Friday the 13th Retrospective, Part 2: The “Undead Jason” Era (Paramount Pictures)

It turns out money could kill off Jason, but it could also bring him back. The Final Chapter ended up being a huge success for Paramount, so it didn’t take them long to render its title false. What follows is an era of Friday the 13th that straddles the line between the “classic” era the … More Friday the 13th Retrospective, Part 2: The “Undead Jason” Era (Paramount Pictures)

Friday the 13th Retrospective, Part 1: The “Classic” Era (Paramount Pictures)

I can trace my fondness for horror movies to the Friday the 13th series. Sure, they aren’t really the most accomplished of movie series, featuring terrible acting , terrible writing, and rote pilots that you can map out who is going to die and when. But there is a certain “charm” to these movies. It … More Friday the 13th Retrospective, Part 1: The “Classic” Era (Paramount Pictures)