Making Friday the 13th: The Legend of Camp Blood

by David Grove

The definitive history of the world's most popular horror film franchise! Fresh light on a cinematic phenomenon that's still going strong a quarter of a century after its debut, this an exhaustive detailing of all eleven Friday the 13th films, including * detailed production histories of each film * rare anecdotes * scores of previously unseen photos from private collections * hundreds of rare interviews featuring, among others, Kevin Bacon, Wes Craven, Sean S. Cunningham, Robert Englund, Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer and Tom Savini * iconography, including Jason, the hockey mask, and a body count in the hundreds

Genres: Horror, Nonfiction, Film, Media Tie In

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

David Grove is an author, film journalist, and produced screenwriter from Vancouver. A film historian, he’s the author of the books Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen, Making Friday the 13th, and On Location in Blairstown: The Making of Friday the 13th. His book Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness, a biography on the career and life of actor Jan-Michael Vincent, will be published in 2017. The Yearbook, his first novel, will be published by Black Opal Books in the fall of 2016.

Reviews

[Hennie · Rating 5 out of 5]

AHHH this was so good! Brings back memories.

[✦ Gygy ✦ · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for every Friday the 13th fan !~ The edition is absolutely wonderful (since I'm from Brazil, I managed to buy from a very renowned publisher, darkside books, no regrets hehe ), it has several photos that help in the visualization of situations, movie posters, decorative pages as well as several interesting trivia about the film, director and actors. Also, the book doesn't focus on just one thing, it talks so much about the cinematographic context of the 80's, and how much it cost to produce the film, its challenges and then its huge success. Very interesting !
Giving it a 4.7/5 just because of the small print

[Joe Xtarr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite exhaustive, but still full of great information about the series' film production. It's a bit bittersweet when you find out that a movie (or any piece of art) you love is mostly remembered by its creators as just a way to make money and get industry leads. "Never meet your hero" rings very true in this book. Still, the snippets of interviews, glossy photographs, and production history makes this enjoyable for any fan of the films and horror genre.

[Pedro Moreno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fonte um pouco pequena demais, considerando o tamanho das margens. Tradução um pouco esquisita, meio literal demais em alguns trechos. Mas tem várias curiosidades bacanas sobre o filme. Em geral uma ótima aquisição pra coleção DarkSide.

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I have to admit this can be a very dry read, I enjoyed being able to learn more about this franchise and the films in it, as well as the people who made it and the way Friday the 13th has since impacted culture and cinema!

[Andy Mink · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very informative behind-the-scenes look at the production of the original Friday the 13th - along with Parts 2 through Freddy Vs. Jason. A nice addition to any horror fans collection.

[librarygrl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yikes! This book gives you the inside scoop of the movie that stared it all. And I don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing. I enjoyed reading some of the back story tidbits. Some of the pictures were gory (I know it's Friday the 13th what did I expect?).
All in all, the slasher films of the 1980's were what they gave Generation X, and in spoonfuls (Ahh...the memories). You'll have a bloody good time reading it!

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only for true horror fanatics, for it is amazingly well documented and even includes information on the slasher genre as a whole. This might bore others, but horror movies are my only true blank-out-mind-numbing-entertainment. I understand if you do not get it.

[Jason Coffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Literally-- LITERALLY-- everything you would ever want to know about the making of the "Friday the 13th" films up to "Freddy Vs. Jason." Even if you're not a huge fan of the series, this is a fascinating read.

[Coreyjerdine · Rating 3 out of 5]

i thought this book was scary. the only thing i liked was the killings

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well researched! Great pics, everything you'd want