A true final girl hits a series of notes within the composition of a horror film. She typically begins as an unlikely hero and, ultimately, emerges as a warrior ready for battle. The focus of most hor...
There’s a lot effort that goes into crafting our favorite horror movies. Not only a lot of time and hard work but (hopefully) a lot of thought. Some movies are meticulously planned. And so...
The 1980’s was a decade of completely innovative practical effects work. Makeup artists were actually becoming known in the horror genre. There was a sort of stardom among fans for the people w...
Many works of horror include fictional locations that have become iconic. Some are used over and over again, whether it be in a franchise like Halloween or in many different works, as has been done fr...
Jason Voorhees is and always will be a cinematic icon. The hockey mask, the name, these things are instantly recognizable and have been for over thirty years. The success of the Friday the 13th franch...
Friday the 13th took the world by storm in a way that was completely unexpected, especially by the filmmakers themselves. They had, by their own admission, not necessarily set out to make a great movi...
Over the course of the Friday the 13th franchise, we’ve gotten a bit of insight into the Voorhees family. Jason is a character who, unlike Freddy or Michael Myers, is already stepping into a le...
Lately, it’s been a bit of a rough time being a Friday the 13th fan. The Blu-ray set is out of print and goes for way too much money online. The new movie was cancelled within weeks of shooting...
When a horror movie is successful enough, it will find itself with all different kinds of attempts at merchandising. Novelizations, comics, and sometimes video games. These are usually the clunkiest o...