Belatedly, here’s the trailer for Friday the 13th: Vengeance

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Did y’all know that there’s a new Friday the 13th film coming out?

Well, kind of.

Friday the 13th: Vengeance is a crowdfunded fan-made film that takes place 30 years after the conclusion of Friday the 13th: Jason Lives! It features C.J. Graham, who previously played Jason in Jason Lives, as Elias Voorhees, the father of everyone’s favorite hockey mask-wearing, Oedipal complex-having zombie. When Elias returns to Camp Crystal Lake, people start dying once again. After Tommy Jarvis goes missing, his daughter launches an investigation of her own.

This film is currently in post-production and, if nothing else, it’ll probably be better than the Friday the 13th reboot that was released a few years ago. This trailer was released a while ago but, given the date, today seems like an appropriate time to share it here on the Shattered Lens!

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Friday The 13th Edition

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

Admittedly, the Friday the 13th films aren’t exactly known for being the most visually impressive horror films ever made. That’s especially true of the first 8 films, which were all shot on a low budget and in a hurry. That said, today is Friday the 13th and there’s no way that I, as a lover of the horror genre, couldn’t use the 4 Shots format to pay a little bit of tribute to one of the most successful and influential horror franchises of all time.

So, with that in mind, here are….

4 Shots From 4 Friday the 13th Films

Friday the 13th (1980, dir by Sean S. Cunningham)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984, dir by Joseph Zito)

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986, dir by Tom McLoughlin)

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989, dir by Rob Hedden)

Back in 2012, I reviewed every single film in the Friday the 13th film franchise! It was a lot of fun!

My Friday the 13th reviews:

Happy Friday the 13th everyone!

Happy Friday the 13th From The Shattered Lens!

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Doc Bowman

To all of our readers,

Happy Friday the 13th from the humans and the cats of the Shattered Lens!

Today is a very special day. It’s the first Friday the 13th of 2019! It’s the unluckiest day of the year so take our advice and be careful out there. In fact, maybe don’t go out at all. Are you reading this at work? Well, make up an excuse and go home. Are you reading this at home? Well, get out of there and go some place safer, like maybe work.

Have you broken a mirror today? If yes, it’s time to go into hiding.

Have you knocked on wood? If no, get to knocking.

Have you thrown salt over your shoulder? If yes, please be aware that the effectiveness of salt in warding off evil spirits has been greatly exaggerated.

Today is Friday the 13th so we advise you to either stay inside and watch the movies or maybe go camping and live them for yourself. But, most of all, be careful and enjoy this day!

Maybe it would be safest for you to just spend today exploring this site. We’ve been doing this for nearly ten years and there’s a lot of good reviews to be found in the archives. Go back and read Lisa’s game-changing essay about why she loves grindhouse movies. Or maybe the post that started it all, Arleigh’s review of Avatar.

Happy Friday the 13th everyone!