How Friday the 13th Managed to Make a Movie Without Jason Voorhees

Talk to a fan of the Friday the 13th franchise and you’re going to get several different answers on which of the twelve entries is their favorite.

Some will point to the original and its simplicity and the mystery of the killer.

Some prefer Friday the 13th Part III for its cheesy yet fun 3-D effects, and for giving us Jason Voorhees in a hockey mask for the first time.

The two most popular answers you’ll most likely get is the fourth film, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, which has the scariest portrayal of Jason, or Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives for trying something different and more meta.

Sandwiched in between those two choices is 1985’s Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.

It never gets mentioned for being among the best, though.

Instead, most look at it as being the worst by far, even eclipsing

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