In Thomas W. Lawson’s sensational 1907 novel, “Friday, the 13th,” the fear of the date is amplified when a broker takes advantage of the superstition to create Wall Street panic.

4. The first specific written reference to Friday the 13th as an unlucky day was in an early-20th century novel by Thomas W. Lawson, called Friday, the 13th. Ironically, a ship named after Lawson ...

The Friday the 13th movie franchise has been popular since its debut in 1980. The films in the series have earned more than $380 million at the box office worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo .

It’s Friday the 13th in October, the spookiest month of all. The superstition that the date is unlucky is widespread in Western culture. It has inspired a horror movie franchise , a novel and ...

Thomas W. Lawson published a novel called “Friday the Thirteenth” about a stockbroker who capitalized on the superstition of Friday the 13th and crashed the stock market on the infamous day.

What's more eerie than a Friday the 13th in October? That's right, the second Friday the 13th of 2023 lands in October. This match up has only happened three other times since 2000, with the last ...

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The Friday the 13th movie franchise has been popular since its debut in 1980. The films in the series have earned more than $380 million at the box office worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo .