When Friday the 13th" premiered in 1980 the film introduced moviegoers to a new kind of cinematic terror
- shocking visceral graphic & relentless. Spawning ten popular sequels to date the series has become the most successful horror franchise of all time & the character of Jason an icon known around the world as the first name in evil. Now uncensored & in their own words over 200 alumni of the series recall a quarter-centurys worth of behind-the-scenes stories
- the struggles feuds foibles controversies & calamities. Fully illustrated with nearly 600 never-before-seen photos rare archival documents & production materials this huge hardback volume is the ultimate oral & visual memoir of the series
- a must-have for fans & cinema historians alike."