The first eight Friday the 13th movies are coming to Shudder in April

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

This week we've been hearing rumblings – boosted by JASON LIVES: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI cast member Vincent Guastaferro and JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY director Adam Marcus – that there is a new Blu-ray box set in the works that will bring all twelve films in the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise together. (Which is necessary, since the previous Blu-ray box set is out of print.) But if you don't currently own copies of the first eight films in the series and don't want to wait around for this box set before you can watch them, Shudder has you covered.

The streaming service has unveiled their April lineup of new additions, and among them are FRIDAY THE 13TH, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III, FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER, FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING, JASON LIVES: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD, and FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN.

Sure, they're missing four of the movies, but they're making up for that by also featuring the epic documentary CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13TH, and SMOKE AND MIRRORS, the documentary on special effects legend Tom Savini, who worked on the first and fourth FRIDAYs.

The eight FRIDAY THE 13TH movies will be available to watch on Shudder as of April 1st.

THE ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ COLLECTION — available 4/1

Jason takes Shudder as we present the first eight films in one of the most beloved and successful franchises in horror history. If that’s not enough, go behind the scenes with documentaries Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th and Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini. Ki ki ki, ma ma ma…

And that's not all! On April 27th, Shudder will be adding TO HELL AND BACK: THE KANE HODDER STORY.

Overcoming a dehumanizing childhood and a near-death burn accident, Hodder worked his way up through Hollywood, leading to his ultimate rise as Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th series. After decades of watching Kane Hodder on screen, get ready to meet the man behind the mask in a gut-wrenching but inspiring story about one of cinema's most vicious monsters. Starring: Kane Hodder, Bruce Campbell, Danielle Harris, Robert Englund, Cassandra Peterson. Director: Derek Dennis Herbert.

Eight FRIDAY features and three FRIDAY-related documentaries will definitely help us get through the wait for details on that mysterious box set.