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Fully Funded Fan Film ‘Friday the 13th: Vengeance’ Will Be a Sequel to ‘Jason Lives,’ Starring C.J. Graham

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While the official film franchise continues to lay dormant at the bottom of Crystal Lake, fans of Friday the 13th have been taking it upon themselves to continue the saga of Jason Voorhees in their own, totally unofficial ways, with a handful of fan films (including the standout Never Hike Alone) coming along in recent years. Another is soon on the way.

Friday the 13th: Vengeance is the latest Friday the 13th fan film to make headlines in the horror community, and it’s notable for smashing its $25,000 Kickstarter goal with, to date, a massive $38,752 in donations. With 19 days still left to go, nearly 100 fans have kicked in to support the project, showing just how hungry fans are for *anything* Voorhees related.

Coming from director Jeremy Brown, Vengeance is being billed as a 30-years-later sequel (unofficially) to Friday the 13th: Jason Lives, and that film’s Jason, C.J. Graham, is on board.

“The story begins with Elias Voorhees, Jason’s father, returning to Crystal Lake and a string of grisly murders that soon follows his arrival. After hearing the news of the most recent killings Tommy Jarvis then goes missing, which leaves it up to his daughter Angelica Jarvis to rise to the challenge of not only finding her father, but also finding a way to destroy his old nemesis Jason Voorhees in the process. Armed with knowledge never previously known about Jason, Angelica may prove to be his greatest threat yet, which culminates in an epic showdown of Jarvis vs. Voorhees.”

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“With a truly unique story, we believe this is the film fans have always wanted, but never gotten… until now,” Brown and his team promise. Interesting to note, that team actually includes Tom McLoughlin, the director of Friday the 13th: Jason Lives. McLoughlin will be a consultant on the film, also set to star Friday the 13th Part 2‘s Jason, Steve Dash.

Head over to the Friday the 13th: Vengeance Kickstarter campaign to learn more.

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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Romantic Revenge Thriller ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Starring Kristen Stewart Is Now Available at Home!

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After earning rave reviews on the festival scene before landing in theaters last month, Love Lies Bleeding, a revenge thriller from Saint Maud director Rose Glass, has released at home on VOD this week.

Love Lies Bleeding is now available for digital purchase ($24.99) and rental ($19.99)! We’ve also learned that the film is coming to Blu-ray on June 6, 2024.

Katy O’Brian stars alongside Kristen Stewart (Underwater) in the upcoming film from A24, which is said to be “a romance fueled by ego, desire and the American Dream.”

I wrote in my Sundance review, “With a visionary at the helm and an impressive cast willing to follow along with every wild turn thrown at them, Love Lies Bleeding makes for a captivating ‘80s set crime thriller unafraid to get deeply weird and ultra-violent.” Expect things to get weird and violent: “That it devolves into madness, complete with humor and surreal imagery, means that it’s the precise type of gonzo cinema that’ll likely prove divisive. But Glass makes it so easy to fall on this movie’s wavelength, and the unpredictability of it keeps you deeply invested and often breathless from the suspense.”

In the film, “Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.”

Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian (“The Walking Dead”), Dave Franco (“The After Party”), Ed Harris (“Westworld”), Anna Baryshnikov (“Dickinson”) and Jena Malone (“Goliath”) star.

Acclaimed director and double BAFTA nominee Rose Glass teams with A24 and Film4 for the new film. Glass directed from a script she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska.

A24 produced alongside Andrea Cornwell for Lobo Films and Oliver Kassman for Escape Plan Productions. A24 will handle the global release of the film.

If you missed out on Love Lies Bleeding in theaters, add it to your watchlists this weekend. If you need additional ideas on what to watch, here’s more on this week’s new releases.

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