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The FRIDAY THE 13TH Spectacular - 1980
January 13, 2023
The FRIDAY THE 13TH Spectacular - 1980
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Thirteen years ago, I began the tradition of the FRIDAY THE 13th SPECTACULAR where I set out to discuss the FRIDAY THE 13th series in a way I hadn't heard before.

Now, I'm thirteen years older.

I'm thirteen years wiser.

It's time to go back to where it all started.

I'm going back to Camp Crystal Lake.

But this time...I'm not going alone.

I've enlisted the help of two fabulous out, gay horror filmmakers, BART MASTRONARDI ("Vindication", "Tales of Poe") and MICHAEL VARRATI ("Tales of Poe", "Dragula", MIDNIGHT MASS Podcast), and together we discuss the artistry, psychology & staying power of the original FRIDAY THE 13TH in a way you have never heard before.

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FRIDAY THE 13TH was directed by SEAN S. CUNNINGHAM, written by VICTOR MILLER, and stars BETSY PALMER, ADRIENNE KING, KEVIN BACON, JEANNINE TAYLOR, HARRY CROSBY, ROBBI MORGAN, LAURIE BARTRAM, MARK NELSON, and PETER BROUWER. Special effects by TOM SAVINI.

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Bart Mastronardi

Bart Mastronardi is an American director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He resides in New York City, teaching Camera, Lighting, and Director's craft at the prestigious New York Film Academy. His debut feature Vindication garnered accolades from magazines such as Fangoria Magazine and awards at various international film festivals.

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Michael Varrati

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Michael Varrati is a screenwriter, filmmaker, producer and host known primarily for his contributions to the horror genre, as well as multi-genre work across film and television. Some of his credits include the award-winning workplace thriller The Office is Mine, techno-horror Unusual Attachment, and a number of TV movie projects for networks like Lifetime, Ion, Disney Channel, Hallmark, France's M6, and more, with such titles as A Christmas in Vermont, The Twisted Nanny, and The Wrong Stepmother (which was voted by Yahoo news as one "The 18 Best Lifetime movies of All Time"). More recent projects include work on The Boulet Brothers Dragula, Shudder’s Behind the Monsters, holiday horror anthology film Deathcember, and Netflix’s Christmas with You. Varrati was the creator and host of Dead for Filth, a podcast devoted to the intersection of queer identity and the horror genre, and most recently, Varrati has created and co-hosts a new podcast all about cult cinema called Midnight Mass with his frequent collaborator, drag icon Peaches Christ. Varrati frequently speaks at events like San Diego Comic Con International about queer horror, and his work has been covered by such publications as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, MTV News, Out, and more.