Friday the 13th is one of those film franchises that serves a perfect case study for creative evolution and saturation of the genre. It also makes for an awesome late-night movie marathon whose final entries leave you smiling instead of grimacing. The game version is also pretty fun, where eight players have to either fight or take flight in order …
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Jason Voorhees has finally met his match. It’s not Freddy Krueger. It’s not a sale on hockey masks. It’s the most horrifying monster that a machete maniac can possibly face: Legal red tape.
With over 180 kills to his name alone, Jason Voorhees is to horror what Superman is to comic books. He’s relentless, unstoppable and he always finds a way to back from beyond the grave. Here’s a look at some of Jason’s best kills in no particular order, from across the Friday the 13th series.
Friday the 13th continues to take small steps towards perfection in the art of killing those damn teenagers. More content is on the way soon though, as Jason looks to get his hands even dirtier with new single-player content.
You think Freddy Krueger was a challenge for the Camp Crystal Lake killer known as Jason Voorhees? Well the infamously mute murderer almost faced a far more diabolical foe: The incredibly overrated duo of Cheech and Chong. Bafflingly loved by stoners for some reason that might lend credence to the idea that a whiff of the good giggles green stuff, A Friday the 13th movie featuring the pair of loco weed advocates was at one stage considered.
Jason Voorhees wasn't always an unstoppable killer, but there was a supernatural power at work that kept the Camp Crystal Lake killer from staying dead for long. How was this possible? The answer lies within another film franchise...
Who really "won" the main event of Freddy vs Jason? The Springwood Slasher? Mama Voorhees' hydrophobic baby boy? I think we all know that Fred Krueger walked away with a clean victory in that classic film.
Accidents catch people off guard. One second you are fine; the next, you are …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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