How did anchorman Winston Knight (played by Gary Frank) manage to commit a murder while, at the same time, appearing on a live news broadcast!? How can anyone be two places at once? Could a cursed antique camera have something to do with it?
Ryan and Micki are on the case in tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th: The Series!
This episode originally aired on May 21st, 1988!
On tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, Ryan’s attempt to live as a member of a cult leads to him being framed by the group’s leader!
This is the second part of the story started in yesterday’s episode. It originally aired on May 14th, 1988.
On tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, it appears that Ryan might be tempted to abandon searching for haunted antique when the quest to find a cursed quilt leads him to a religious cult that has rejected “modern” society.
Honestly, at this point, a religious cult that has rejected social media could probably win over a lot of adherents. However, I think things are a bit more sinister in this case.
Tonight’s episode first aired on May 7th, 1988. Fear not the “To be continued” ending! We’ll have the second part of this story tomorrow night!
Enjoy!
On tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th, a cursed electric chair gives its own the power to shock his enemies.
This episode was written and directed by Rob Hedden, who would later direct Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan!
This episode originally aired on April 23rd, 1988.
Tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th: The Series is considered by many to be one of the best episodes of the series.
In this episode, the antique is a gold compact. It causes men to fall in love with whoever owns it. Unfortunately, the men usually become so obsessive that the owner of the compact has no choice but to kill them. Hey, it happens.
In Vanity’s Mirror, the compact has fallen into the hands of an awkward teenager named Helen, who is poignantly played by Ingrid Veninger. As is often the case with the best horror stories, Helen is as much a victim as a villain.
This episode originally aired on March 5th, 1988.
Tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th: The Series explores what happens when Jack and Chris retrieve an antique but the owner doesn’t feel like letting them have it. This certainly isn’t the scariest episode of Friday the 13th: The Series but I like it because it’s Micki-centric and yes, I totally relate to Micki.
This episode originally aired on February 27th, 1988!
On tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, Micki and Ryan go back to Victorian-era London and deal with a vampire.
Who doesn’t like a good vampire story?
This episode originally aired on February 20th, 1988.
Tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th is all about fake faith healers but, even more importantly, it was directd by none other than David Cronenberg!
Be sure to keep an eye out for Robert Silverman, a Cronenberg regular who had important roles in The Brood and Scanners and who has appeared in a host of other Cronenberg films over the years. He also appeared in Prom Night, playing the creepy janitor who is briefly used as a red herring before the identity of the real murdere is revealed.
This episode originally aired on February 13th, 1988. (Originally, I got excited when I saw that date but, checking with a calendar, I saw that this show aired on a Saturday the 13th and not an actual Friday the 13th.) Unfortunately, due to budget cuts after the show’s first season, Cronenberg would be Friday the 13th‘s last celebrity director.
(Cronenberg would, however, go on to appear in Jason X.)
Tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th The Series finds Micki and Ryan tracking down a cursed scarecrow. The scarecrow guarantees a good crop but only after three people have had their heads chopped off. AGCK!
Listen, folks, scarecrows are scary enough even when they aren’t chopping off people’s heads. I’ve lived around farms. Scarecrows are scary as Hell!
Enjoy!
On tonight’s episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, Ryan is convinced that an old comic book monster has come to life and is now killing people! Could it all be connected to a cursed pen that was sold to the creator of the comic book?
Watch and find out!
Tonight’s special guest star is Ray Walston, who played embittered comic book creator Jay Star. From what I’ve recently learned about how the comic book industry treats its artists and writers, I can’t really blame him for being bitter.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 