‘Friday the 13th’ Coming To Theaters For 40th Anniversary

Fans were so excited to head back to Camp Crystal Lake to celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of one of the most influential horror films of all time, Paramount Pictures’ 1980’s classic Friday the 13^th, that Fathom Events and Paramount Pictures have added two more event dates. Tonight, and on Friday and Saturday, moviegoers will experience a newly remastered version of the original terrifying film that started it all as “Friday the 13^th 40^th Anniversary” comes to their local cinemas.

In addition to enjoying Friday the 13^thon the big screen, attendees will view a special bonus, “SECRETS GALORE BEHIND THE GORE – Friday the 13^th,” in which revolutionary special-effects and makeup artist Tom Savini (Friday the 13^th, Friday the 13^th: The Final Chapter, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, etc.) details some of the groundbreaking, gory, and great moments of the original Friday the 13^th.

Tickets for “Friday the 13^th 40^th Anniversary” are available now at FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations, visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change based on local cinema openings).

Friday the 13^th follows a group of young counselors preparing for the reopening of Camp Crystal Lake, where a boy drowned years earlier. One by one, the counselors are stalked by a mysterious and violent killer. The film spawned one of the longest-running and most successful horror franchises in film history with 11 subsequent movies and, 40 years later, the iconic machete-wielding killer continues to haunt, fascinate and terrify new generations.

Paramount and Fathom say, “Please visit your local theatre website for the most up to date information related to their health and safety measures.”