Get Behind Me, Jason: A Look At Friday The 13th

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the Friday the 13th franchise into the ol’ VCR. 

I feel like I’ve made a lot of controversial statements on this blog, and I’m about to make another: the Friday the 13th franchise isn’t my favorite. 

Now, before you run off with another counselor and leave me to drown, hear me out. 

I still enjoy the franchise, and I respect it. Any franchise that has appearances from both Kevin Bacon and Crispin Glover is a-okay in my book. Additionally, I’ve made multiple people watch Jason X with me on dates, and I don’t know what that says about me as a person. 

Who knew Jason was a comedian at heart?

Jason’s just never really done it for me like Michael Myers or Ghostface. He doesn’t have the (metaphorical) camp of Freddy or Chucky. He just does his own thing, unless he’s ripped out of hell and forced to cut down every single popular teen star of the early 2000s. 

However, it felt wrong to not throw him a bone when I was doing pieces about the other franchises, let alone the fact that there’s a Friday the 13th in October this year. 

Jason, I salute you, and I feel like we would be the kind of friends who never hang out and only like each other’s posts on Instagram. 🫡

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