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The shortest period that occurs with a Friday the 13th is just one month, from February to March in a common year starting on Thursday (D) (e.g. 2009, 2015 and 2026). On average, there is a Friday the 13th once every 212.35 days. Friday the 13ths occurs with an average frequency of 1.7218 per year or about 3477 since the year 1 CE.
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. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff.
Oct 10, 2017 · Long considered a harbinger of bad luck, Friday the 13th has inspired countless superstitions—as well as a late 19th-century secret society, an early 20th-century novel and a horror film franchise.
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- What is Friday the 13th's origin? It's hard to know the exact origin of the day and when it became thought of as unlucky, but it historians say it could stem from Christianity.
- When is the next Friday the 13th? Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition and takes place at least once a year but can occur up to three times in the same year.
- So what does Friday the 13th mean? According to History.com, Western cultures have "historically associated the number 12 with completeness" – with examples ranging from 12 months in the calendar or 12 days of Christmas, to the 12 gods of Olympus.
- There's a phobia for the day. It's hard to spell. If you are afraid of Friday the 13th, you have a phobia known as Paraskavedekatriaphobia. There's also fancy word for fear of the number 13 – triskaidekaphobia.
- 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.
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Friday the 13th (1980) Starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby. Director: Sean S. Cunningham. Watchlist. If you ever balked at the idea of going to summer camp, chances are Jason ...
Oct 13, 2023 · Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) Five years after the Muppets started it, Jason looks to finish off what they apparently couldn't. Stalking a group of teenagers on a boat to ...
