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Few franchises embody the slasher genre quite like Friday the 13th . With its hockey-masked killer, remote Camp Crystal Lake, and an ever-growing body count, the series has become a pillar of horror history. But not all entries are created equal. Some are bloody brilliant, others are just bloody awful. Grab your machete, and let’s rank every Friday the 13th movie—from worst to best. 12. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) This entry tried to inject Body Snatchers -style possession into a Friday the 13th movie, and the result is a delightful mess. Jason barely appears, the lore gets convoluted (he has a sister? A demon worm?), and the pacing is all over the place. Sure, the final scene teasing Freddy vs. Jason is iconic, but the rest is mayhem. 11. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) With a title like this, you'd expect urban carnage, but most of the film takes place on a boat. By the time Jason reaches New York, there’s barely any time left. The ...

On this episode we are joined by Nick Antosca, writer on the critically acclaimed television series HANNIBAL, to talk about FRIDAY THE 13th, a film he knows a little something about as he is the writer behind the upcoming reboot of the series. The other movie we will be pairing up with that horror classic is another favorite of the genre in ON GOLDEN POND. Keep listening to the episode to see if Mr. Antosca will be taking over the reboot of that particular property. This odd double feature of Film Families on the Lake has been inspired by Sarah Adina Smith's new film THE MIDNIGHT SWIM, who was nice enough to talk with us about the inspiration for the script and the filmmaking techniques she used to put audiences in a character's head.