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Friday The 13th Tommy Jarvis E-Book

Friday The 13th Tommy Jarvis E-Book

Friday The 13th: The Website publishes fan Christopher Highland’s novel.

13 Greatest Hits of Jason Voorhees

13 Greatest Hits of Jason Voorhees

If the Friday the 13th franchise is to be remembered for anything, other than the iconic hockey mask, then it will be the elaborate and graphic special effects, which were created by various different artists and workshops, from the legendary Tom Savini and Stan Winston to the likes of Martin Becker and Greg Nicotero. Twelve […]

7 Friday the 13th Scenes You Will Never See

7 Friday the 13th Scenes You Will Never See

Throughout its thirty year legacy, the Friday the 13th franchise has boasted some truly memorable moments. But there were several scenes that were cut, either from the script or the finished film, for a variety of reasons. Here’s a few that, in a perfect world, would have made their way into the series… JASON X: […]

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) Retrospective

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) Retrospective

Despite Paramount’s best attempts to bring the Friday the 13th franchise to a successful conclusion in 1984 with Joseph Zito’s The Final Chapter, once the studio had seen how the movie had conquered the box office they began devising a way in which the series and, more importantly, Jason Voorhees could make a return to […]

Exclusive Interview: Dick Wieand

Exclusive Interview: Dick Wieand

Dick Wieand’s contribution to the Friday the 13th franchise is arguably one of the most controversial. With Jason Voorhees having finally been laid to rest in The Final Chapter, a new spree of gruesome murders begin in much the same vein, but the culprit is eventually revealed as disturbed paramedic Roy, whose son was butchered […]

Exclusive Interview: Bob DeSimone

Exclusive Interview: Bob DeSimone

Bob DeSimone first turned to acting with minor roles in several genre pictures directed by his brother, cult filmmaker Tom DeSimone. Following appearances in Chatterbox and Savage Streets (which Tom DeSimone was originally scheduled to direct), Bob DeSimone was cast in a minor part in the latest Friday the 13th flick. Bob DeSimone discusses his […]