So often, fan films come along in abundance, lacking a budget and with no attention to detail. That couldn’t be further from the truth with Never Hike In The Snow. The Womp Stomp Films team made this Friday the 13th fan film as a sequel to their 2017 hit, Never Hike Alone (read …
Read More »I Love ’80s Slashers: A Look Back At ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980)
As a child who grew up in the 1980s, I look back at those years with a great affection. My childhood was the beginning of my life long love affair with not only horror, but specifically with the subgenre of slashers. The 1980s is certainly the advent of the golden …
Read More »Tour Of Camp Crystal Lake: 40 Years Of ‘Friday The 13th’
Last September 13 (and it was FRIDAY!), I was fortunate enough to spend an entire day at Camp No Be Bo Sco, the Boy Scout camp where the orginal Friday the 13th was filmed in 1979. My friend, Jeff Seeman, invited me to do some location shooting for his upcoming …
Read More »PopHorror Writers Pay Tribute To ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980) turns 40 years old in 2020. There’s no questioning the film’s impact on horror cinema. There’s also no questioning the impact on our writers. To honor the 40th anniversary, I asked our team to remember the film and to talk about the legacy and what the …
Read More »Why ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980) Has Stood The Test Of Time – Retro Review
Here there be spoilers… beware! I’m going to be honest. The first time I watched Friday the 13th (1980), I was disappointed that Jason wasn’t in it. I knew he was the franchise’s bad guy because I’d seen VHS boxes for the sequels at the video store, but it was …
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Why I Love Horror Movies: Finding Inspiration To Face My Fears
“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” — Stephen King Ever since I was in grade school and found the Universal monster books in the school library, I was immediately drawn to horror. The first horror movie I saw as a kid was The Exorcist …
Read More »My Favorite Horror Movie: ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)
Greetings and horrortations! As a horror fanatic almost my entire life, I have come to appreciate the art of creating scary stories that make your skin crawl. I appreciate hearts racing and the anticipation of the next victim’s death. It’s something that truly satisfies my brain. It might sound sick …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Friday the 13th: Vengeance’ Will Satisfy Fans of ‘Jason Lives’
When the fight for the rights for Friday The 13th began between Sean Cunningham and Victor Miller, Friday fans like myself feared the worst. Namely, that we didn’t know when we would see a new Friday the 13th movie. Then something began to happen, indy directors who were Friday fans …
Read More »10 Best Brother and Sister Duos in Thrillers And Horror
Some people are blessed with having brothers and sisters, while others are happy to have no families at all. Whatever the case may be, you can live out family moments vicariously through characters in horror… that is until they’re killed off, as is usually the case. On that note, let’s …
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