The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 13, 2015

Director McLoughlin tries something new for the Friday the 13th franchise; he makes Jason Lives a monster movie. A really bland, not even slightly creepy and only once surprising, monster movie. It’s not notable for it failing to be a good monster movie, it’s notable because McLoughlin&   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 13, 2015

Someone–whether it be the writers, director, producers, studio, composer, whoever–someone tried really hard to make Friday the 13th: A New Beginning a comedy. It fails miserably, but the attempt is interesting if not admirable. Wait, it’s not because of the composer; Harry Manfred   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 13, 2015

An audiovisual essay about Danny Steinmann’s 1985 film, “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning,” produced by Timothy Silver for Paramount Pictures.   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on May 13, 2015

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter never tries to be scary. It tries to be gory… but not too gory. It saves the biggest gore moment for the last, when any number of the other ones throughout the film would’ve given Tom Savini better material. It’s supposed to be gory,...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on May 13, 2015

An audiovisual essay about Joseph Zito’s 1984 film, “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,” produced by Frank Mancuso Jr. for Paramount Pictures.   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on April 13, 2015

Friday the 13th Part III is shockingly inept. Director Miner has a number of bad habits, some related to the film being done in 3-D, some just with how he composes the widescreen frame. Miner favors either action in the center of the frame or on the left. The right...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on March 13, 2015

When director Miner finally does a decent sequence in Friday the 13th Part 2, it comes as something of a surprise. Amy Steel is on the run from the masked killer and, even though it’s stupid, it’s somewhat effective. Steel probably gives the film’s best performance (she’s st   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on March 13, 2015

This has pretty much become my default post for Friday the 13th. We actually have three of them this year, and for some reason I missed last month. So just remember, not all good luck charms are lucky, as the unfortunate Nikki learned in The Killing (1956). Let this be...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on February 13, 2015

There’s nothing wonderfully terrible about Friday the 13th. It’s not like any of the cast are bad in funny ways, not even Betsy Palmer who’s doing inept histrionics. Are any of the cast members good? Not really. Some are better than others. Kevin Bacon’s probably the most us   read more

Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on June 13, 2014

Before there was Suspense Radio and before Inner Sanctum Mysteries was conceived it was Lights Out, a horror-based radio series that ran from 1934 through 1947.  I’ve heard many of these episodes through the years, but never – I confess – with the lights out.  These shows are very   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on June 13, 2014

It’s Friday the 13th and a full moon tonight. Wishing you all the very best of luck. Keep in mind, though, that even the most potent good luck symbols can sometimes bring the complete opposite result… Be careful out there. Fill in your details below or click an icon to...   read more