I remember it fondly. My introduction into the franchise that just wouldn’t quit: Friday the 13th. When I was at the advanced age of 9, my late mother (who was also a fan of horror flicks) took me on her weekly trip to the local newsstand/soda counter (it was a …
Read More »Steve Miner’s ‘Friday The 13th Part 3 3D’ (1982) – Retro Review
In 1982, we were still at the height of the slasher boom period of the horror genre. Bloody murders from boogeymen lurking in the night were commonplace. But Friday The 13th Part 3 wanted to kick things up a notch. For the third installment of the successful Friday the 13th …
Read More »My Top 5 Characters In The ‘Friday the 13th’ Franchise
It’s Friday the 13th again, so I thought it was a good time to talk about my favorite characters of the F13 franchise. Film critics through the years have accused Friday the 13th of having simplistic characters with no depth. Now, I don’t expect any actors from the franchise to …
Read More »How Horror Movies Help Me Cope With Depression
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” –Laurell K. Hamilton Depression has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember, mostly, stemming from the fact that I have Aspergers Syndrome. For most of …
Read More »Higgins Haven Lives Again: Steve Miner’s ‘Friday the 13th: Part 3’ (1982) House To Be Built Again At Filming Location
Back in 2006, someone thought it would be funny to set Friday the 13th Part III’s (1982 – read our retro review here) Higgins Haven house on fire. The guy actually went on a Friday the 13th forum and posted a picture of the house going up in flames after …
Read More »Why ‘Friday The 13th: Part 3’ (1982) Is The Best Of The Franchise
If you’re a Friday the 13th fan as we are here at PopHorror (see past retro articles here and here), you still remember the first F13 movie that introduced you to the franchise. More than likely, your first Friday movie is your all time favorite. For me, Friday the 13th …
Read More »Welcome to Camp Crystal Meth, Where Everyone Scores – ‘Camp Death III in 2D’ Movie Review
If you’re a fan of parodies and ridiculously entertaining, hilariously cheesy dialogue, then Camp Death III in 2D will be your safe haven as it was mine. The acting and delivering of lines is perfectly tongue in cheek with how campy horror movies used to be at the time. You …
Read More »‘Friday the 13th Part 3: The Memoriam Documentary’ – Commemorating a Timeless Classic
Upon receiving the news that Richard Brooker, Jason Voorhees of Friday the 13th Part 3, had passed from a heart attack on April 8, 2013, Sean Richards developed the idea for Friday the 13th Part 3: The Memoriam Documentary. This project would commemorate the film while serving as a tribute …
Read More »Sean Richards’ ‘Friday the 13th Part 3: The Memoriam Documentary’
Within the horror genre, you will be hard-pressed to find someone who has never heard of the iconic machete-wielding killer of the Friday the 13th franchise, Jason Voorhees. Unfortunately, in 2006, the filming location for Friday the 13th Part 3 was destroyed in a fire. Following the death of Richard …
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