3 great scary movies to watch on Friday the 13th

You may not realize it, but today is the second Friday the 13th in 2023, and the first time we’ve had a Friday the 13th in October since 2017. Not having a new one is practically a crime friday the 13th The film is being released in theaters today. In view of today’s release of Taylor Swift: The Eras TourHowever, Swift would likely have turned on Jason by this release date. In the actual Friday the 13th film, it would be the other way around.

Still, you don’t have to brave Swifties to watch a scary movie on the last Friday the 13th of 2023. We’ve put together a short list of three great horror movies that you can watch from the comfort of your home on Friday the 13th. , You can even leave the lights on if you’re scared.

evil Dead 2013)

2013 remake poster evil dead Promised that it would be “the scariest movie you will ever experience.” Whether it completely lives up to that claim is debatable, but it’s a really intense horror film that completely rejects the comedy and slapstick of the previous two films. In his directorial debut, Fede Álvarez tries everything he can to make the Deadites scary again, and he succeeds.

Like Sam Raimi’s original 1981 film, everything takes place around a remote cabin in the woods. This time, it’s Mia Allen (Jane Levy) and her friends who pay the price for awakening an unspeakable evil. Mia is the first person to be possessed by a ghost, and certainly not the last. Once the Deadites have enough souls, an abomination will spread across the Earth.

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The Babadook (2014)

Most creatures in stories can’t hurt you. But Babadook There is one exception. In this acclaimed Australian horror film, young Samuel Vanek (Noah Wiseman) is absolutely terrified by the Babadook, a terrifying creature from one of his pop-up books. Samuel’s mother, Amelia Vanek (Essie Davis), initially limits his apprehensions to normal childhood fears… until she also sees disturbing signs of the Babadook.

Even though the creature wasn’t real before, it is now. The Babadook is coming for Amelia’s son, and not even a mother’s love can stand between the monster and his prey.

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Friday the 13th (1980)

We would be remiss if we didn’t include the Friday the 13th movie on today’s list. But instead of one of the largely interchangeable sequels, we’ve chosen the original film. Jason Voorhees is in this film, but not as the traditional slasher he became. Instead, the story takes place a few years after young Jason’s drowning, as Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open for the summer.

Camp counselors Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcy (Jeanine Taylor), Brenda (Laurie Bartram), Jack (Kevin Bacon), and Ned (Mark Nelson) have no idea they’ve put themselves in danger. Have put it in. Coming to Crystal Lake. But by the time the killer starts picking them off, it’s too late to escape.

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