Now Playing Podcast Presents: The Friday the 13th Retrospective Series

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Camp Crystal Lake is open year-round at Now Playing Podcast. From the scrappy 1980 original through hockey masks, psychic showdowns, Manhattan detours, body-hopping mayhem, a space-bound slasher, and a Nightmare of a crossover, we’re covering every chapter of the Friday the 13th saga. Which films deliver genuine shocks? Which are pure ’80s cheese? And how does the 2009 reboot stack up against the blood-soaked legacy? Join Arnie, Stuart, and Brock as they revisit the kills, the camp counselors, and the ever-growing body count to find out which entries deserve to live… and which should stay buried at the bottom of the lake.

  1. 04/23/2010

    Freddy vs. Jason

    Nightmare on Elm Street Series Episode 8 This is a whole new episode of Now Playing Podcast. No, really, it is! Having already spent time with the strong, silent type during last year’s Friday the 13th retrospective, Now Playing Podcast switches allegiances to the wisecracking dream demon for a fresh look at Freddy vs. Jason. This time the focus is squarely on Freddy Krueger and how this long-awaited crossover fits into the Nightmare on Elm Street legacy. With Robert Englund donning the glove for what would become his final big-screen turn as Freddy, the film pits cunning against brute force in a battle fans had debated for years. But does this clash give Freddy the send-off he deserves, or does sharing the spotlight dilute what made Elm Street special? The hosts examine whether this slasher showdown honors the dream stalker’s legacy or leaves Nightmare fans feeling like the real casualties.

  2. 02/14/2009

    Friday the 13th

    A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

  3. 02/12/2009

    Freddy vs. Jason

    In an attempt to free himself from a state of forgotten limbo, evil dream-demon Freddy Krueger devises a plan to manipulate un-dead mass murderer Jason Voorhees into slicing-and-dicing his way through the teenage population of Springwood. But when the master...

  4. 02/10/2009

    Jason X

    In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled, not to...

  5. 02/06/2009

    Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

    Jason Voorhees, the living, breathing essence of evil, is back for one fierce, final fling! Tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, everyone now assumes that he's finally dead. But everybody assumes wrong. Jason has...

  6. 02/04/2009

    Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

    A group of students on a graduation cruise bound for Manhattan soon realize they've got a stowaway aboard the ship: serial killer Jason Voorhees.

  7. 01/30/2009

    Friday the 13th Part VII – The New Blood

    A young girl who possesses the power of telekinesis accidentally causes her father's death after a family dispute at Crystal Lake. Years later, when a doctor tries to exploit her abilities, her power becomes a hellish curse, and she unwittingly...

  8. 01/28/2009

    Jason Lives – Friday the 13th Part VI

    Determined to finish off the infamous killer Jason Voorhees once and for all, Tommy Jarvis and a friend exhume Jason’s corpse in order to cremate him. Things go awry when Jason is instead resurrected, sparking a new chain of ruthlessly...

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Camp Crystal Lake is open year-round at Now Playing Podcast. From the scrappy 1980 original through hockey masks, psychic showdowns, Manhattan detours, body-hopping mayhem, a space-bound slasher, and a Nightmare of a crossover, we’re covering every chapter of the Friday the 13th saga. Which films deliver genuine shocks? Which are pure ’80s cheese? And how does the 2009 reboot stack up against the blood-soaked legacy? Join Arnie, Stuart, and Brock as they revisit the kills, the camp counselors, and the ever-growing body count to find out which entries deserve to live… and which should stay buried at the bottom of the lake.

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