His Name Was Jason… and Jason, and Jason, and Jason

A "freaky Friday" reunion!

By:stacilayne
Updated: 02-06-2009

Staci Layne Wilson reporting

On a pleasant Tuesday night in Burbank, CA., Dark Delicacies Bookstore hosted a reunion of one of the most unpleasant movie villains of all time: Jason Voorhees of Friday the 13th fame.

At this signing event for the most comprehensive disc dissertation on the franchise to date, His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th, the store was not only jam-packed with the foe's fans, but with actors and filmmakers from the originals, the remake, and of course the documentary.

Among the signers were…

Vintage

Amy Steel (Ginny, Friday the 13th: Part II)

Barney Cohen (screenwriter, Friday the 13th: Part IV)

Camilla More (Tina, Friday the 13th: Part IV)

Carey More (Terri, Friday the 13th: Part IV)

David Kagen (Sheriff Garris, Friday the 13th: Part VI)

Diane Almedia (Kate, Friday the 13th: Part VII)

Dick Weiand (Roy, Friday the 13th)

Gloria Charles (Fox, Friday the 13th: Part III)

John Carl Buechler (director, Friday the 13th: Part VII)

Kane Hodder (Jason, Friday the 13th Parts 7-10)

Larry Zerner (Shelly, Friday the 13th: Part III)

Lawrence Monoson (Ted, Friday the 13th: Part IV)

Nick Mennell (Mike, Friday the 13th 2009)

Peter Mark Richman (Charles, Friday the 13th: Part VIII)

Richard Brooker (Jason, Friday the 13th: Part III)

Russell Todd (Scott, Friday the 13th: Part II)

Shavar Ross (Reggie the Reckless, Friday the 13th: Part V)

Ted White (Jason, Friday the 13th: Part IV)

Todd Farmer (screenwriter, Jason X)

Tom Morga (Jason, Friday the 13th: Part V)

New

Amanda Righetti (Whitney, Friday the 13th 2009)

Arlen Escarpeta (Lawrence, Friday the 13th 2009)

Derek Mears (Jason, Friday the 13th 2009)

Mark Swift & Damian Shannon (screenwriters: Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th 2009)

Scott Stoddard (special effects, Friday the 13th 2009)

Travis Van Winkle (Trent, Friday the 13th 2009)

His Name Was Jason

Andrew Kasch (editor, His Name Was Jason)

Anthony Masi (producer/writer, His Name Was Jason)

Blake Reigle (co-producer, His Name Was Jason)

Daniel Farrands (director, His Name Was Jason)

Elissa Dowling (Scream Queen, His Name Was Jason)

John Corlis (composer, His Name Was Jason)

Monica Daniel (editor, His Name Was Jason)

Ryan Turek (genre expert, His Name Was Jason)

Staci Layne Wilson (genre expert, His Name Was Jason)

Thommy Hutson (producer/writer, His Name Was Jason)

The two-disc His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th retails for $19.98 but some outlets have it cheaper, plus there is a $10 certificate to see the remake.

Personally, I've been having a ball with all the recent machete mania. As HDC's readers may know, I have a few moments to say my piece about the franchise in His Name Was Jason, as well as taking part in some of the newly-produced upcoming featurettes in the upcoming re-release of Friday the 13th part V: A New Beginning. Me and Uncle Creepy (webmaster over at Dread Central) already recorded an "MST3000K" style fan commentary, in which we mercilessly tease Shavar Ross, who plays Reggie The Reckless in the 1985 flick.

So, it was really fun for me to cover this event. I met Shavar for the first time. I also got to meet the awesome Amy Steel and the gorgeous Gloria Charles, plus reunite with friendly acquaintances like loveably dorky Derek Mears and the cool Kane Hodder.

I took a bunch of photos, plus geeked out and got in a few — enjoy!