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Apr 14, 2024 · Are Friday the 13th and Jason Voorhees Based on a True Story? By Timothy Donohoo , Robert Vaux , Ben Hardwick , and Kieran Loughlin. Updated Apr 14, 2024. Friday the 13th's creator denied taking inspiration from real-life events, but a 1960s massacre in Finland bears an eerie resemblance to Voorhees. Quick Links.
- Timothy Donohoo
Sep 10, 2019 · Friday the 13th is one of the first and few horror film series to feature a bait-and-switch killer, as well as a copycat down the line. It also established many of the current slasher movie tropes ...
- Sezin Koehler
Sep 26, 2020 · Friday The 13th: How Jason Voorhees Inspired A Real Serial Killer. By Jennifer Lind-Westbrook. Published Sep 26, 2020. Authorities believe serial killer Peter Moore was influenced by the Friday the 13th films. Moore murdered four men in 1995 using the alter ego Jason.
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Feb 25, 2023 · Kicking off in 1980 with the murderous Pamela Voorhees behind the mask and spawning many sequels in which Jason stepped into the role of an unstoppable killing machine, the "Friday the 13th" film ...
- Sara Century
Oct 13, 2023 · No, ‘Friday the 13th’ is not based on a true story. The makers of the film have repeatedly clarified that there’s no real incident on which it found its origin. Nevertheless, the true inspiration for the film has been attributed to the success of John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher film ‘Halloween,’ which sort of established the genre.
Sep 20, 2023 · The title "Friday the 13th" would prove so iconic that producer Frank Mancuso Jr., who took over the film series with "Friday the 13th Part 2," would use it for a completely unrelated syndicated ...
Nov 20, 2019 · Jason is taken to the morgue in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter which was meant to be the true end for his character. After murdering a nurse and a morgue attendant, Jason makes his way back to Camp Crystal Lake only to be killed, presumably for real this time, by young Tommy Jarvis.
