Friday the 13th occurs at least once a year and sometimes up to three times a year. It only happens once in 2025 — today, June 13 — but there will be three Friday the 13ths in 2026.

Friday the 13th is seen as unlucky due to ancient beliefs. In Norse mythology, Loki was the 13th guest at a feast that ended in chaos. Over time, the date became linked with misfortune.

Even so, Friday the 13th continues to draw attention every time it appears on the calendar – as it did twice in 2024, in September and December. In 2015, the rare event occurred three times.

Friday the 13th, Lehman says, is a summer movie at its core ... Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie ... Ghost and Ice Nine Kills, who ...

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“In the case of Friday the 13th, this taboo derives from the Christian story of the Last Supper,” said Phillips Stevens Jr., an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Buffalo.

Horror Nights visitors will return to Camp Crystal Lake where the gruesome legend of the machete-wielding slasher Jason Voorhees was born when the new Friday the 13th maze comes to the annual ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WGN) — Halloween comes early this Friday the 13th at the infamous Old Joliet Haunted Prison. In celebration of the spooky and superstitious day, the Old Joliet Haunted Prison will ...

BLACKFOOT — A haunted attraction that collects screams in Blackfoot every spooky season is holding a special event this weekend in honor of Friday the 13th. Tom Waters, one of the owners of ...

There’s only one Friday the 13th this year — it’s just days away, with the summer solstice right behind it. It is an off-season cameo of spooky season, which is just months away.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida is kicking off its 34th year in frightfully fabulous style. Just like ...