfomance?
6. What famous book appears in Jason Goes To Hell?
7. What famous box/crate, that appeared in another horror film, is found in the Voorhees house basement?
8. What is the name of the County, that Jason Goes To Hell takes place in? It is taken from a Firday the 13th director’s name.

Part of what is making this AMC Fearfest one of the best that has been produced are all of the great retrospectives and conversations that are airing inbetween the movies in the commercial breaks. This conversation with the pair centers on how they incorporate movie magic into their performances to give each of themselves a more menacing demeanor.

Many fans know that there was a brief moment that Director Steve Miner contemplated bringing the character Ginny Fields back for Friday the 13th Part 3. The idea was to pick up with the character after the events of Part 2 with Ginny in a hospital and for the new film possibly taking place in that environment for the duration of the movie. Eventually, that idea was shot down and the new group of kids at Higgens Haven and the 3D angle were introduced.

Would bringing Ginny back for the third film have worked for the fans? She is one of the most popoular characters in the series and would have kept more continuity in the early series. If she was brought back, would the hospital setting have worked, ala Halloween 2 (1981), or would having her back in Crystal Lake or a different area have been better?