We look at the best kills from the classic slasher series Friday the 13th… In 1980, Sean S. Cunningham released a low budget slasher movie that would become one of the cornerstones of the slasher sub genre. What stared out life as a script which one its actresses called “a piece of sh*t”, became a […]
5 Spooky 8-Bit Games to Give You the Halloween Heebie Jeebies
Andrew Newton presents five 8-bit horror games for Halloween… All Hallow’s Eve is upon us and it’s the time for witches, spooks and monsters to roam freely through the shadows of our streets. What could be more terrifying than venturing out into the cold, dark streets and coming face to face with an evil witch…. […]
Ranking The Ten Most Impactful Slasher Movie Franchises
EJ Moreno ranks the ten biggest slasher franchises… From Halloween to Hellraiser, slashers are a huge part of what makes horror so great. But who is the king of the kills? Which slasher franchise ranks as the best of the best? Below, our host EJ Moreno dives into the ten biggest slasher franchises of all […]
Shout Factory announces 16-disc Friday the 13th Blu-ray box set
Shout Factory has announced an exclusive box set release of the long-running slasher franchise Friday the 13th which includes all twelve movies from the series including Freddy vs. Jason and the 2009 reboot, and is packed with a host of killer special features including brand new promotional material; check out the details below… SEE ALSO: […]
Friday the 13th coming to tabletops with Horror at Camp Crystal Lake board game
The Op Games has announced that it is bringing the Friday the 13th franchise to tabletops for the first ever time with the upcoming release of the new board game. Friday the 13th: Horror at Camp Crystal Lake. Summertime fun is dying out at Camp Crystal Lake, where masked and murderous Jason Voorhees is on […]
Friday the 13th gets a killer 40th anniversary steelbook release
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the release of a limited edition 40th anniversary steelbook Blu-ray for the classic 1980 slasher horror Friday the 13th which hits shelves on May 5th; check out the cover artwork and special feature details below… Originally released on May 9, 1980, FRIDAY THE 13TH captured audiences’ imaginations and permeated our […]
Cinema of 1980: Blockbusters Take Over
Tom Jolliffe looks back at 1980, a key turning point in cinema… After a decade that began with an overwhelming air of pessimist cinema, the end of the 70’s would mark the beginnings of a significant turn around in box office tastes. By 1980 Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were household names. Star Wars, Jaws […]
Gretel & Hansel director would love to make a new Friday the 13th film, but is aware of the current legal issues
Osgood Perkins, director of the upcoming horror film Gretel and Hansel, has stated if he was given the opportunity he would be “thrilled” to make a Friday the 13th film. However, the director is aware of the current legal issues affecting the beloved horror franchise. “There was a time when I was kind of… I made the rounds… […]
Friday The 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition coming to Nintendo Switch in August
The unstoppable killer Jason Voorhees is coming to Nintendo Switch this August with the release of Friday The 13th: The Game Ultimate Slasher Edition, which is packed with single and multiplayer content for the third person survival horror game, including: All DLC and Retail Exclusive Content* – In addition to all previously released DLC – including […]
Exclusive Interview – Kane Hodder on Shed of the Dead, Jason Voorhees, Victor Crowley and more
Ahead of its world premiere at Sci-Fi London, Flickering Myth’s Tom Beasley got the opportunity to chat to genre legend Kane Hodder about his newest film, the zombie comedy horror Shed of the Dead – and naturally, the topic of conversation also turned to some of Kane’s iconic horror roles, such as Friday the 13th’s […]