It’s been a long road but it appears we’re heading toward some sort of closure in regards to the Friday the 13th rights battle. Friday the 13th Part 3 star and entertainment lawyer Larry Zerner has been keeping fans updated on the progress of the messy legal battle over the franchise’s rights that’s pitted Sean Cunningham/Horror Inc. […]
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The Surprising Connection Between Slashers & Superheroes
In complete silence, a masked figure takes down a young group of delinquents using elaborately choreographed violence as the audience gasps and cheers. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this is an excerpt from the latest Batman movie, but it could just as easily be a scene from any number of sleazy Slasher flicks. They […]
Amazon’s #CyberMonday Deals on Horror Movies Include ‘Halloween III’ 4K and ‘Friday the 13th’ Steelbook Collection
It’s once again Cyber Monday, which means you’ll be finding all kinds of special Black Friday-type deals all across the internet today. Of course, Amazon is always one of the top retailers taking part in Cyber Monday every year, and this year is no different. Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals are now live, including deals that are […]
Scream Factory is Running a Massive Box Set Sale Including ‘Friday the 13th’ and ‘Critters’!
Thanksgiving Week is one of the best times of the year to score excellent deals on horror movies, and Scream Factory is offering a sale of their own for the next week. Announced and launched today, Scream Factory has put a handful of their box sets on sale, and the sale will be running until […]
[Video] Fans Take to ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ to Create Machinima Film ‘Friday The 13th: ReAwakening’
Obviously, everyone’s frustrated with ongoing saga that is the Friday The 13th rights issue between Victor Miller and Sean Cunningham. John recently did a nice recap of the events, which still have yet to see a definitive resolution. As always, it’s the fans coming to the rescue with their own films. We had Here Comes […]
‘Jason Meets The Wolfman’ – Concept Trailer from the ‘Never Hike Alone’ Team Imagines a Retro Mashup [Video]
As a special Halloween treat, the team behind the incredibly popular Friday the 13th fan film Never Hike Alone put together a fun little retro-style mashup with Jason Meets the Wolfman, a concept trailer that imagines the two horror icons battling back in the 1940s! Womp Stomp Films explains, “Jason Meets The Wolfman is a […]
‘Friday the 13th’ Fan Film Sequel ‘Here Comes the Night: Part 2’ Available Now! [Video]
The trailer for Here Comes the Night: Part 2, the sequel to 2019’s Friday the 13th fan film Here Comes the Night was released earlier this month and now the full 25-minute-long short film is available on YouTube today. Produced by Jason Kays and directed by Tim McCormack, Here Comes the Night: Part 2 showcases some ’80s VHS cheese, […]
Unauthorized Terrors: A History and Defense of Horror Fan Films
From in-depth analysis to casual appreciation, there’s no wrong way to engage with art. However, some fans go the extra mile when demonstrating their love for certain franchises and characters by incorporating them into fanfiction. While these unauthorized stories are usually limited to the written word, a surprising number of die-hard fans are willing to […]
Wednesday the 13th: SYFY Airing a ‘Friday the 13th’ Franchise Marathon This Wednesday
Tomorrow is Wednesday the 13th, and though that’s not really a thing that means anything, SYFY has decided to make the day extra special with a, well, Friday the 13th marathon! SYFY will be airing the Friday the 13th movies all day long on Wednesday, October 13th, and the marathon will also feature sneak peeks […]
‘Friday the 13th’ Fan Film Sequel ‘Here Comes the Night: Part II’ Gets a Trailer
Two years ago, Tim McCormack released his Friday the 13th fan film Here Comes the Night and now it’s time for the sequel! In advance of the film’s premiere on October 29th, a trailer has been released for the short film, which sees another group of unlucky travelers cross paths with a hockey-masked psychopath in the woods. […]
‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter Victor Miller Wins Copyright Termination Appeal to Reclaim Domestic Rights
We’ve been waiting two years now for an update on the next step in the Friday the 13th legal battle that has been raging on for several years now, and we finally have one today. But first, since it’s been a minute, a brief little recap of the situation… Ever since a judge ruled back […]
’13 Fanboy’: The Killer is Targeting Stars of the ‘Friday the 13th’ Franchise in Upcoming Movie [Trailer]
Back in 1985, Deborah Voorhees (yes, that’s her real name) played the role of Tina in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, and Voorhees is now taking it upon herself to return to the world of Friday the 13th (sort of) with the film 13 Fanboy, which she has directed. Essentially, it’s a meta slasher, centered on stars of the Friday the 13th franchise […]
‘Never Hike Alone 2’: Womp Stomp Films Planning a Feature Length Sequel to the ‘Friday the 13th’ Fan Film
Womp Stomp Films and director Vincente DiSanti made Friday the 13th fans very happy back in 2017 with the fan film Never Hike Alone, a 50-minute short that took us back to Camp Crystal Lake for more murder and mayhem at the hands of Jason Voorhees. More recently, a prequel titled Never Hike in the […]
Vans Launching a Collection of Shoes Inspired By Horror Films Including ‘Elm Street’ and ‘Friday the 13th’!
Vans has taken to social media today to tease the Vans x Horror collection, a collection of spooky shoes for the Halloween season that are each inspired by classic horror films! The brief teaser video for “Horror Vans” that has been shared this afternoon gives us a sneak peek first-look at shoes based on the […]
Season 3 of Netflix’s “The Movies That Made Us” Will Spotlight ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ and ‘Friday the 13th’
The first two seasons of Netflix’s mini-doc series “The Movies That Made Us” went behind the scenes of classics including Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, Ghostbusters, and Die Hard, and we’ve learned today that the upcoming third season is going to be a horror-heavy offering that’ll arrive on Netflix just in time […]