Unlike most Fridays, a Friday that falls on the 13th is considered unlucky in most of Western mythology. While the belief may have originated in the West, it was globally popularised through film, particularly the “Friday the 13th” franchise.
“Friday the 13th” is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise.
The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff.
Decades later, the lake is rumoured to be “cursed” and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings.
The 12 films are as follows in chronological 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)
