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Jason Lives is Great for Many Reasons, but None More than Cort

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The Camp Crystal Lake saga has been a smorgasbord of awesome for nearly forty years. From Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) to men who have portrayed her son, including Kane Hodder and Derek Mears, as well as final girls like Ginny (Amy Steel) and Chris (Dana Kimmell), creepy prophets of doom (Walt Gorney) and lovable buffoons like Shelly (Larry Zerner). But one character has stood out for more than three decades as the most entertaining of all.

That distinction falls to Tom Fridley, who portrayed Cort in Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986), which hit theatres exactly 31 years ago today.

Name another character who delivered scenes as memorable as the intricacies of Native American rock formations and “only ten more minutes.”

No really, go ahead. I’ll wait.

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Jason Lives was the franchise’s first deliberate foray into the humor and absurdity of the series, and that’s why we love it so much. It was Fridley, however, who took it to the next level. Not only clutch as the comic relief for Part VI, but in this writer’s humble opinion, easily established Cort as the funniest, most entertaining “side character” in Friday history. For a saga that runs 12 films deep, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to refer to said statement as impressive.

Cort was just a dude who loved a good time. He rocked out on his headphones, had torn up, ‘80s fabulous jeans and was more concerned with finding things that went “bump in the night” than with anything counselor related.

Not that he let that stop him from doing his best Michael Scott, because much like our favorite Regional Manager, the kid had no qualms about riffing with authority on topics he knew nothing about.

Take the Indian markers scene for starters. From throwin’ squaws off your scent to shootin’ bows and bestin’ buffalo, Cort rattled random shit off the top of his head in an effort to drop expert knowledge on the campers. Because, hey, they’re kids, so they’ll buy it, right?

Which brings us to the RV. A fabulous song (for ’86 I suppose) and a lovely lady. Our boy was in heaven. Until Nikki (Darcy DeMoss) implored Cort to finish with the tune.

Ten minutes. The look on his face was just one more reason to love the guy.

After Mr. Voorhees (C.J. Graham) brought a premature conclusion to the proceeding by severing the power, Cort went from frisky to frightened as he ventured to investigate. “Unless you wanna look exactly like it, I suggest we make this place a memory right now.”

And we wrapped with Cort revealing that he’d never driven a house before as he rocked out to Alice Cooper, leading into one of the more memorable death scenes in franchise history.

Thom Mathews and Jennifer Cooke were fantastic as Tommy Jarvis and Megan Garris, Bob Larkin was the greatest high school grad-you-ate this side of Crazy Ralph (Walt Gorney) and David Kagen and Vincent Guastaferro were spot on as Forest Green law enforcement (wherever the red dot goes), but what cemented Jason Lives as a Friday fan favorite was Tom Fridley’s Cort.

In fact, because of John Travolta’s nephew, a Cort line perfectly encapsulates our sentiments whenever we sit through Part VI – “I am having SUCH a good time.”

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

The Faceless Lady

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

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