“Few have seen him and lived, some have even tried to stop him- no one can.” These are the words spoken in the brief narrative recap of the series. The refresher course opening gives us snippets of the prior films before “Friday the 13th Part VII: New Blood” attempts to gear… Read More Friday Night Frights-‘Friday the 13th Part VII: New Blood’
Usually when the third entry into a franchise is being developed the filmmakers scratch their heads as they attempt to either reinvent the series or go the larger than life approach. Interestingly enough, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” is an amalgamation of both; we get higher production… Read More Friday Night Frights ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’
As the 6th film in the franchise, “Jason Lives” doesn’t beat around the bush as it understands what the audience expects and needs. The film wastes no time dropping us into an eerie environment of a cemetery deep into the night. Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis returns to the… Read More Friday Night Frights ‘Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’
Like any ongoing franchise, the “Friday the 13th” series was beginning to fall into a repetitive narrative. The filmmakers behind “Friday the 13th part V: A New Beginning” seemed to noticed this as they went for a different take on the slasher. Instead of solely focusing on a killer with no… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning’
The fact that the Nightmare franchise tackles the usage of dreams undoubtedly creates moments of audiences scratching their heads as they attempt to distinguish reality from fantasy. That is exactly what happened at the end of “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. The mind trickery continues with the second installment “Freddy’s Revenge”… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge’
*Spoilers present within the review* Originally set as the bookend to the series, “Friday the 13th: Part IV- The Final Chapter” begins with a rundown of the prior three films; working as a refresher course to the events leading up to the present. While I can’t say the acting and… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘Friday the 13th: Part IV- The Final Chapter’
Even before “Freddy vs. Jason” hit the big screen, the two icons were rivals within the horror genre. Their franchises spanned several decades, but it was the ’80s when they both emerged. It’s hard to not think of Freddy Krueger when talking about Jason Voorhees, and vice versa. Out… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
With the box office success of “Friday the 13th”, it was a surprise to no one that Paramount quickly started filming the follow-up sequel. Released a year after its predecessor, “Friday the 13th: Part II” attempted to strike gold once more. Following the events of the first, another… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘Friday the 13th: Part II’
*Spoilers may be present within the review* After the unsolved murders of two counselors dead, Camp Crystal Lake was forced to close its cabin doors. Legends of the location have left many locals avoiding the site until two decades later when the camp begins its refurbishment from outsiders. Oblivious to the… Read More Friday Night Frights: ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)
I’ve spent the last few weeks trying to come up with a new series for Wilhelm Screeners that would not only get me back into writing more frequently but produce content that is dedicated to film lovers. In the end, I decided to put my effort on something that truly captures one of my lifelong… Read More Friday Night Frights: A Brief Introduction
