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Posts Tagged Friday The 13th

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February 26, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Marketing Genius of Friday The 13th

Most of the Friday the 13th movies don’t take place on Friday. It is not the 13th. And Jason is not the killer to begin with. Also, he doesn’t find his ‘look’ until the third film. That’s when he gets his hockey mask. Later in the series they will blast him into other bodies – for […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Brand, Friday The 13th, Horror, Horror Movie, Jason, Jason Vorhees, Marketing, The Marketing Genius of Friday The 13th, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Ben Living: Crystal Lake Tapes vol. 1

Ben Living Crystal Lake Tapes vol. 1 Earthship Records Drummer, producer, remixer and – crucially – horror movie fanatic, Ben Living takes snippets from the theme tunes and dialogue from the movies he loves and bends them to fit into new shapes; basically cut’n’paste instrumental hip-hop. Previously he took the music and dialogue from the […]
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July 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Case Study In Genius Branding

Most of the Friday the 13th movies don’t take place on Friday. It isn’t the 13th. And Jason is not the killer to begin with – he also doesn’t find his look until the third film. That’s when he gets his hockey mask. Later in the series they will blast him into other bodies – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 13th, Case Study In Genius Branding, Friday, Friday The 13th, Horror, Horror Movie, Jason, Poem, Poem: Case Study In Genius Branding ·

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July 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 21: Friday The 13th Part Two

I’ve been watching the Friday the 13th horror franchise again. I’ve pretty much decided it’s my favourite horror franchise. Not the best, understand – just my favourite. I can always watch a Friday film. I have to work myself up to get in the mood to deal with the second half of the Halloween franchise; […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Film, Franchise, Friday, Friday The 13 Part Two, Friday The 13th, Horror, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Jason, Jason Vorhees, Movie, Movies, Movies of My Life, Movies of My Life # 21, Movies of My Life # 21: Friday The 13th Part Two, Mrs Vorhees, Sequel, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: My Favourite Kill of All Is Mrs. Vorhees’ Head Being Chopped Off In Slow-Motion

Betsy Palmer collected bit-parts, replaced Lauren Bacall in a play one year, same deal with Ellen Burstyn about a decade later. She’d been on game shows and in some B-movies. She’s got another great footnote in her CV – she dated James Dean. But the last impression of her on the screen is the best. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Alice, Betsy Palmer, Final Girl, Friday The 13th, Horror Movie, Jason, Jason Vorhees, My Favourite Kill of All Is Mrs. Vorhees’ Head Being Chopped Off In Slow-Motion, Poem, Poem: My Favourite Kill of All Is Mrs. Vorhees’ Head Being Chopped Off In Slow-Motion ·

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September 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Horror Movie Scores: Some Favourites

On a big horror kick right now. I feel like I have been on a big horror movie kick since I was 13. That’s when I conquered any fear of being frightened by overdosing on horror films. The good, the bad, the ugly. Now I’m catching up on some classics I haven’t seen – or […]
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March 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Getting Ready For Freddy

A Nightmare On Elm Street was the one that cured me from getting scared – or worried at all – by horror films. The entire franchise, I mean. Not just the first film. But certainly the first four are the ones I adore. Well, number two is a bit shit (sorry!) But it gets a […]
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February 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: I Used To Be Scared of Horror Films So I Watched Every Single One From The Local Video Store And Now I’m Cured

When I was a kid a rather stupid movie had a deep impact on me. It’s called Alligator. It’s from about 1980 – and I reckon we saw it just a few years after that. And in it, a pet alligator gets flushed down the loo. It ends up in the sewer where the bodies […]
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May 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1379

Pino Donaggio, The Howling [OST] (1981) The music from The Howling has long been one of my favourites; it does what I want from a horror-film soundtrack – chiefly: scares the shit out of me. The film was one of a handful I was profoundly affected by as a youngster. I was traumatised by a […]
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