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Friday the 13th Movie Marathons Take over L.A. Screens
Friday the 13th Movie Marathons Take over L.A. Screens originally appeared on L.A. Mag.
Horror films are big business. Shudder and Screambox are streaming monster movies 24 hours a day. The Alien, Saw, and It franchises have all grossed more than a billion dollars, and Universal just spent $7 billion on their new Florida theme park where Frankenstein, Dracula the Wolf Man reign over their 'Dark Universe.' Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees were the big horror baddies of the 1980s and continue to haunt the world, at least at Halloween, but only Jason gets two holidays to celebrate. This year, the only one Friday that falls on the 13th is tonight and old hockey mask is making himself known around L.A. with eight venues pulling out all the stops for the murderer from Camp Crystal Lake on his 45th anniversary. Encino producer Sean S. Cunningham got an MFA from Stanford and worked for Lincoln Center and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival before releasing his first Friday the 13th film in 1980. The franchise has currently clocked twelve feature films, a TV series, books, video games and boatloads of merchandise. Cruise around Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank and you'll find store after store filled slasherabilia and horror collectibles. Today's Jason-fest sprawls out from art house cinemas to an esteemed museum to that funky revival house in Gardena. Hardcore fanatics can bunker down at the Frida Cinema, which is screening ten of the films in a two-day marathon. For those who just can't get enough Karo syrup-soaked teenagers, Vidiots has added a late-night screening of Dude Bro Party Massacre III. Be sure to check with venues in the curfew zone for the latest updates.
(1980)Alamo Drafthouse DTLAVidiotsFrida CinemaRooftop Cinema Club DTLAAutry MuseumArt Theatre Long Beach
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Frida Cinema
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Frida Cinema
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Frida Cinema
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New Beverly Cinema
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New Beverly Cinema
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Gardena Cinema
This story was originally reported by L.A. Mag on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
