After a very long wait, we now have details on a possible new director for Friday The 13th (2015). According to The Wrap, V/H/S co-director (Amateur Night segment) and The Signal (2007) writer and Director David Bruckner is in negotiations to direct the new  film which is being hailed as another reboot.

There is still no official word if the new Friday film will indeed be a found footage, but with Bruckner nearing the Directing gig, it is looking more likely. The new film is slated to be released in theaters on March  13, 2015, produced by Platinum Dunes and distributed by Paramount Pictures. If this deal goes through, look for a rapid pace of news to flow out on the new film!

You can never start preparing for Halloween too early and that's why we thought it would be god to let our readers know that a brand new Friday The 13th replica will be available for this Halloween. Morbid Enterprises specializes in Halloween items and now they have produced a new pic axe replica with a little Friday The 13th styling available starting this August.

The Friday the 13th Pick Axe Prop Replica is a fun recreation of Jason Voorhees' weapon from the horror movies. The pick axe measures 16-inches long and features details like subtle blood stains on the handle and the Friday the 13th movie logo on the axe. The Friday the 13th Pick Axe Prop Replica makes for a great addition to your Halloween costume!

Last month we brought our readers the first part of a new fan web series dedicated to Jason Voorhees and the jolly Holiday of Christmas titled Jason Xmas. The series is being produced by ScaredStiff.tv and they will be releasing the different parts of the web show throughout this year up until Christmas. The series will have Mr. Voorhees spilling red blood all over the clean white snow of the season and now Part 2 of the web series is now live to watch for our readers.

About The Series 
The next "Friday  the 13th" movie gets released in theaters one year from today, but fans don't need to wait a 365 days to see Jason's next outing! Just released today is the first of a ten part mini-series, "Jason Xmas"! In this first episode, Jason invites himself to a family's holiday reunion. The mystery of Jason's latest target will become unveiled as the series continues. A new episode will be released monthly up until the exciting conclusion this upcoming Christmas!" 

Watch Part 2 of the web series below and make sure to visit the web show's Facebook page for more information.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter, one of the most popular films in the franchise. Considered by many to be the bloodiest in the franchise (sans the Director's cut of Jason Goes To Hell), the first Tommy Jarvis tale hit a considerable nerve with Horror fans and is still looked upon today as one of the best the genre has to offer.

The cast, for a change, was made up mostly of actors and actresses that had previous film and television appearances on their resume which helped lend some real credibility to the character interactions on film and the terror that would follow as The Final Chapter progressed. The death scenes were particularly gruesome with not only some fiendishly inventive ways for our carefree teens to die, but the amount of blood allowed to stay on film as well as real tension created for each character's death made for a true Horror event film.

To celebrate this landmark Anniversary, please join us in our Facebook group tonight to discuss the film and everything you associate with your love of The Final Chapter. Start conversations about the film itself, post your favorite memoribilia from the film, or talk about your first experience watching the Jarvis family.

Join us tonight at 8:30 PM Cst and lets celebrate the fourth film in the franchise!

While this building track-list so far has highlighted songs from the series that are of a lower profile and lesser discussed, today’s special anniversary date marking the 30^th birthday of franchise highlight Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter makes it absolutely necessary that we give this record a spin.  Of course, I am talking about Love Is a Lie by Lion.
Lion was a metal ‘80s hairband that rocked out from 1983 to 1989, and the band actually made their recording debut with this song specifically for the flick.  In fact, Lion did not release their first official EP for another two years when Power Love, a six song sampler, was released exclusively in Japan.  Interestingly, the band’s other big moment would come from another film offering in 1986 when they provided the title theme for the animated flick Transformers: The Movie.  The success of that led to their official signing with a label and their first full length offering in 1987 with Dangerous Attraction. The group disbanded in September of 1989, following a drastic fall from a cliff from member Mark Edwards who subsequently suffered a broken neck.  However, members would go on to work with other bands such as White Lion and Whitesnake. Here is the tune in its entirety for your listening:

Now we can’t ignore what makes this tune so memorable in the franchise.  It was of course made iconic by the unique dancing styles of off-beat actor Crispin Glover.  Glover plays Jimmy Mortimer, one of the frisky youths who have come to Camp Crystal Lake to party despite his reputation for being a bit of a dweeb and all around “dead fuck.”  Well, much to the surprise of his friend and tormenter Teddy Bear, Jimmy hits it off with one of the sultry twins they encounter and gets lucky.  The question remains whether it was his slick moves to this Lion tune that sealed the deal, however, Glover revealed in interviews that this track was not what they actually recorded the scene to.  His spastic twists and jerks were actually made on set to the blaring aggression of an AC/DC track, with Lion’s offering being added in post-production.  Regardless, Glover’s dance improvisation provided both comic relief and further character depth to this dorky but loveable character…except to Jason naturally, who rewarded those slick moves with a cleaver to the face!

Join Crystal Lake Memories author and resident Friday The 13th expert Peter Bracke for a 30th Anniversary live commentary this Sunday April 13th. This Sunday marks the 30th Anniversary of Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter, which many fans think is the definitive film in the franchise.

Fans of Friday The 13th truly appreciate when a fellow fan goes out of their way to do something fun as a tribute to the franchise. There have been a lot these types of salutes to Crystal Lake in the past, but now there is a really cool list being created at a tumblr blog depicting every death in the franchise.

If you head over to Friday The 13th: Death Count, you will see a new illustration added each day of one death scene. The scenes are added in chronilogical order and currently our readers can witness up to the end of Friday The 13th Part 3. Take a look at some of the scenes below and let us know what you think of this tribute to the fans.