As proof that any movie — regardless of genre, storyline, or budget — has room for a dance number, check out this dance scene that I love from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter!
Tag Archives: Friday the 13th
4 Shots From 4 Horror Films: October 15th
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More 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!
4 Shots From 4 Horror Movies
Friday the 13th (1980, dir by Sean S. Cunningham, DP: Barry Abrams)
Friday the 13th Part II (1981, dir by Steve Miner, DP: Peter Stein)
Friday the 13th 3D (1983, dir by Steve Miner, DP: Gerald Feil)
Friday the 13th A New Beginning (1985, dir by Danny Stienmann, DP: Stephen L. Posey)
4 Shots From 4 Horror Films: October 12th
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More 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!
4 Shots From 4 Horror Films
Diliverance (1972,dir by John Boorman, DP: Vilmos Zsigmond)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977, dir by Wes Craven, DP: Eric Saarinen)
Friday the 13th (1980, dir by Sean S. Cunningham, DP: Barry Abrams)
Without Warning (1980, dir by Greydon Clark, DP: Dean Cundey)
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Kevin Bacon Edition
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!
Today is the birthday of everyone’s favorite, hard-working character actor, Kevin Bacon! And that means that it’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Films
Friday the 13th (1980, dir by Sean S. Cunningham)
Quicksilver (1986, dir by Thomas Michael Donnelly)
JFK (1991, dir by Oliver Stone)
X-Men: First Class (2011, dir by Matthew Vaughn)
Yay! You survived Friday the 13th!
Congratulations!
Depending on where you live, Friday the 13th is either over or nearly over! And, if you’re reading this, you survived!!!!!
Obviously, you listened to Crazy Ralph and you did not have sex, smoke weed, skinny dip, go out at night, take a boat trip to Manhattan, go into space, go to sleep, go out for firewood, ask any strange people if they needed help, go looking for your friends, strip down to your underwear so you could go run around in the rain, or have any fun whatsoever!
In other words, today was a boring day for you! But you survived!
In honor of your survival, here’s the end theme from Friday the 13th. This was composed by Harry Manfredini and, believe it or not, it’s actually a rather beautiful piece of music. So, celebrate your survival by listening.
And be prepared to make up for lost time on Saturday the 14th! Be bad…be very bad….
Song of the Day: Theme From Friday the 13th by Harry Manfredini
Some songs need no introduction.
kill kill kill …. jason jason….
Stay out of the woods!
Scenes That I Love: Amy Steel Confuses Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part II!
Since today is the second Friday the 13th of 2026, it only seems appropriate that today’s scene that I love comes from Friday the 13th Part II. In this scene, Ginny (Amy Steel) 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.
Happy Friday the 13th From The Shattered Lens
Happy Friday the 13th!
Today is the second Friday the 13th of 2026! (We’ve got another one coming up in November.) Some people consider Friday the 13th to be unlucky but those people have obviously never been the only “good girl” at a weekend party up at Camp Crystal Lake. Ask any of them and they can tell you just how lucky Friday the 13th can be.
To our readers who are currently struggling today, we make the following suggestion: Sit back and enjoy the antics of those fun-loving kids up at Camp Crystal Lake. It’s a lot safer to watch them than to be them!
In fact, in case you need help picking which movie to watch, I have reviewed every single Friday the 13th! here on the Shattered Lens! I personally recommend that you watch parts 1, 2, and 4 but it’s totally up to you! Here’s some links to my reviews:
Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th Part VII: A New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday
Friday the 13th: The Pointless Remake
And then be sure to check out: 12 Thing You May Not Have Known About Friday the 13th and my review of Camp Crystal Lake Memories!
The world will still be here when you get back, I promise. Tonight, I will be hosting #FridayNightFlix and I’ll be showing a classic Charles Bronson film to everyone who survives the day. The details will be posted soon. (In about 15 minutes, in fact….)
Happy Friday the 13th everyone!
Scenes That I Love: Jason Emerges From The Lake In Friday the 13th
In 1980, when director Sean S. Cunningham offered Ari Lehman a role in his new movie, he asked only one question. “Can you swim?”
At the age of 14, Ari appeared in Friday the 13th. He didn’t get much screen time but his performance and appearance as the young Jason Voorhees created a moment of fright that lives on today.
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Friday The 13th Edition
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.
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. Actually, I think you could argue that’s a part of the enduring charm of the series. 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 Part II (1981, dir by Steve Miner)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984, dir by Joseph Zito)
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:
- Friday the 13th
- Friday the 13th Part 2
- Friday the 13th Part 3
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives!
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
- Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday
- Jason X
- Freddy vs. Jason
- Friday the 13th: The Reboot
- A Few Final Thoughts on the Friday the 13th Franchise
Happy Friday the 13th everyone!
