Jason Voorhees: Slash, Dash & Cash | Biography Flash

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So here we are, folks, “Jason Voorees Biography Flash,” and before you reach for your pitchforks—or should I say machetes—let me remind you that our pal Jason is as real as my ambitions to run a marathon. But that doesn’t mean the guy hasn’t been slashing headlines in the past few days, both on-screen and lurking in the darker corners of pop culture.

Let’s start with the biggest actual news dropping just this week: filming for the Peacock and A24 Friday the 13th prequel series “Crystal Lake” officially wrapped. That’s right, after 15 years of Jason drowning at the bottom of some rights-issues-infested lake, the hockey-masked menace is finally crawling back into our lives. Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane just posted about the epic wrap party, and the cast—including Linda Cardellini as Jason's mother, Pamela—is buzzing about reviving the franchise. This is huge: the last time we got a Friday the 13th movie, most of us were still posting moody song lyrics to Facebook, and now Jason’s getting a prestige TV universe. If there’s a Mount Rushmore of horror villains, Jason just got his face power-washed for a comeback.

Not to be outdone by streaming, Jason’s mask has been everywhere lately—and not entirely in a way that makes you feel warm and fuzzy. The Dallas Express reported a man wearing a “Jason Voorhees-style hockey mask” opened fire on a DART train, reigniting debates over transit safety. Now, do I love Jason getting blamed every time someone puts on sports equipment and acts badly? No. But when your iconography is a hockey mask and a machete, you can’t expect people to associate you with community service and hugs.

On the lighter side of the culture spillover: Banner Health’s press release highlighted this year’s Face of Halloween contest, raising millions for hospitalized kids and even granting one superfan a meet-and-greet with Kane Hodder—the guy who swung the machete as Jason for years. If you’re crowning a Face of Halloween, lay your bets: Jason’s got strong odds, even if he’s not great with kids. Except maybe terrifying them.

For social media, the Jason Universe Twitter account keeps teasing new collaborations and news, and at least a dozen Crystal Lake memes floated by on Halloween—my personal favorite, “Jason Voorhees: The Only Guy Who Can’t Keep a Job Longer Than a Teenager at a Summer Camp.”

It’s a strange time to be Jason. He’s a fitness-class mascot on Peloton, a slasher icon on Twitch, and an inspiration for questionable Halloween costumes. He’s once again proof that if you’re persistent, even if you were last seen at the bottom of a lake, someone will eventually wrap up filming your prequel and sell you as horror royalty all over again.

That’s the slash and dash for this week’s Jason Voorees Biography Flash. Thanks for tuning in, and if you never want to miss an update on Jason—whether he actually shows up or just creeps through another pop culture alley—subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Search “Biography Flash” for more deep dives into the barely real, often deranged, and occasionally inspirational lives of the famous, infamous, and, in Jason’s case, the unkillable. Stay sharp out there, folks.

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