Friday the 13th is one of the most iconic slasher franchises of all time and was a staple of 1980s horror cinema and its latest sequel ‘Friday the 13th: The Awakening’ is releasing today but where?
Friday the 13th: The Awakening will be released on, you guessed it Friday 13th October. The feature-length film will be released on YouTube and will be free to watch. Two versions will be released – one rated R and another rated M.
The Awakening will follow Brock Williams, from the Evil Dead franchise, as he researches the legend of Jason Voorhees – the film will also feature Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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How many films are there in the Friday the 13th franchise?
There are 12 films currently released in the Friday the 13th franchise, released between 1980 and 2009. Despite one film being called ‘The Final Chapter’, and another ‘The Final Friday’, the series has continued to evolve – or degenerate – depending on your point of view.
These are the films from the franchise in order of release:
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
- Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
- Jason X (2001)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- Friday the 13th (2009)
