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1983’s Sleepaway Camp is a cult classic, a slasher film made in the vein of Friday the 13th (but with a camp full of campers), with some clever kills and a controversial twist ending that stands as one of the most shocking in the genre’s history. Like most horror films, it did well enough to warrant a follow-up, 1988’s Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers. Not only is the sequel delightfully unhinged, but it has a surprising connection to none other than the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, the subject of the 2024 documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Picking up from where Felissa Rose left off, Bruce’s sister Pamela Springsteen takes over the role of Angela Baker, one of the genre's most prolific killers.

Women Are Redefining Cinema– And the World is Taking Notice

Since the beginning of time, Hollywood’s narrative was largely led by the perceptions of males, with women limited to their work. However, times have changed– a seismic shift has taken place, and now women are at the core of this revolution. These trailblazing voices are much more than just proving their work in front of the camera but also behind the scenes, shaping the future of film. Whether through producing, directing, or starring in blockbuster franchises, women are resetting the rules of Hollywood, and the world is starting to notice.

With Greta Gerwig at the helm, 'Barbie' defied all expectations, breaking the billion-dollar barrier at the box office. But the film wasn’t just a commercial success; it struck a chord with audiences through its visionary, female-driven narrative that deeply resonated across generations. What many initially assumed...

Stars: Emily Rose Mogilner, Connor Powles, Bruno Cryan, Karolina Ugrenyuk, Fyn Phoenixx, Danielle Ronald, Steven Murphy, Kelly Rian Sanson | Written by Harry Boxley | Directed by William Stead

The stream of public domain horror continues, this time it’s E.C. Segar’s iconic sailor Popeye who gets turned into a killer. The script by Harry Boxley, who has already scripted a trio of similar films, Piglet, Mouse of Horrors and Cinderella’s Curse re-imagines him as a boy born with huge forearms and freakish strength who accidentally kills one of his tormentors leading to the death of his parents and the young lad seemingly drowning.

Years later we find out he’s still alive as he kills off a trio of obnoxious YouTubers. From there we join Tara (Emily Rose Mogilner; 500) who is about to inherit the land where the house stood so she along with her boyfriend Dylan, Nick (Bruno Cryan; Treeline Essex Girls), Kathy,...

Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Manis officially getting a new streaming home.

Per Peacock, 2020's The Invisible Man starring Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, MIchael Dorman, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen is slated to join the streaming platform's library of tv shows and feature films in the coming weeks. The Invisible Man will make its debut on the platform on March 19.

Related'It Is Very Violent': Kevin Bacon Hypes New Horror Series While Reflecting on His Friday the 13th Role

Kevin Bacon explains why fan-favorite slasher movies from the '70s and '80s are "narrow-minded morality tales" while promoting his new horror show.

Written and directed by modern genre icon Leigh Whannell, 2020's The Invisible Manwas the latest in a long line of adaptations of H. G. Wells' iconic 1897 novel of the same name. The film stars Moss as Cecilia Kass, an architect whose life is violently turned inside-out by her abusive ex-boyfriend,...

If you're a slasher fan, there are many reasons to be happy right now. After being looked down upon for years, the subgenre is surging back thanks to recent releases like Thanksgiving and the Terrifier trilogy. This month we were presented with another promising slasher entry in Heart Eyes, directed by Josh Ruben. Heart Eyes has a clever premise, as a masked killer strikes every Valentine's Day, killing couples. When the killer choses Ally (Olivia Holt) and Jay (Mason Gooding) as his (her? their?!) next targets, what we get is a horror movie that purposely leans into romantic comedy tropes, as Ally and Jay begin to fall in love while they run for their lives. Ruben has said that he modeled his film after Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, but, honestly, it's styled more like Scream, while falling short of both because of one big, fatal flaw: Heart Eyes...

Back in 2022, we got word that a new Friday the 13th TV series was in the works for Peacock. Now, we finally have our first bit of casting news, and it seems to have gone over very well with fans of the classic slasher franchise.

According to Jeff Sneider, Linda Cardellini is in early talks to take on the key role of Jason Voorhees' mother, Pamela, who was played by the late Betsy Palmer in the original.

Sneider believes that production is scheduled to commence this summer.

"Cardellini will soon begin filming HBO’s dark comedy series Dtf St. Louis with Jason Bateman and David Harbour, and I imagine that she’ll segue to Crystal Lake after that — and most likely this summer."

Brad Caleb Kane (Welcome to Derry) came on board as showrunner when Bryan Fuller parted ways with the project last year.

Horror hounds who have been waiting...

The long-gestating Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake that's in the works from A24 seems to be back on track after the departure of showrunner Bryan Fuller last year caused it to undergo a complete overhaul. Brad Caleb Kane, who recently wrapped production on the It prequel series Welcome to Derry, is now running the show, and we have our first bit of casting news that Linda Cardellini is in talks to play Pamela Voorhees.

The news comes by way of industry insider Jeff Sneider (via Bloody Disgusting), so take it with a grain of salt right now until it's been confirmed by other sources, but if true, Cardellini would be the first official cast member for Crystal Lake. First announced in 2022, the show is described as an "expanded prequel" to the popular slasher franchise, and will focus on not only Pamela, but her son Jason as well.

Cardellini...

Back in October, we heard that Rachel McAdams was in talks to reteam with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness director Sam Raimi on the 20th Century Studios horror thriller Send Help, which Raimi will be producing and directing. Since then, McAdams has been joined in the cast by Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner) and Chris Pang (Interior Chinatown). Now, Deadline reports that Dennis Haysbert (24) has also landed a role in the film – but details on the character he’ll be playing have not been revealed.

Back in 2007, it was rumored that Sam Raimi would be producing a fantasy film with a screenplay written by Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th 2009 writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. That didn’t pan out, but a decade later Raimi considered directing a Bermuda Triangle project that once had Shannon and Swift working on the script. Again, that didn’t pan out,...

“The Alabama Solution” is one of the most powerful exposés of the inhumanity of the American prison system I’ve ever seen. Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the movie is a scalding portrait of life on the inside that exerts a grip worthy of a thriller. It’s an investigative documentary, filmed over five years, much of it in and around the Easterling Correctional Facility in Southeast Alabama, that doesn’t merely show us the chronic abuse of prisoners. It uncovers a culture of sanctified lawlessness. And the way “The Alabama Solution” reveals this, peeling away layers of a systemic cover-up, becomes as dramatic as the crimes it’s about.

The movie follows in the incendiary footsteps of documentaries like Ava DuVernay’s “13th” and Liz Garbus and Jonathan Stack’s “The Farm: Angola, USA” and Stanley Nelson’s “Attica,” building on their insights. And it infiltrates the...

Post Malone has teamed up with Vault Comics for Big Rig, a horror graphic novel described as Evil Dead meets Mad Max: Fury Road in medieval Europe.

Variety reports that Platinum Dunes, the production banner run by Michael Bay and Brad Fuller, is working with Malone and Vault on to develop a feature adaptation.

Based on an idea by Malone, Big Rig is co-written by the Grammy-nominated singer and Vault editor-in-chief Adrian Wassel. Vault co-founder Nathan Gooden (Barbaric) illustrates.

Set during the Dark Ages, the story sees demon hordes invading Europe. The Six Petals, a secret sect of the Knights Templar, are in desperate need of a means to drive back the scourge. What crashes to earth is The Rig, a fully loaded tractor trailer.

In the aftermath of its arrival, the only man left standing is an enigmatic former priest excommunicated from the Six Petals. He will become Trucker...

Emmy-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted documentarian Catherine Gund’s new film “Paint Me a Road Out of Here” tells the story of how art and the women’s prison system intersect. Gund centers on the legacy of late artist Faith Ringgold, whose 1971 painting “For the Women’s House” made it from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum. The 50-year journey for Ringgold’s masterpiece to be placed in a museum is at the crux of the feature. Ringgold died in 2024; she was 93.

The official synopsis reads: “A great painting tells a compelling story. When its provenance deepens that story, it becomes an extraordinary and impactful performance piece. Emmy-nominated and Oscar-shortlisted documentarian and activist Catherine Gund tracks the labyrinthine ordeal born by Faith Ringgold’s 1971 painting ‘For the Women’s House’ — originally created for the women incarcerated on Rikers Island, then relegated to mishandling, defacing, and deep storage. Artist and rapper Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter,...

Netflix’s Emilia Pérez could be about to sweep awards season. The main trio of actresses that drive the story are nominated in the early rounds of red carpets and awards ceremonies, namely the Golden Globes — with ten noms — as well as the BAFTAs — where it leads the longlist with Conclave.

After entering the conversation in May 2024, the Spanish musical crime comedy arrived on Netflix last November. For all the details about the work that stars Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and more, read below:

What is Emilia Pérez about?

The story follows Saldaña’s Rita, a lawyer who is overqualified but also overlooked at her large law firm, which aims more just to get criminals out of trouble than to actually serve them justice. Rita gets an unexpected opportunity to exit this situation when Manitas (Karla Sofía Gascón), the leader of a notorious cartel, hires her to help him withdraw...

I Saw the TV Glow is one of the best films of 2024, and director Jane Schoenbrun's next project sounds like another must-see. Schoenberg's next film, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, was revealed in June 2024 in a profile from The New Yorker, published one month after I Saw the TV Glow hit theaters. While still in the early development stages, Schoenbrun has revealed more details about their upcoming film, which sounds like a worthy follow-up to I Saw the TV Glow and one of the most exciting pitches for an upcoming movie.

Writer Siddhant Adlakha, via Bloody Disgusting, said that during a Q&a, director Schoenbrun described their next film, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire, set in a Friday the 13th sequel." The movie was previously described as a slasher lesbian comedy. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasama revolves around a director brought on board to...

Friday the 13th is one of the most famous horror franchises of all time. Millions of fans are familiar with the story of Jason Voorhees, a hockey mask wearing murderer with a machete. When Jason was 11 years old, he accidentally drowned at Camp Crystal Lake when the counselors weren't paying attention. He swears his revenge as a result, and in each movie, he ups the ante with creative, brutal kills, often of partying teenagers.

Not counting the original where his mother Pamela Voorhees was the killer, Jason has been the main antagonist throughout the Friday the 13th series. There are 12 movies in the franchise to date, but interestingly, fans have overlooked a glaring detail about most of the entries. Only one-third of the films actually take place on Friday the 13th. The movies that are set on the right date include the 1980 original, Part 6: Jason Lives, Part 7: The New Blood,...

The ‘Friday the 13th’ franchise is a popular series of horror films that started in 1980. It focuses on the character Jason Voorhees, a killer who wears a hockey mask and terrorizes anyone who comes to his camp, Crystal Lake.

The series has spawned multiple movies, TV shows, and even video games, becoming a major part of horror culture. This is why it also spawned a lot of merchandise, and a new batch dropped recently, just in time for Friday the 13th.

Ten companies and artists have released new Friday the 13th-themed clothing, prints, and collectibles to celebrate Jason’s special day. So let’s check them out.

Friday the 13th Shirt from Spencer’s

Bloody Disgusting has an official Friday the 13th tee with a glow-in-the-dark, two-sided design, available exclusively at Spencer’s for $23.99, down from $29.99. Get it here.

Friday the 13th Stickers from Magic Marker Art

Garbage Pail Kids...

Director/producer Sean S. Cunningham has admitted that his 1980 slasher film "Friday the 13th" was a deliberate effort to imitate the style and success of John Carpenter's "Halloween," which had come out only two years prior. Cunningham tried to copt Carpenter's "killer's eye perspective" camera angles, and it's no coincidence that both films take place on dates famous for horror, bad luck, and death. Cunningham's gambit was successful, though, and his $550,000 movie ended up making nearly $60 million at the box office. It also spawned 11 sequels, many of which came to define the horror trends of the '80s. Although none of the "Friday the 13th" movies are particularly beloved by critics, they are a gestalt-defining phenomenon.

Holiday-themed horror films began popping up regularly in theaters. The years after "Friday the 13th" saw the release of "April Fool's Day," "New Year's Evil," "Prom Night," and "Silent Night, Deadly Night."

But...

Netflix’s fifth and final original Christmas movie for 2024 is now streaming, and this one is animated. But you’re still going to recognize a whole lot of the cast.

Written and directed by Richard Curtis, who brought fans “Love, Actually,” the film centers on a group of people in a small town in the UK, getting ready to celebrate Christmas. Like “Love, Actually,” the story is told via vignettes, jumping around between different groups and pairings.

And as you meet those groups and pairings, you’re definitely going to recognize some of those voices. Here’s who we have.

Netflix/Getty Images Santa (Brian Cox)

The big man himself is voiced by Brian Cox, who you likely know from his time on “Succession,” or films including “X2: X-Men United,” “Troy,” “Red,” “Zodiac” and “Trick ‘r Treat,” among many others.

Netflix/Getty Images Lighthouse Bill (Bill Nighy)

Bill uses his lighthouse to help both Santa,...

The recent election results have stirred up a lot of emotions and discussions, especially among celebrities. Days after Sharon Stone aired her frustrations about Donald Trump’s re-election, filmmaker Ava DuVernay has also spoken out with pointed criticism.

Ava DuVernay on the sets of Selma | Credits:Cloud Eight Films

However, instead of rallying unanimous support, DuVernay is facing backlash from some fans, who are seizing the moment to troll her over her recent projects that have struggled both critically and commercially.

Ava DuVernay Takes Aim at Donald Trump and Elon Musk! Donald Trump at Aston, Pennsylvania [Photo by Michael Vadon, licensed under Cc By-sa 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons]

During a recent on-stage chat with Rosalie Varda at the Marrakech Film Festival, Ava DuVernay, the director of films like A Wrinkle in Time, Selma, and Origin, didn’t hold back.

Related “I mean, anything’s possible”: Ava DuVernay’s Canceled New Gods Movie Might Be Reinstated Under James Gunn, Reveals...

Ava DuVernay said the United States is “run by criminals” while reflecting on the timely resonance of her Oscar-nominated documentary “13th” during an on-stage conversation with Rosalie Varda at the Marrakech Film Festival.

The politically-engaged filmmaker and activist denounced a double standard in the U.S. judicial system, saying “that criminality is seen as completely different than a Black kid on the corner who might sell marijuana. And so, you know, the Black kid is in prison for years and the criminals get reelected and make millions of dollars and sell electric cars.”

She said “13th” was meant to address “that idea of who is criminal and what and who is deciding who is right and who’s wrong.”

DuVernay said she thought the documentary “would sit on the back pages of Netflix and no one would see it. When it first debuted and it shot to number one in multiple countries,...

Ava DuVernay has slammed Donald Trump’s re-election as U.S. president, in spite of a criminal charges against him, saying that black people arrested on smaller crimes land years of jail time.

She was speaking in a conversation event at the Marrakech film festival, moderated by Rosalie Varda, daughter of late iconic filmmaker Agnès Varda, who is friend of the Selma, 13th and A Wrinkle in Time director and producer.

The subject of Trump’s re-election arose in a discussion on DuVernay’s Netflix-backed 2016 documentary 13th, exploring racial injustice in the U.S. penal system, and the fact its prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

“The idea of mass incarceration of criminality, and how black and brown people in certain parts of the world are considered inherently criminal, that’s what it is about. It’s more about the idea of why do we believe some people have...

Halloween might get all the credit for starting the slasher wave in 1978, but it really began a few years earlier thanks to Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974. The tale of Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) and his family of cannibals was something audiences had never seen before. It might have found its roots in the real-life story of Ed Gein, but it became its own wild nightmare. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre influenced what was to come, from Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes, to Halloween and Friday the 13th. All of those films were a success and audiences wanted more of them; make a movie about a madman in a mask chasing people, and you had an easy hit.

With award-winning hits like 13th and My Octopus Teacher, Netflix has more than proven itself when it comes to producing effective, informative, and captivating documentaries. Recently released by the streaming service, The Lost Children is yet another impressive film that joined their collection of real stories about real people. Following a tragic plane crash in the Colombian rainforest, the movie gives a detailed account of the search and rescue efforts to find four child-passengers who survived and disappeared into the jungle before it was too late.

Collaborative directors Orlando von Einsiedel, Jorge Duran, and Lali Houghton reflect the documentary's focus on Colombian military members and local indigenous people working together to save the kids despite the social and political conflict between them. However, by highlighting the search instead of the children's point of view, the film omits essential details of their 40-day survival that leaves audiences with an incomplete story and unsatisfying ending.

Friday the 13th has solidified itself as a horror classic, spawning an impressive number of sequels and making Camp Crystal Lake the most feared getaway in America. Comprising 12 films, the franchise and its iconic killer Jason Voorhees has progressively become more extreme, with some of its entries serving as straight-up sci-fi/fantasy. Despite this expansion, the simplicity of the original movies gives the franchise its fearsome reputation, as they depict a horror that's somewhat feasible in real life.

Due to the grounded nature of these murders, it raises the question of whether the original Friday the 13th is based on a true story. The upcoming Peacock streaming series Crystal Lake billed as a prequel and set-up to the first movie in 1980 has kindled interest in the possible origins of the story. While the franchise's production team has largely denied taking inspiration from any real-life events, a massacre in 1960s Finland...

In the 1970s and early '80s, horror created several new icons thanks to the slasher craze. Leatherface, Michael Myers, and Jason Voorhees led the way, but they all had that commonality of being silent hulks in a mask. In 1984, Wes Craven created something at once familiar and yet entirely original with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) didn't wear a mask, and he never shut up. While those aforementioned killers lived in a reality-based world (no matter how crazy some of the Halloween and Friday the 13th sequels got), Freddy was a supernatural killer who wasn't relegated to taking out his victims in normal ways. Sure, he had knives for fingers, but it was in dreams that he struck.

Publicis Media U.S. has acquired Picture Motion, a social advocacy and cause marketing company that has developed campaigns for over 400 films, TV series, news and media productions. The company has worked on the likes of “American Fiction,” “Origin,” “Creed III,” “Fire of Love,” “Free Solo” and “The Problem with Jon Stewart.” Terms of the sale, including the price, were not disclosed. Talks between the companies started roughly a year ago.

Picture Motion will sit within the specialty entertainment division, Publicis Media Content & Innovation (Pmci). There, Picture Motion will help with the development of original film and television projects, collaborating with brand clients and entertainment industry partners, while providing concept development, strategy, distribution, monetization and promotional support. Eight Picture Motion staffers will join the company as part of the deal.

Picture Motion will also work closely with Pmci’s Inclusion Investment Fund, which helps find and fund content that amplifies diverse voices.

For most of its existence, Hollywood has viewed box office success as a sign to keep franchises coming back for sequels, ranging from Star Wars' decades-long saga to the endless lifespan of slashers. While not every successful film needs a continuation, others are practically designed to become long-running stories. At the same time, sometimes a studio just doesn't know when to quit.

Hollywood sequels can allow audiences to get their fill of some of their favorite heroes, villains and monsters, from killer sharks to explorers going out for their latest adventure. Some franchises make a point of trying to outdo each last movie, introducing increasingly unrealistic plot devices and raising the suspension of disbelief needed from viewers. While some fans love this approach, others hate it as it can twist a great premise into something unrecognizable -- even if the new direction makes for a fun viewing experience.

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Way back in March of 1927, famed writer Hp Lovecraft wrote the science-fiction/horror short story The Colour Out of Space. In the story, a meteorite crashes in the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts. Fifty years later, the people who lived there suffered greatly. Their crops grow bountiful but rotten on the inside, their animals become mutated, and eventually, they themselves are driven to insanity and death. Not only was this Lovecraft’s favorite personal short story but would become one of his most well-regarded works. Sixty years later, in 1987, a film based on Lovecraft’s short story went into production under the title The Farm. What would follow was the financial failure of a movie with stories behind the scenes more grotesque than its monsters. Yet, it still somehow spawned three even more unheard-of and totally unconnected sequels. This is the story of What the F*ck Happened to The Curse?...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

Film at Lincoln Center

The new 4K restoration of Sergei Parajanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is now playing.

Bam

Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer’s Candy Mountain begins screening in a new restoration. (Watch our exclusive trailer debut.)

Museum of the Moving Image

Monsters Inc. and What About Bob? play in a Frank Oz retrospective; Chantal Akerman’s American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy screens on Sunday; The Texas Chain Saw Massacre shows throughout the weekend.

Metrograph

The Decameron, Fellini Satyricon, In America, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Legend of Suram Fortress, Corpse Bride, All the President’s Men, The Candidate, We Won’t Grow Old Together, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, and Momma’s Man show on 35mm; an Azazel Jacobs series and Follow the Money: Kimberly Reed Selects begin; The Phantom of Ester Krumbachová, Rabbit on the Moon,...

Superstitions and beliefs whether true or not run down for generations and turn into scariest phenomena. One such is about Friday the 13th which started centuries and decades ago and has now created a frenzy among people. The day is often combined with bad luck and misfortunes: rotten number 13 with Friday,

This superstition became more popular after a movie about the same was created. It was in 1980, just before summer, that a film by Victor Miller and Sean Cunningham was released that would change the history of horror forever.

Considered a classic in horror and slasher genres, Friday the 13th’s popularity has led to the making of many more films in this series, and has turned Camp Crystal Lake into the most dangerous site in the United States.

But years after the release of the film, have you wondered whether or not the film is based on a true story?...

AMC's Immortal Universe creatives Mark Johnson and Esta Spalding have teased upcoming crossovers in both The Talamasca series and Mayfair Witches season 2 at New York Comic Con. 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for the Immortal Universe, with Mayfair Witches season 2 premiering on January 5, 2025, where Spalding reprises her role as showrunner. At the same time, a new original series, The Talamasca, has gone into development, also airing next year. Johnson serves as executive producer on both shows, alongside Interview with the Vampire.

Speaking at New York Comic Con, Johnson and Spalding teased upcoming crossovers for the Immortal Universe's Talamasca series and Mayfair Witches season 2. The executive producer explained how the new series can help bridge the gap between the witch-centric series and Interview with the Vampire, confirming characters from both shows will appear in the series. Spalding went on to confirm that episode 3 of Mayfair Witches will...

It’s that time of the week again when the cliffs are hanging in Port Charles, Salem, Genoa City, and LA, and we’re all about to go two days without our favorite soaps. But have no fear, you can still catch some of your favorite stars from General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and more on TV the weekend of October 18-20, 2024.

Where To Watch

Christmas has taken over Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery this weekend and features several familiar faces from Gh, Days, Y&r, and Guiding Light. Some former DAYs and One Life To Live stars will show up on Lifetime, while some beloved Gh and B&b stars take on horror on AMC.

Friday, October 18, 2024

Beat The Bridge, starring Cameron Mathison – Game Show Network

Catch Cameron Mathison hosting Game Show Network’s latest hit Beat The Bridge.

Castle,...

Another Friday the 13th is upon us – unfortunately, we’re just talking about the date, not the release of a new Friday the 13th movie. But while the future of Friday the 13th currently depends on what happens with the Crystal Lake TV series, we can still go back and revisit the awesome F13 movies we have received over the years… and now we have decided to go through our Friday the 13th films collection and pick the top 5 Best Endings in the Friday the 13th Franchise!

Friday The 13th Part III (1982)

This one is all about the chase. While Steve Miner’s Friday the 13th Part III was at one time expected to be the last movie in the franchise (so they made it extra special by shooting it in 3-D), the way Jason is dispatched doesn’t feel like a finishing blow. An axe to his hockey mask-protected...

“Yes, we know murder is bad.”

On October 13th, 2023, The Lady Killers Podcast released its first episode to an unsuspecting public, sparking conversation about female characters we love to hate. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Sammie Kuykendall, Rocco Thompson, and Mae Shults gathered around microphones to discuss one of our favorite female killers, Pamela Voorhees, the murderous mother who kicks off one of horror’s most beloved franchises . Our goal was to explore the cinematic landscape of lady killers and the horrific world of feminine rage. Why do we find female villains so taboo? How do they thrive in a world dominated by men? What makes us love these glamorous bad girls and why would we die for them even though, yes, we know murder is bad?

Over the past year, Sammie, Mae, Rocco, and I have celebrated and saluted some of the genre’s most beguiling characters, from Carrie White, Amy Dunne,...

Rachel McAdams played Christine Palmer in director Scott Derrickson’s contribution to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the 2016 film Doctor Strange – but there was a time when we were told that Christine would not be appearing the follow-up, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. She did end up in that movie, though, and by working on that film, McAdams had the chance to work with director Sam Raimi. Now Deadline reports that Raimi and McAdams are aiming to re-team on the 20th Century Studios horror thriller Send Help, which Raimi will be producing and directing. McAdams is currently in talks to star in the film, but Deadline cautions that these negotiations are in early stages, and nothing is definite at this point.

Back in 2007, it was rumored that Sam Raimi would be producing a fantasy film with a screenplay written by Freddy vs. Jason and Friday the 13th 2009 writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift.

Season 6 of the Shudder series The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs wrapped up with a six film marathon called the Nightmareathon at the end of August – but before that marathon even aired, Joe Bob had already announced that Shudder had renewed The Last Drive-In for season 7! That season will likely premiere sometime next spring, but one of the many great things about The Last Drive-In is that we always get a good number of specials between the seasons. In fact, we’re going to get two specials just this month, including a Friday the 13th double feature with special guest Adrienne King!

The first special will be airing not on Shudder but on AMC (Shudder is owned and operated by AMC Networks). Here’s the information:

Wednesday, October 9th – Joe Bob brings Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2 to AMC’s Fearfest. Part 1 airs at 8pm Et...

Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross’ narrative feature debut, is the story of a stubborn world, resisting change. Adapted from Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys, it’s an experimental rendition shooting mainly through Pov. We meet our protagonist not by looking at him, but by observing the world as he sees it. Elwood (Ethan Herisse) is the kind of Black young man society has always told him to be: patient, polite, non-threatening, and respectful of elders. When he sees a little girl pop up under his seat on the bus, he chats with her pleasantly. He’s good to his grandmother Hattie (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) and feels encouraged by his teacher (Jimmie Fails). Quiet and observant, Elwood looks at the world and sees promise for a better future. It’s the 1960s in Jim Crow-era Florida; his subjugation is the status quo, but Elwood believes times are changing. He believes in Dr.

Many things went wrong in the 2009 reboot of Friday the 13th. The obvious departure in tone and focus from the original film turned many die-hard fans away. However, for horror fans looking for some light entertainment without getting too deep, Friday the 13th is perfect. In the remake, two groups of campers go to Crystal Lake and its surrounding area, and it soon turns into a feast for blood with a surprisingly low survival rate. It's action-packed and thrilling, keeping fans on the edge of their seats.

With a star-studded cast, the film features Supernatural actor, Jared Padalecki, in the lead role. He plays Clay Miller, a young man who becomes involved in the mystery of Crystal Lake following his sister's disappearance. The Flash star Danielle Panabaker plays Jenna, who accompanies Clay on his mission to find his missing sister. Many fans feel that Clay is one of the good things about the film,...

Quick Links Everything Coming To Paramount+ In October The Best Movies And Shows Coming To Paramount+ This Month

Paramount+ has plenty of new TV shows and movies coming in October 2024, including a lot of horror content for the month of Halloween. Paramount+ launched in March 2021 as a rebranding of the CBS All Access streaming platform, with the goal of expanding its offerings and reach. Thanks to the re-merger between CBS and Viacom in 2019, Paramount+ also has access to Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and MTV libraries. That usually means that library content is more exciting for subscribers than new content because they can binge existing series.

Unlike some of its competitors, Paramount+ has not put an emphasis on original movie programming except in the case of childrens films. However, the streaming service does have a popular lineup of exclusive original series, including the multiple-timeline and decade-spanning Yellowstone franchise. In September 2024, some of...

AMC kicks off this year’s FearFest celebration on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, and the network has provided us with the full schedule as we anxiously await the month-long marathon.

AMC previews, “As we head into October, don’t miss an all-day John Carpenter marathon on Thursday, October 3rd including Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), Christine, The Thing (1982), They Live, Vampires, and Ghosts of Mars. We’ll be keeping things creepy that week by celebrating A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th anniversary on Friday, October 4th with a marathon that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).

“It’s a Friday the 13th Marathon on Saturday, October 5th including...

Jason Voorhees is heading from Crystal Lake to Paramount+. Beginning next month, the first eight Friday the 13th movies will arrive on the Paramount Global-owned streaming platform.

Considered one of the most successful film franchises of all time, the Friday the 13th series began in 1980 with the release of its eponymous first installment, which followed a group of camp counselors trying to reopen a summer camp called Crystal Lake and being mysteriously stalked and murdered by an unseen killer. The horror film was a box office success and was followed by seven sequels Friday the 13th: Part II, Friday the 13th: Part III, Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter, Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan which were released almost annually between 1981 and 1989. Now,...

A scene from the unique horror movie experience Abruptio features Nope's Jordan Peele in a new clip as fans get their first look at Peele's role in the chilling puppet-filled tale.

Screen Rant recently premiered a new scene from Abruptio, featuring Peele alongside Buffy the Vampire Slayer's James Marsters, who leads the star-studded cast of the thrilling horror film. The movie is the first horror feature to tell its story using striking, realistic, life-sized puppets throughout the entirety of the film. Abruptio is written and directed by Evan Marlowe, produced by Kerry Marlowe, and by Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz via Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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Two of the biggest names in horror come together for a blood-soaked experience aboard the Hayride to Hell from Breaking Glass Pictures.

In the Abruptio clip, Peele's character, Danny, is seen playing a...

Fan-favorite Friday the 13th star Kane Hodder and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Bill Moseley unite for a new holiday horror experience.

Breaking Glass Pictures' latest horror-comedy, Hayride to Hell, recently unveiled its first full trailer on YouTube. The film follows the brutal one-man crusade led by Moseley's Farmer Sam against the cold, calculating community members who are out to steal his land. Hayride to Hell stars Hodder as Sheriff Jubel, with Graham Wolfe portraying Deputy Dermot Nixler. The film also features appearances by Shelby Hightower, Chris James Boylan, Allyson Malandra, Brooke Stacy Mills, and Denise Parella.

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Directed by Dan Lantz, Hayride to Hell had its premiere at the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania back in 2022 and was lauded by audiences in attendance.

It’s not often that we get time to speak with figures from the golden age of horror, so when we do, we can’t help but get carried away. Today, we have the distinct pleasure of presenting an exclusive interview with a beloved icon of the genre, Lauren-Marie Taylor. Best known for her unforgettable role as Vickie in the cult classic Friday the 13th Part 2, Taylor has etched her name into the annals of horror history by being part of one of the most important slashers of the 80s.

More recently, she has made a return to horror in the critically acclaimed film, In a Violent Nature, which hit UK screens just last week. Taylor’s return to the genre has rekindled the interest and excitement of classic horror fans from all over. We were lucky enough to get an extensive slot of time with Lauren-Marie – and too much...

It’s Friday the 13th, that special time of the year when flights are cheaper (thanks to our collective stupidity) and everybody celebrates the murderous exploits of Jason Voorhees. The iconic slasher first showed up, albeit very briefly, in 1980’s Friday the 13th, before later taking Manhattan, and eventually journeying to outer space, where he went on a Holodeck killing spree.

In addition to the roughly 5,000 Friday the 13th movies, Jason has also occasionally popped up here in the real world — not to disembowel horny camp counselors, but to sell stuff, like the time he visited his local RadioShack.

But no doubt the most famous of Jason’s promotional appearances was the time he guested on The Arsenio Hall Show. Yes, back on July 28, 1989, the late-night host welcomed Bo Derek, Ursula Andress and an axe-wielding undead monster.

Remaining in character for the entire interview, Jason didn’t say a word.

It’s a Friday the 13th treat. Shudder announced today a supersized “Season of Screams” programming event kicking off today, Friday the 13th, and featuring an epic lineup of new film releases, series, specials and live watch parties on Shudder TV.

The three-month celebration of the best in horror will also bring back an all-new Ghoul Log, Shudder’s popular Halloween Hotline for those in need of horror movie recommendations from Shudder’s Head of Programming Samuel Zimmerman, and spotlight popular horror franchise films from Friday the 13th to Children of the Corn, a press release tells us. Shudder will also feature a special limited-time offer for horror connoisseurs craving scares all year long, with an annual plan available at a 31% discount for the 31 Days of October.

Shudder’s Season of Screams features highly anticipated films such as the acclaimed In A Violent Nature, a new installment in the popular...

Horror fans are spoiled with a Friday the 13th in the middle of spooky season this year. Spirit Halloween has us covered with costumes, apparel, and collectibles to celebrate Jason Voorhees’ big day. Here are 10 highlights:

Welcome to Camp Crystal Lake Sign – $29.99

This replica of Friday the 13th’s Camp Crystal Lake sign may look welcoming, but locals say the place has got a death curse. Do you dare test your luck at Camp Blood? The fiberboard piece measures 20″ high and 20″ wide.

Jason Voorhees Senior Superlatives T Shirt – $21.99

Regardless of where Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood lands on your franchise ranking, Kane Hodder’s first time donning the hockey mask features one of Jason’s best looks. The ghoulish makeup, designed by director John Carl Buechler, handily earns the “Most likely to kill it” superlative on a white tee.

Jason Voorhees Mini Backpack – $59.99

Be the coolest kid at school,...

Another Friday the 13th is upon us, which means it’s time to watch and celebrate the Friday the 13th franchise. Here on Arrow in the Head, we’ve previously talked about the best kills in the Friday the 13th films, and there are some all-time greats in this series. With weapons as varied as bladed implements, liquid nitrogen, and his own bare hands, the legendary Jason Voorhees has made blood spray, eyes pop, and bones shatter, tossed around that dream stalker from Elm Street, and even punched someone’s head clean off their body… But with this article, we wanted to do something different. Going in the opposite direction from the kill celebration, we’ve now compiled a list of what we consider to be the Worst Kills in the Franchise. Check out our picks, then let us know which kills you consider to be the worst by leaving a comment below!

Presented by Paramount Scares, Friday the 13th Week sees Bloody Disgusting heading to Camp Crystal Lake for a series of features that celebrate the Voorhees family and their influence. On Monday, the Halloweenies listed their 13 favorite kills in the franchise, and today, Rachel Reeves looks at other camp-adjacent scares.

When Friday the 13th was released in May 1980, its remarkable financial success poured gasoline on the flickering slasher-genre flames. Already burning solid thanks to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween, these films became touch points for many filmmakers looking to break into the industry or simply stack a few coins. Everything from masks and machetes to final girls and fake-outs quickly became solidified as standard genre tropes. However, it was Friday the 13th that reframed summer camps as prime locations for slasher mayhem and popularized it with others looking to replicate the results.

For those lucky enough to have attended...

It’s impossible to imagine the Friday the 13th franchise without the music of composer Harry Manfredini, whose contributions to the Voorhees saga are as essential as the characters, the gore, and the hockey mask. Manfredini has scored countless horror films in addition to the movies in the Friday franchise, and his next horror movie has been announced this week.

The dark side of wish fulfillment is explored in the upcoming feature-length horror film Wish, which asks the question: How far would you go to have your dreams come true?

The production team has announced the inclusion of legendary composer Harry Manfredini to create the soundtrack for Wish. Read on for more information and find a sneak peek below.

Set in modern-day Florida, Wish follows the story of a struggling female writer who, in her pursuit of success, uncovers a terrifying secret – her friends are making deadly wishes to an evil Djinn.

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The Universal Monsters franchise is one of the most iconic horror movie brands of all time, with the films and their title characters being well-known for decades. Many of these movies had literary origins, with Dracula, Frankenstein and The Invisible Man all based on books. Some members of the group were made for the big screen, and perhaps the most underrated one is now being remade in the same capacity.

Creature from the Black Lagoon is a beautiful and breathtaking movie that's sadly never really gotten its due among its literature-based brethren. It's also lacked in remakes, making the titular "Gill-man" iconic, but not quite as recognizable as other monsters.