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Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise.
May 9, 1980 · Friday the 13th: Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. With Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan. A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Sean S. Cunningham
- 1980-05-09
- The Fear of 13
- Why Is Friday The 13th Unlucky?
- The Thirteen Club
- Friday The 13th in Pop Culture
- What Bad Things Happened on Friday 13th?
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Just like walking under a ladder, crossing paths with a black cator breaking a mirror, many people hold fast to the belief that Friday the 13th brings bad luck. Though it’s uncertain exactly when this particular tradition began, negative superstitions have swirled around the number 13 for centuries. While Western cultures have historically associat...
According to biblical tradition, 13 guests attended the Last Supper, held on Maundy Thursday, including Jesus and his 12 apostles (one of whom, Judas, betrayed him). The next day, of course, was Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. The seating arrangement at the Last Supper is believed to have given rise to a longstanding Christiansuperstiti...
In the late-19th century, a New Yorker named Captain William Fowler (1827-1897) sought to remove the enduring stigma surrounding the number 13—and particularly the unwritten rule about not having 13 guests at a dinner table—by founding an exclusive society called the Thirteen Club. The group dined regularly on the 13th day of the month in room 13 o...
An important milestone in the history of the Friday the 13th legend in particular (not just the number 13) occurred in 1907, with the publication of the novel Friday, the Thirteenthwritten by Thomas William Lawson. The book told the story of a New York Citystockbroker who plays on superstitions about the date to create chaos on Wall Street, and mak...
On Friday, October 13, 1307, officers of King Philip IV of France arrested hundreds of the Knights Templar, a powerful religious and military orderformed in the 12th century for the defense of the Holy Land. Imprisoned on charges of various illegal behaviors (but really because the king wanted access to their financial resources), many Templars wer...
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Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year.
- Friday the 13th (1980) There is a certain campy (no pun intended) charm to watching the original Friday the 13th. This tale of a mysterious killer taking out horny teens one by one seems downright quaint decades after it came out in 1980.
- Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981) If you haven't streamed the series in a while, you may be surprised by how long it takes for the central villain to become a fully-formed horror icon.
- Friday the 13th: Part III (1982) Though Jason's hockey mask is one of the more iconic slasher images in horror history, we don't actually see it on screen until the third film.
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Depending on who you ask, some gorehounds insist that Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is as good as the franchise ever got.
Countless teens have met gruesome deaths over the course of the series' 12 films, racking up a loyal fanbase and establishing one of the most enduring horror icons in the process. Highest Rated ...
Feb 13, 2009 · Friday the 13th: Directed by Marcus Nispel. With Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle. A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.
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