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As David Howard Thornton continues to gain notoriety for his role as Art the Clown in the popular Terrifier movies, his fans and slasher movie fanatics should book a ticket for Screamboat, a new killer cruise-ride horror movie opening in the U.S. in April 2025. Thornton portrays a murderous version of Mickey Mouse in the subversive slasher movie, building on a new disturbing Disney horror trend after last year's The Mouse Trap.

With obvious nods to Jason Takes Manhattan, a classic slasher on a cruise ship stopping in New York, Screamboat turns a touristy ferry ride into a fiendish and ferocious course through hyperviolent hell. Yet, with Thornton leading the way, Screamboat is the perfect alternative and/or placeholder to keep fans busy until Art the Clown returns for a fourth Terrifier film. All aboard!

'Screamboat's Premise, Explained

Steven Lamorte directed Screamboat from a screenplay he co-wrote with Matthew Garcia-Dunne.

I mention a lot in these video essays about remakes and how they sometimes work but often times don’t. One of the biggest issues I have is that many of the remakes we get are really not needed. I like them but did we really need an updated version of Friday the 13th, Halloween, or Texas Chainsaw Massacre? Of course not, these are classics for a reason. Those are just the ones that work too, there’s plenty like Jacob’s Ladder, Nightmare on Elm Street, or Poltergeist that run the gamut from boring as hell to offensively bad. Well, in 2024 I’m kind of getting my wish. While something like Fade to Black could get a wonderful update 44 years later and be able to say something new and different, I’m curious what a Street Trash remake will bring to the table. The original is one that was a...

Fans of the Friday the 13th movie series have a good reason to go binge-watch the original series of eight films from Paramount Pictures.

As reported by ComicBook, the first eight Friday the 13th films have been made available to watch for free on the free streaming platform Pluto TV. This includes all of the original movies to have Friday the 13th as part of the title, all of which were made under the Paramount umbrella. They are also the complete set of films from the franchise to be released in the 1980s, with the eighth film dropping in 1989. For some fans of the franchise, it marked the end of an era before the ninth installment, Jason Goes to Hell, took the movie series in a wildly different direction.

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In the realm of legendary slasher franchises, there are few that can challenge "Friday the 13th" for the crown. Not only did Paramount Pictures make these murder-fests an annual tradition for most of the '80s because they were so damn successful, but the franchise has evolved a great deal relative to its somewhat humble beginnings. While the series is deeply associated with the machete-wielding Jason Voorhees these days, let's not forget he wasn't even the killer in the 1980 original. That honor goes to Betsy Palmer's Pamela Voorhees, who was killing in her son's name.

It's a unique beast amongst long-running horror franchises. It's also been quite a while since Jason graced the silver screen. 2009's "Friday the 13th" remake was a big hit, but it was also the last movie in the series — for now, anyway. Much of...

Once upon a time, the most popular monsters of filmdom were linked to certain actors. Though other individuals would play these roles over time, ask any movie buff to name the performers best known for portraying Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolf Man, and they'll fire back with, respectively, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Karloff again, and Lon Chaney Jr. But while these roles were spoken for in the public's consciousness, one of these actors was famous, at least among seriously committed horror fans, for having played all four of Universal's marquee monsters -- and that actor was Chaney Jr.

Nearly 40 years after these fearsome characters' heydays, a new batch of beasts sprung up to terrify audiences the world over. These were the slashers, the most prominent being Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, and Freddy Krueger. Combined, these characters have appeared in, to date, 42 movies. Yet while these murderous...

In 1980, Friday the 13th kicked off a whole new franchise that has since become one of the most indelible parts of the slasher genre, if not horror as a whole. Throughout the course of a dozen feature films, the Friday the 13th franchise has cut down hundreds of characters, transforming its tent pole slasher, Jason Voorhees, into one of the most prolific killers in the genre.

Of course, not every Friday the 13th film has the same body count, nor do they all hold up as triumphs of filmmaking. In fact, many of the franchise's entries have gone on to hold a special place in the hearts of fans not for how good they are as movies unto themselves, but for the overtly absurd directions that they pushed the franchise toward. That being said, every Friday the 13th film has something to offer audiences, and what they offer is always...

The weekend is usually everyone’s favorite time of the week — unless you’re a soap opera fan. Here’s where to catch your favorite stars from Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, and more on TV the weekend of October 25 – October 27, 2024.

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It’s mostly a weekend of merry movies on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery, including a brand new Christmas film starring a beloved Days vet. Plus, catch a soon returning Gh star in a horror classic on AMC as we approach Halloween.

Friday, October 25, 2024

A Magical Christmas Village, starring Alison Sweeney – Hallmark Channel

This 2022 film follows a Christmas village that magically comes to life and stars Alison Sweeney.

Beat The Bridge, starring Cameron Mathison – Game Show Network

Catch Cameron Mathison hosting Game Show Network’s latest hit Beat The Bridge.

Friday The 13th: Part VIII Jason Takes Manhattan,...

Horror movies often get the short end of the stick. Many moviegoers overlook the genre, writing it off as always being predictable, too graphic, or too reliant on shock value horror. Horror, however, has versatility that is hard to come by. The genre plays with almost any theme it wants, as long as the result is terrifying. Horror is the perfect breeding ground for social commentary and dissection of real-world issues. The genre is also ideal for mixing into other genres as well.

Some of the best horror movies ever made aren't just horror. More often than not, horror melds brilliantly with other genres. Think of some of the most infamous horror films out there. Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) are two titles every movie enjoyer knows, but they aren't just horror, they're also sci-fi. Many great horror films are successful because they take advantage of blending genres.

Jason X Sends...

It’s that time of the week again when the cliffs are hanging in Port Charles, Salem, Genoa City, and LA, and we’re all about to go two days without our favorite soaps. But have no fear, you can still catch some of your favorite stars from General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and more on TV the weekend of October 18-20, 2024.

Where To Watch

Christmas has taken over Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery this weekend and features several familiar faces from Gh, Days, Y&r, and Guiding Light. Some former DAYs and One Life To Live stars will show up on Lifetime, while some beloved Gh and B&b stars take on horror on AMC.

Friday, October 18, 2024

Beat The Bridge, starring Cameron Mathison – Game Show Network

Catch Cameron Mathison hosting Game Show Network’s latest hit Beat The Bridge.

Castle,...

The Friday the 13thfranchise has an interesting timeline thanks to the fictional history of its main killer, Jason Voorhees, and his apparent immortality. The story of the Friday the 13th movies chronologically stretches from the 1950s to 25th century, with a reboot and a crossover movie making things even more complicated. Watching the Friday the 13th movies in order isn't a difficult task, though the timeline of events can be confusing as, while all the movies do revolve around the titular day, not all of them give a year for when the events take place.

The chronological order of the Friday the 13th movies starts off simple enough, as most of the first three sequels take place over one continuous stretch of time. However, things start to become more difficult to follow after the first of Jason's on screen deaths, which prompts a brief hiatus for the character, a resurrection...

Halloween approaches and with it the desire to revisit some of your favorite horror movie franchise, in order, from start to finish. What better franchise to binge than “Friday the 13th,” the celebrated slasher film series that started with Sean S. Cunningham’s 1980 original before spawning sequels that would introduce iconic killer Jason Voorhees before sending him to Manhattan, outer space and back in time (Ok we made that last one up).

Ostensibly the cornerstone of the 1980s slasher film craze, “Friday the 13th” is one of the more inventive franchises, particularly when the concept was given a little more elasticity. For more than a decade, though, the franchise has been fully dormant – the last movie was 2009’s Michael Bay-produced reboot/remake “Friday the 13th.” A24 did recently announce a “Crystal Lake” series to be overseen by “Hannibal”/”Pushing Daisies” mastermind Bryan Fuller, so at least we have that to look forward to!

It’s officially spooky season, and if you’re looking to watch something a little scarier than love in the afternoon, check out these horror movies and TV shows starring some familiar faces from daytime.

From Drama To Horror

While many soap stars tend to stick to dramas or Hallmark Channel romcoms – find out what soap stars will be on Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas this year – some have branched out to an unexpected genre: horror. If you want to add some familiar faces to a spooky movie night this Halloween, add these to your list of must-watches.

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Idle Hands, starring Kelly Monaco

This 1999 horror film stars Devon Sawa and Jessica Alba and follows a teenaged boy who’s hand becomes possessed and goes on a murderous rampage. It certainly didn’t win any Oscars, but it does feature a young Kelly Monaco as one of the victims.

Quick Links Everything Coming To Paramount+ In October The Best Movies And Shows Coming To Paramount+ This Month

Paramount+ has plenty of new TV shows and movies coming in October 2024, including a lot of horror content for the month of Halloween. Paramount+ launched in March 2021 as a rebranding of the CBS All Access streaming platform, with the goal of expanding its offerings and reach. Thanks to the re-merger between CBS and Viacom in 2019, Paramount+ also has access to Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and MTV libraries. That usually means that library content is more exciting for subscribers than new content because they can binge existing series.

Unlike some of its competitors, Paramount+ has not put an emphasis on original movie programming except in the case of childrens films. However, the streaming service does have a popular lineup of exclusive original series, including the multiple-timeline and decade-spanning Yellowstone franchise. In September 2024, some of...

AMC kicks off this year’s FearFest celebration on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and the network has provided us with the full schedule as we anxiously await the month-long marathon.

AMC previews, “As we head into October, don’t miss an all-day John Carpenter marathon on Thursday, October 3rd including Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Christine, The Thing (1982), They Live, Vampires, and Ghosts of Mars. We’ll be keeping things creepy that week by celebrating A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th anniversary on Friday, October 4th with a marathon that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).

“It’s a Friday the 13th Marathon on Saturday, October 5th including...

Jason Voorhees is heading from Crystal Lake to Paramount+. Beginning next month, the first eight Friday the 13th movies will arrive on the Paramount Global-owned streaming platform.

Considered one of the most successful film franchises of all time, the Friday the 13th series began in 1980 with the release of its eponymous first installment, which followed a group of camp counselors trying to reopen a summer camp called Crystal Lake and being mysteriously stalked and murdered by an unseen killer. The horror film was a box office success and was followed by seven sequels Friday the 13th: Part II, Friday the 13th: Part III, Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter, Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan which were released almost annually between 1981 and 1989. Now,...

Throughout the Friday the 13th series, many actors have played the iconic killer, Jason Voorhees, some better than others. Jason Voorhees cycled through looks and costumes across the years, as well as actors, many of whom only played the character once. The films sometimes brought in different actors in each movie to stand in for Jason when he wasn't wholly on screen, but each movie generally has one or, in some cases, two actors associated with the role. Many shots of the killer remain faceless, mirroring Jason's menacing yet sneaky killing style.

Jason Voorhees typically wears a hockey mask when his face is shown, which has become synonymous with the killer. The character design allowed him to be played solely by stuntmen since throughout the Friday the 13th franchise, Jason kills but doesn't speak. With a series that is over 40 years old with many film and television installments, fans are...

While some movie franchises eventually fizzle out, or end naturally, others have the unique ability to just keep releasing hit after hit. These movie franchises, and particularly those with 10 or more installments, have not only stood the test of time, but have become watershed moments in popular culture. Franchises such as these have shaped genres and continue to exert major influence over modern movie-making.

Whether that's telling the story of a galaxy far, far away, a masked serial killer, or the World's Greatest Detective, these franchises have consistently delivered compelling narratives, intriguing characters, and absolutely incredible cinematic experiences. Their length and breadth also mean that these movie franchises offer something for every audience, and have sparked seemingly endless discussions about their cultural significance. Over the years, these franchises have cemented themselves as instant classics, creating enduring legacies and irrevocably shaping the art of the movie.

Friday The 13th 12 Movies

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It’s time for a new episode of the Real Slashers video series, and with this one we’re heading back to the last year of the glorious decade known as the 1980s… a year in which three of the major franchises each received a sequel that wasn’t very well received. In 19889, Friday the 13th got Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Halloween got Halloween 5, and the Elm Street franchise got A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (watch it Here). You can hear all about The Dream Child, one of the least popular Freddy Krueger movies, it in the video embedded above.

Directed by Stephen Hopkins from a screenplay by Leslie Bohem and a story crafted by John Skipp and Craig Spector, The Dream Child has the following synopsis: The fifth installment of the popular franchise focuses on Alice, a survivor of the fourth,...

Heads up, campers: This year’s September 13th lands on a Friday. You know what that means.

Paramount Scares certainly does, which is why they’re presenting a very, very special event with Bloody Disgusting: an eight-film Friday The 13th marathon at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre on — you guessed it — Friday, September 13th.

From noon until the dead of night, fans can try to survive the first eight films of the franchise:

Friday The 13th Friday The 13th Part II Friday The 13th Part III Friday The 13th – The Final Chapter Friday The 13th Part V – A New Beginning Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Friday The 13th Part VII – The New Blood Friday The 13th Part VIII – Jason Takes Manhattan

This is a true-blue event for Friday fans. In addition to this iconic run, there will be horror vendors on site, themed drinks in the lounge, food trucks outside,...

In A Violent Nature 2 must avoid the same fate as Friday the 13th sequels, focusing on originality and consistency. IFC Films plans to launch In A Violent Nature sequel after original's divisive success at Sdcc 2024. Learning from Friday the 13th's mistakes in narrative inconsistencies, In A Violent Nature must maintain critical acclaim.

In a Violent Nature newly announced sequel should avoid the biggest mistake made by the Friday the 13th franchise. As one of the biggest reveals at Sdcc 2024, Shudder and IFC films announced that a sequel to In a Violent Nature, one of the year's most divisive horror movies, is already in development. The innovative horror movie that is essentially a Friday the 13th level slasher told through the eyes of the murderer will soon become a budding horror franchise.

IFC Films also released a teaser photo along with their San Diego Comic-Con announcement, which was made on Friday,...

Max has shared a curated list of films available to stream on the service in Summer 2024. Max is home to Warner Bros. Pictures films, classics and new favorites from A24, the Studio Ghibli library, and award-winning films spanning multiple genres.

The platform is showcasing its vast film library with curated summer watch lists of blockbusters, horror, family-friendly films, and more.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Dune: Part Two, the groundbreaking sequel to Dune, is now available to stream on the platform along with recent hits like Wonka and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which also has an American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film available to stream.

Viewers can also find summer favorites like Mamma Mia!, Meg 2: The Trench, A Night at the Roxbury, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Dune: Part Two

Horror fans can look to Max for their summer scares and favorite films from franchises,...

“New York has a new problem,” declared the tagline for Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, complete with a picture of Jason’s hockey mask behind the city’s iconic skyline. To some modern readers, that tagline might seem silly. Sure, New York has its problems, but the arrival of a near-invincible, teleporting killer is orders of magnitude worse than anything currently happening in the Big Apple. Why would producers lump Jason Voorhees in with those other issues?

But when the movie released back in 1989, New York City existed in the popular imagination as a cesspool of violence, corruption, and danger. It was a nigh apocalyptic hellscape and promised to be a true challenge for the world’s most proficient killer of horny teens.

Sadly, it turns out that New York didn’t need to worry about Jason at all. Outside of a killer crane shot in Times Square,...

Its official: Sean Kanan returns as karates former Bad Boy Mike Barnes in Cobra Kai Season 6. Fans pointed out a blurry image of what appeared to be Mike Barnes behind Demitri in the official trailer for Cobra Kai Season 6: Part 1, which dropped on July 1, and a brand-new clip confirms the return of actor Sean Kanan. Barnes returns to train Miyagi-Do's students for the Sekai Taikai competition.

Its Mike Barnes' way or the highway in the latest footage from Cobra Kai Season 6: Part 1. Once the official trailer for the Netflix series dropped on July 1, fans started noticing a blurry image of what appeared to be karates former Bad Boy, aka Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan), at the 21-second mark, who was situated in the background behind Demitri (Gianni DeCenzo). Well, its now been confirmed that Kanan will reprise the role in the upcoming swan song of the immensely popular streaming...

Friday the 13th (2009) subverted franchise expectations with fresh twists, humor, and a scarier, more intelligent Jason Voorhees. Jared Padalecki shines as Clay Miller, balancing softness with determination in a thrilling final showdown with Jason. Derek Mears' portrayal of Jason in the reboot was powerful, intimidating, and showcased his height advantage in the climactic brawl.

One of my most memorable experiences at the theater was seeing Friday the 13th (2009) when it premiered, and it's part of the reason why I believe the movie deserves more respect. The theater was packed, and I remember the buzz of excitement from what I assumed were new and old fans of the Friday the 13th franchise. The audience was completely engaged, gasping at the unexpected turn of events, laughing at the jokes, and reacting loudly to every kill. Unfortunately, the remake is looked down upon for a few of the very aspects that make the film great.

Horror, Inc. announces that they are planning a new Jason Universe within the Friday the 13th franchise. This new universe is said to include entertainment, games, immersive experiences, and merchandise. At the time of writing, no further details are known about any aspect of this universe.

The Friday the 13th franchise has received a new update. The multimedia series began with the 1980 movie of the same name, which followed the doomed counselors working to rehabilitate the closed Camp Crystal Lake and has since expanded to include 12 movies, an in-name-only television show about cursed antiques, several video games, comics, and more, with the majority of the properties featuring the hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees. The most recently announced installment in the franchise is a planned Peacock prequel series with A24 and Bryan Fuller, though the showrunner recently departed the project.

Per IGN, Horror, Inc. has announced their intention to expand the...

Before the Abbott family storyline continues in a third installment of the franchise, spinoff prequel A Quiet Place: Day One will be making its way into theaters on June 28, 2024.

We’ll discover why our world went quiet in A Quiet Place: Day One, which will expand the universe of John Krasinski’s hit horror franchise. Watch the brand new trailer below.

Horror franchises spicing up their formula with trips to New York City is of course nothing new, with Day One following in the wake of films like Jason Takes Manhattan, Scream VI and Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Bringing these particular monsters into one of the loudest places in the world should make for some thrilling set pieces, several of which are previewed here.

Lupita Nyong’o (Us), Joseph Quinn (“Stranger Things”) and Alex Wolff (Hereditary) star. Michael Sarnoski (Pig) is headed to A Quiet Place to direct the brand new movie.

Not to be confused with the 1986 Gary Paulsen novel that was on your fifth-grade reading list, Adam Green's 2007 slasher "Hatchet" was intended to be an homage to the plentiful stalk-and-kill movies from the 1980s. The first "Hatchet" takes place deep in the swamps of Louisana where feckless city-dwellers get lost while taking a swamp tour. They trade stories of Victor Crowley, a local kid with facial differences who, years ago, was trapped in a burning house set ablaze by prankster teens. Crowley was accidentally killed by his father when he recklessly used a hatchet to free him from the fire. Victor's spirit is now said to haunt the swamp and murder interlopers. Of course, Victor will appear to start the predicted murders. 

Victor Crowley was played by stuntman Kane Hodder, perhaps best known for playing the masked killer Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,...

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. For 1983, we talked about a trio of Stephen King adaptations, Jaws 3-D, Sleepaway Camp, the rise of TV horror anthologies, and Psycho II.

Well, well, well, here we are again!

I’m excited to return to Daily Dead with Archie’s House of Horrors. It’s also a perfect way to kick off Archie Horror in 2024, with a second installment of a title that garnered great success for Archie in 2023: Pop’S Chock’Lit Shoppe Of Horrors. We’re returning to this fun anthology for a second serving of terror in Fresh Meat.

Sequels are ubiquitous when it comes to horror. There’s no better franchise game in media than that of the horror sequels. Series like Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Child’s Play, Saw, Scream, and—probably most notably—Halloween (of which even Archie has had a little fun with Michael Myers in the past), are not just beloved within the horror space, they’re iconic franchises with immediate recognizability. Would Freddy or Jason or even...

As the ’80s came to a close, so too did the first wave of the slasher cycle. While they would continue to be produced into the next decade, 1989 was the last gasp of a dying genre. Returning franchises and hopeful upstarts alike struggled to make an impact. We all know you can never really kill a slasher, but it would take Scream‘s reinvention of the concept in 1996 to renew broad interest.

Cutting Class, another ’89 entry in the subgenre, marked the directorial debut — and, as it turned out, sole directorial effort — from Rospo Pallenberg, who notably co-wrote Excalibur, contributed uncredited rewrites on Exorcist II: The Heretic, and served as a “creative associate” on Deliverance. Despite his pedigree, Pallenberg did not write the script; that was the work of Steve Slavkin, who would go on to create Nickelodeon’s pivotal series Salute Your Shorts.

The plot finds prototypical girl-next-door Paula in...

Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, Alex Divincenzo revisits the great slasher slump of 1989.

While horror fans often look back on the ’80s with a nostalgic glow, 1989 was not what most would consider a strong year for the genre — particularly when compared to the embarrassment of riches spawned by the rest of the decade. Not even Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger were safe from the slasher slump.

Each franchise had its ups and downs across a cumulative 17 movies in the ’80s, but the decade came to a close with low points — creatively and financially — in all three sagas: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.

For the entirety of my twenties and a chunk of my thirties, I knew the inebriated pleasure of debating the most trivial subjects known to humankind via what we used to call the "bar argument." Oh sure, people still knock back beers and fiercely debate the Hegelian messaging of the "Airport" franchise, but there was a time, a glorious time, when an elbow-tipping blowhard could loudly assert as fact that "The White Shadow" was an "All in the Family" spinoff, and no one could pull a rectangular device out of their pocket to authoritatively prove they're utterly full of horse pucky. Short of pulling Norman Jewison out from behind the jukebox for a McLuhan-esque correction, this dolt could double and triple down, and all you could do was yell at them. We've lost so much.

The best bar arguments tended to revolve around song lyrics, but movie quotes ran a very close second.

The mythology for the long-running "Friday the 13th" film series has been notoriously shabby and amorphous. At the end of Sean Cunningham's 1980 original slasher, it was revealed that Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) had witnessed her developmentally disabled son Jason drown in Crystal Lake years earlier, largely thanks to the neglect of the boy's randy, sex-distracted counselors. Pamela set about getting madness-inspired spiritual revenge by murdering any new counselors who deigned to have sex at Camp Crystal Lake. Luckily, Pamela was killed before she could commit any more murders than she already did. 

In Steve Miner's "Friday the 13th Part 2," however, it was revealed that Jason (Steve Daskewisz and Warrington Gillette) was still alive, living in the woods for decades, presumably unbeknownst to his mother. But Jason, it is revealed, knew his mother was killing people and witnessed the events of the first "Friday." Why, one will immediately ask,...

Director Adam Marcus faced intense backlash over his film Jason Goes to Hell, with fans accusing him of ruining their childhood and wishing him harm. Fans who disliked the movie are passionate and knives-out from the get-go, with some even going as far as casual bullying on social media. The film's poor reception was due to clumsy writing, lackluster acting, and a perceived lack of originality on the director's part. It is considered one of the worst in the franchise.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday director Adam Marcus recalls the backlash he faced after the release of the infamous sequel. The ninth installment in the popular Friday the 13th franchise saw iconic slasher Jason Voorhees return as a malevolent spirit seeking the means to resurrect himself following his death in the movie's opening. The sequel, which starred John D. LeMay, Kane Hodder, Kari Keegan, and Steven Williams, was...

2022 was a great year for horror fans. New standalone movies and new installments of big franchises flooded the big and small screen during that year. The master of horror, Stephen King, appears to have new adaptations of his work coming out every year. The year saw the movie adaptation of Firestarter — that didn't impress audiences as much as it was hoped. Also in 2022, his son, Joe Hill, had one short story adapted by Blumhouse Productions, The Black Phone.

The Black Phone tells the story of a young boy, Finney (Mason Thames), who is kidnapped by a child murderer called The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) and must find a way to save his own life. The Black Phone premiered June 24, 2022, and there were immediate statements from Ethan Hawke, the lead actor in the movie, and the director, Scott Derrickson, about their willingness to return to this story. The duo has worked together before in another horror movie,...

"So what happens when the audience grows tired of the same old stories, and starts craving something new? You can't swap the slasher, so you swap the setting." This fun little video essay created by filmmaker Will Webb is a quick 5 minute watch. Created by Little White Lies, this video is titled "What Do Jason Voorhees And Kermit Have In Common?" Watch and find out! It might not be what you're expecting? Webb's essay is actually about horror franchises, and how even the sequels all follow a familiar pattern. His main focus is on the masked killer Jason Voorhees from the the Friday the 13th series, going through all of the sequels leading up to Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), and Jason X (2001). He also references the Leprechaun and Hellraiser horror franchises. I wish there was more on The Muppets and Kermit's connection to Jason,...

When Scream was released in 2022, franchise fans and horror hounds were instantly hooked. The very fresh take featuring a new cast, while also respecting the legacy characters, looked to elevate the franchise by becoming a "requel" or a sequel and acting as a soft reboot to the franchise. Only a year later, the franchise was back, and it continued to branch into new territory and look for ways to keep the slasher genre active with Ghostface running amok.

Update October 22, 2023: Scream VI was one of the biggest horror movies of 2023, so in honor of the Halloween spirit, this article has been updated with more ways how the film elevated the franchise.

Scream VI continued to make the franchise one of the most exciting entries in horror — covering aspects such as what made the film different from its predecessors as well as the nods that are made to previous entries.

Back when video shops and horror aisles were still common, it was hard not to be creeped out by the classic box art for The Fear. Wooden antagonist Morty attacks onlookers with his unrelenting stare. The tagline “He’s Whatever Scares You The Most” is as intriguing as it is foreboding. And while this 1990s horror oddball has found itself a fanbase over the years — albeit a small one — its sequel continues to go unnoticed. A lot of folks don’t even know it exists to begin with.

Not too long after Morty’s debut, someone gave the mannequin a killer makeover. Whether or not the update was an improvement is arguable, and reviews of this sequel are indeed more negative than that of the original. However, The Fear: Halloween Night has at least one thing its predecessor doesn’t: a clearer sense of identity.

The ‘90s gave rise to...

"Pearl" star Mia Goth has some thoughts on why the Academy Awards often fail to recognize standout performances in horror films. "I think that it's very political," she told Jake Hamilton (via Twitter). "I think that it's not entirely based on the quality of a project, per se." Like many horror fans, Goth wants that to change.

Horror fans love the actors who star in such films, often becoming quite devoted to them. It's not just the ones who deserve awards, either. To understand just how important all horror film performances are, one need only take a look at the talent lineup for any given horror convention. Many people are just as happy to meet someone who was killed third in a random "Friday the 13th" sequel as they are to talk to special effects artists and directors.

Sometimes, though, actors in horror films get swapped out for various reasons.

Have you ever found yourself on a dark and stormy night, debating the merits of Jason Voorhees’ machete mastery over a campfire? Every horror fan has their Friday the 13th favorites, and well, so do we. So we’ve ranked ’em!

Born from the golden age of slashers, the Friday the 13th franchise has given us over three decades of summer camp scares, vengeful Voorhees vendettas, and, let’s face it, some questionable fashion choices. It’s a franchise that’s seen Jason go from a mere campfire legend to an unstoppable force of nature, taking on everyone from telekinetic teens to, well, space marines. And while some entries might have you saying, “They camped it up too much,” others will have you locking your doors and avoiding lakes for the foreseeable future.

But before we dive into the murky waters of Crystal Lake, let’s get one thing straight:...

Clockwise from bottom right: Friday The 13th Part 2, Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Screenshots: YouTube/Paramount Pictures); and Jason X (Screenshot: YouTube/New Line Cinema).Graphic: Karl Gustafson

“Jason was my son ... and today is his birthday,” Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer...

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Gather round children and listen to my lecture about the importance of physical media. Sometimes, when a person loves a show or movie so much the only way to show that love is by owning a physical copy of its contents. Plus, what if there’s an apocalypse? Sure, sure we will all need clean water, shelter electricity and food but after all that’s sorted out… what are you gonna watch?

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Hayride to Hell is a horror movie led by Bill Moseley and Kane Hodder, following a farmer seeking revenge on corrupt locals. The film was shot at an actual family farm and profits will support the farm's preservation. Moseley and Hodder are well-known in the horror genre, with notable roles in iconic films and upcoming projects.

Farmer Sam is doing everything in his power to save the family farm. While that may not sound like the premise for a horror move, that's exactly what Hayride to Hell is. Lead by horror legends Bill Moseley (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II) and Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees in multiple Friday the 13th franchise projects), the film follows the story of a farmer who refuses to sell the farm that has been in his family for two centuries. As the trailer teases, Farmer Sam has a plan, and he won't go out without a fight.

Freddy vs. Jason memorabilia, including the original Freddy display head and Jason cowl, are being auctioned off on iCollector with high bids of $700 Cad and $550 Cad respectively. The memorabilia comes from the estate of special effects make-up artist Bill Terezakis, who worked on various films in addition to Freddy vs. Jason. The auction begins on September 30th and includes items such as Jason's on-screen machete and collectible movie scripts. The Friday the 13th franchise is also being resurrected for NBC's Peacock streaming service.

“Place your bets.” 20 years ago, that simple bit of dialogue was cut from the horror film Freddy vs. Jason. The line — relegated to only appearing in the movie trailer — was uttered by Lori (Monica Keena) when Freddy (Robert Englund) and Jason (Ken Kirzinger) were about to fight, during their final showdown. Today, those famous words could have an entirely different meaning, as Freddy vs. Jason memorabilia...

The Intruder episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written by Emilie Black, Narrated by Adam Walton, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Slashers, one of the most popular sub-genres in horror. One with hundreds, if not thousands of entries. While it was certainly on the downturn in the late 1980s, it still seemingly had a new title released every week. In 1989 alone, the slasher world saw the releases of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Deadly Manor, I Madman, and a whole bunch more. It was a year for slasher sequels with a few originals peppered in. Slashers were big box office and direct-to-video draw in general and studios were churning them out. The slashers were on the prowl and...

Cities, with their bright lights and endless skylines, may seem like the last place you’d expect to encounter the supernatural or the sinister. The hustle and bustle, the coffee shops at every corner, the never-ending traffic jams – it’s all a part of the metropolitan charm, right? Yet, behind that cosmopolitan allure hides an underbelly of chilling tales, waiting to unfold amidst towering skyscrapers and maze-like streets. Just think about it – those very alleys you consider shortcuts might just be gateways to another realm.

In the grand tradition of taking familiar settings and turning them on their heads, filmmakers have masterfully woven narratives of terror in the very heart of urban landscapes. The next time you find yourself walking down a dimly lit downtown street, you might just wonder which shadowy figure from the world of cinema is lurking around the corner. If you’re a fan of big...

Spooky season is upon us and Max is getting in on the action.

New to the streamer in September are “Annabelle” (2014), “Annabelle: Creation” (2017) and “Annabelle Comes Home” (2019), as well as “The Curse of La Llorona” (2019) — all spin-offs from “The Conjuring” universe.

Other horror entries include “It” (2017), “It: Chapter Two” (2019), eight “Friday the 13th” films (from the 1980 cult classic to 1989’s “Jason Takes Manhattan”) and six “Children of the Corn” sequels.

As previously reported, over 200 episodes of AMC Networks’ television series are coming to Max in September at no additional cost to subscribers, spreading their availability beyond AMC+. Shows that are part of the partnership include “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire” Season 1; ”Dark Winds” Season 1; “Gangs of London” Seasons 1 and 2; “Fear the Walking Dead” Seasons 1-7; “Killing Eve” Seasons 1-4; “A Discovery of Witches” Seasons 1-3; and “Ride with Norman Reedus” Seasons 1-5.

If fright flicks aren’t your thing,...

There’s an interesting experiment going on over at Max in September, as from the first of the month you’ll be able to find seven AMC+ series streaming for 60 days on the service. If you’ve been dying to check out some of their best shows but just haven’t had access to them, now’s your chance! Max will be streaming Fear the Walking Dead seasons 1-7, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire season one, Dark Winds season one, Gangs of London seasons 1-2, Ride with Norman Reedus seasons 1-5, A Discovery of Witches seasons 1-3, and Killing Eve seasons 1-4.

Also on Max this September is the original animated series Young Love, a Matthew A. Cherry project which seeks to expand on the critically acclaimed short film, Hair Love. Sam Jay has a new stand-up special on HBO, too. Sam Jay: Salute or Shoot Me will...

Max is adding most of the Friday the 13th franchise to its lineup, perfect for fans who want to have a spooky Halloween marathon. While the first eight films will be available on Max, fans will have to look elsewhere to watch the last three movies in the series. Other horror films like Carrie, The Exorcist, and the It movies will also be available on Max, giving horror fans plenty of options for Halloween viewing.

Max is kicking off the spooky season with numerous horror additions. Jason Voorhees fans can rejoice as most of the Friday the 13th franchise is included in the list of Max's fall arrivals. Eight of the original ten films will arrive at the streaming platform, joining Jason Goes to Hell, which has already been available on Max.

The first eight franchise films Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part II, Friday the 13th Part III,...

Fans of Friday the 13th will have their Halloween plans sorted as Max announces that nearly every chapter in the saga of Jason Voorhees will soon be available to stream.

Per ComicBook, the platform, which recently rebranded from HBO Max, will play host to the iconic slasher franchise as several installments join the streamer on Sept. 1. The included titles chronicle the very beginning of Friday the 13th right up until some of the more modern installments; Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part II, Friday the 13th Part III, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan will be available to watch for all subscribers. It's worth noting that Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, which is the ninth film in the series,...