The only Friday the 13th is year is here. We explain how the superstition came to be and how many more 13th are in your future.

No one really knows where this superstition came from but both the number 13 and Friday have a long history of bringing bad luck. It's the combination of the two that makes the day the most feared...read on to find out more!

The day is usually characterized by the enjoyable (or otherwise) practice of identifying superstitions and bad omens. Or by merely watching an entry from the long-running Paramount slasher series "Friday the 13th.