| When Friday the 13th premiered in 1980, the film introduced moviegoers to a new kind of cinematic terror - shocking, visceral, graphic and relentless. Spawning ten popular sequels to date, the series has become the most successful horror franchise of all time, and the character of "Jason" an icon known around the world as the first name in evil. Now, uncensored and in their own words, over two hundred alumni of the series recall a quarter-century's worth of behind-the-scenes stories - the struggles, feuds, foibles, controversies and calamities. Fully illustrated with over five hundred never-before-seen photos, rare archival documents and production materials, this is the ultimate oral and visual memoir of the most successful horror franchise in the history of motion pictures. From the Publisher:
When Friday the 13th premiered in 1980, the film introduced moviegoers to a new kind of cinematic terror -- shocking, visceral, graphic and relentless. Spawning ten popular sequels to date, the series has become the most successful horror franchise of all time, and the character of 'Jason' an icon known around the world as the first name in evil. Now, uncensored and in their own words, over 200 alumni of the series recall a quarter-century's worth of behind-the-scenes stories -- the struggles, feuds, foibles, controversies and calamities. Fully illustrated with nearly 600 never-before-seen photos, rare archival documents and production materials, Crystal Lake Memories is a huge hardback volume that is the ultimate oral and visual memoir of the series -- a must-have for fans and cinema historians alike, and out this October. About the Author:
A high school dropout, Peter M. Bracke was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. After his dream of opening the first federally-funded Chia Pet animal reserve collapsed, Peter somehow managed to sleep his way into the renowned USC School Of Cinema-Television, and there crafted such student film masterworks as The Easter Bunny Goes Shopping and Barbie & Ken: An Anatomically Incorrect Love Story.
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