Tag: Jason Voorhees
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The ‘Friday The 13th’ Franchise Has a Kill So Gnarly They Did It Twice
With 12 movies under its belt, the Friday the 13th series has more than made its mark on the horror genre. The machete-wielding, hockey-mask-wearing Jason Voorhees is synonymous with the genre and is one of the most well-known and beloved villains out there. His superhuman strength and seemingly preternatural ability to stalk his prey make…
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The Conjuring’s Braintrust Wasn’t So Sure About The Nun 2’s Most Inventive Scare
Now that we’re nine films into the Conjuring Universe, the series has more or less established a groove for itself, especially where the films’ scares are concerned. For the main “Conjuring” films, the scares are “Exorcist” and “Poltergeist“-esque, built around the demon ghosts that Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) encounter as…
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Which Slasher Killer Has the Most Kills?
In the 1970s and ’80s horror went from being a niche genre enjoyed by a select audience to a pop culture sensation. Suddenly, horror wasn’t something to be ashamed of. It’s what everyone was going to the movies for. It started with films like The Exorcist and The Omen before a new subgenre took over:…
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The Friday the 13th Rights Lawsuit Explained
Horror in the 1980s was all about the slasher craze and the Friday the 13th franchise was king. From 1980 – 1989, an astonishing eight films about Camp Crystal Lake were pumped out. That slowed down after New Line Cinema bought the rights to the franchise from Paramount. Over the next decade, there would only…
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Stranger Things’ Vecna Actor Used Murderous Methods To Get Into Character
By all accounts Jamie Campbell Bower is a sweetheart of a guy. You can’t scroll any social media feed without seeing some sweet interaction he’s had with “Stranger Things” fans at conventions or just run-ins on the street. That’s where you really know when a celebrity is being nice, when they’re not making a hundred bucks when…
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Hidden Horror Gems of the 1980s: Terrifying Films That Go Beyond the Bloody Basics
There’s no denying that the 1980s were a phenomenal decade for horror movies. But take a stroll through any horror convention these days and you might leave convinced that it was the only decade for horror movies.In addition to standalone classics like “The Shining” and “The Thing,” the ‘80s saw the birth of virtually ever…
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This Slasher Gave Us the Most Satisfying Villain Death in 5 Minutes Flat
You have to feel bad for some slasher villains. While Jason Voorhees and Michaels got to return from near or actual death over and over again for decades, some show up in one film, get killed for good, then disappear completely without resurrection, left to be mostly forgotten by time. The ’80s are filled with…
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This ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie Was Pitched as Jason vs. Carrie
Jason Voorhees has found himself in many predicaments — beating the grave, going to space, fighting Freddy Kreuger, and going head-to-head with…Stephen King’s Carrie? Well, not exactly, but Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood was originally pitched as just that — “Jason vs. Carrie.” Even though this general concept made it into the…
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How This Giallo Slasher Influenced ‘Friday the 13th’
With eight films released in ten years, the Friday the 13th franchise was the king of the 1980s slashers. Though the first film excelled as a mystery with the reveal of Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) as the killer, it was the sequel and the introduction of Jason Voorhees that turned the movies into a pop…
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This Forgotten ’80s Horror Is the Most Underrated Slasher Movie
You don’t have to be a big horror fan to know that the genre was ruled in the 1980s by slasher films. Halloween’s success in 1978 resulted in the subgenre running amok through the decade to come, most notably with 1980’s admitted Halloween ripoff, Friday the 13th, and the seven sequels that followed throughout the…