The Game went dark. The video game translation of the popular slasher franchise let gamers play Jason or one of his victims. It paid brilliant, spot-on homage to its source material, making it a ...

In honor of the first Friday the 13th of 2013 – the second of the year falls in December – here’s a look at some trivia about the only one of the movies filmed in Alabama, Part 7.

Read the first two chapters here: How F riday the 13th accidentally perfected the slasher movie and Friday the 13th Part 2: How a young franchise took its first steps toward creating a horror icon.

The Friday the 13th franchise, like Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street, has featured quite a few stars just shy of their big breaks.