Friday the 13th & the Revolution of the Slasher Genre
🖤 AIAIAI!!! Friday the 13th didn’t just show up—it redefined horror!!! You think of slasher films, you think of Jason and Camp Crystal Lake!!! The franchise set the bar high, with a perfect mix of low-budget vibes and creative kills!!! Here’s why it’s ICONIC:
A disturbing image of Pamela Voorhees' decapitated head sitting on an altar surrounded by lit candles in a shrine-like setup from Friday the 13th: Part 2. The scene is creepy and serves as a reminder of Jason Voorhees' disturbed psyche.
✨ Movie Web points out how Friday the 13th brought a whole new level of violence to the table, leading to a horror boom in the '80s!!! The kills were insane—Kevin Bacon’s arrow-through-the-throat scene, Part IV (1984)’s infamous "crush face" kill in the shower, sleeping bag smash from Part VII (1988), and don’t even get me started on the liquid nitrogen head smash in Jason X (2001)!!! These deaths aren’t just creative, they’re LEGENDARY!!! And the influence? Films like The Burning (1981), Sleepaway Camp (1983), and The Prowler (1981) wouldn’t exist without Friday the 13th’s success!!!
✨ Horror Home Room highlights how the film changed the slasher game with its POV shots. Watching kills from the killer’s perspective??? That was new!!! Before this, killers were distant forces like in Psycho or Halloween. But seeing it from Jason’s eyes??? Now THAT is unsettling!!! It also made us slowly ROOT for Jason, something NO OTHER slasher franchise pulls off!!! We’re not just waiting for the victims to escape—we’re waiting for Jason to DESTROY them!!! 😱
✨ The Week explains how Friday the 13th “accidentally” became the slasher blueprint!!! The formula—teenagers, isolated location, masked killer with no clear motive—turned into the gold standard for years!!! But how did it differ from Halloween (1978) or A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)? I’m glad you asked!!! No one roots for Michael Myers. No one roots for Freddy Krueger. Yet, we root for Jason!!!
A stylized poster of Friday the 13th with a knife dripping blood, emphasizing the classic slasher horror themes. The image is surrounded by a sparkling purple border with "Laura Faritos Show" at the bottom.
⚔️ What’s YOUR favorite element of the Friday the 13th movies??? For me, it’s those jaw-dropping, creative deaths... and the "ki ki ki ki ki ma ma ma ma ma" theme hahaha. Anyway, drop your thoughts in the comments!!!
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📚 References: Friday the 13th (1980), directed by Sean S. Cunningham, Paramount Pictures. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), directed by Joseph Zito, Paramount Pictures. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), directed by John Carl Buechler, Paramount Pictures. Jason X (2001), directed by James Isaac, New Line Cinema. Halloween (1978), directed by John Carpenter, Compass International Pictures. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), directed by Wes Craven, New Line Cinema. The Burning (1981), directed by Tony Maylam, Miramax Films. Sleepaway Camp (1983), directed by Robert Hiltzik, United Film Distribution Company. The Prowler (1981), directed by Joseph Zito, Sandhurst Productions. Melzer, James. "Friday the 13th Revolutionized the Slasher Subgenre," Movie Web, 13 Oct. 2023. Coffeen, Fraser. "The Eyes Behind the Mask: How Friday the 13th Changed POV in Slasher Films," Horror Home Room, n.d. Meslow, Scott. "How Friday the 13th Accidentally Perfected the Slasher Movie," The Week, 8 Jan. 2015.
