With Friday the 13th, it's better to fully check your brain at the door...especially with Friday the 13th Part 2.

From the 1980 original to the 2009 remake, these are the Friday the 13th movies, ranked by on-screen kill count.

But so many years later, Friday the 13th Part 2 feels almost like its own scrappy reboot. Jesse Hassenger ( @rockmarooned ) is a writer living in Brooklyn. He’s a regular contributor to The A.V ...

But so many years later, Friday the 13th Part 2 feels almost like its own scrappy reboot. Jesse Hassenger ( @rockmarooned ) is a writer living in Brooklyn. He’s a regular contributor to The A.V ...

Watch the 'Friday the 13th Part VI' Trailer Then there’s Jason, who was initially played by stuntman Dan Bradley before being swapped for former marine C.J. Graham.

Viewed in 2015, Friday the 13th Part III is an under-sung camp classic — cornier and goofier than either of its predecessors. In a strange way, it was also influential.

Friday the 13th Part 2 is a franchise caught mid-transformation. For all the elements cribbed from the first movie, you can see the early indications of what the slasher series will eventually become.

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is a mixed bag, as for everything good, there is something bad. It is at times engaging, but at other times tedious.

Following in Part III's footsteps, there came Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (13 April 1984), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (13 May 1988), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (13 ...

Felsher talks about the problem as well: “The Friday The 13th series became a whipping boy, and from part five to part eight, sequences are just gone. I think they missed the point.