Horror Scenes I Love: Friday the 13th Part II


Today is a significant day for fans of Friday the 13th Part II.  Today is the birthday of both Warrington Gillette and Tom McBride.  Gillette was one of two actors to play Jason Voorhees in that film (he plays Jason without the mask while stuntman Steve Daskewisz played Jason whenever he was wearing a mask) and he is 65 years old today.  Tom McBride, who passed away in 1995, played Mark, whose death was one of the films most shocking moments.  Today, he would have been 72 years old.

Today’s scene that I love comes from Friday the 13th Part II, which I think is a genuinely underrated horror film.  Whenever I see this scene, I roll my eyes at Vicki (Lauren-Marie Taylor) running outside in her underwear just to look for something in her car but then I remember all of the times that I’ve done the exact same thing and I realize that I probably wouldn’t survive a horror film.

Scenes That I Love: Amy Steel Confuses Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part II!


Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Amy Steel, the actress who played Ginny, the strongest and most resourceful of all of the final girls to appear in the Friday the 13th franchise.  Whenever I watch any of the Friday the 13th films, I always like to think that I would be Part 2’s Ginny, though I know, deep down, I would actually probably more likely be Part One’s Marci, getting stuck outside the rain in my underwear and somehow not hearing someone stepping up behind me with an axe.

Today’s scene that I love comes from Friday the 13th Part II.  In this scene, Ginny proves herself to be the only camp counselor in history to be smart enough to confuse a backwoods vagrant who wears a flour bag over his head.  This scene is one of the reasons why Ginny is one of the franchise’s most popular characters.

4 Shots From 4 Steve Miner Films: Friday the 13th Part II, House, Lake Placid, Day of the Dead


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 lets the visuals do the talking!

This October, we’re using this feature to recognize and honor some of our favorite horror directors!  Today, we honor the one and only Steve Miner!

4 Shots from 4 Films

Friday the 13th Part II (1981, dir by Steve Miner)

House (1985, dir by Steve Miner)

Lake Placid (1999, dir by Steve Miner)

Day of the Dead (2008, dir by Steve Miner)