After Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter was a success the studio was eager to move forward with the next film despite killing off the antagonist. Though less than a year later, with the help of a convoluted script and a director with questionable morals. Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning is released proving with enough money anyone can be immortal

After the experiment of moving the series away from Crystal Lake was rejected by fans, producers looked to resurrect the cash cow with a little bit of lightning and a lot of revisionist history. On August 1st, 1986 Friday the 13th Part VI; Jason Lives was released proving once again true evil never dies

By the turn of the decade America's love affair with the horror genre seemed to be dwindling. Paramount Pictures severed ties with their once dominant franchise, allowing Jason Voorhees to look for greener pastures. On Friday, August 13th 1993 Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday was released setting the stage for a battle of the ages

Following the financial success of Friday the 13th Part 7, Producers searched for a new hookto attract the audience back to the theatre. What they got instead was the swan song of Paramount Pictures involvement with the franchise. On July 28th, 1989 Friday The 13th Part VII: Jason Takes Manhattan was released proving if you can't make it here you can't make it anywhere

After bringing Jason back to life, producers were insistent on upping the ante. Hiring a director synonymous with make up effects and crafting a more supernatural setting for the killer of Crystal Lake to finally meet his match. On Friday, May 13th 1988 Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood was released. Giving Jason a fight with second sight

Approaching the ten year anniversary of A Nightmare On Elm Street, New Line Cinema Takes its most ambitious step in the series. Reuniting Wes Craven with the core members of the original cast. On October 114th, 1994 Wes Craven's New Nightmare is released, rebirthing the dream demon into a new reality... OURS

On August 13th, 1993 Jason Voorhees was sent to hell. But in the final moments of the film an iconic GLOVE grabbed an iconic MASK and set the stage for an epic confrontation between the dream demon and the dirty secret of Crystal Lake. On August 15th, 2003 The unstoppable force met the immovable object as Freddy Vs Jason was released. Bringing a decades long journey to a bloody end.

On November 9th, 1984 an unknown production company took a gamble on an up and coming horror directors vision of suburban America's innocence being threatened by the ghost of their past. On November 9th, 1984 A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was released, giving audiences a new face to fear

After the success of A Nightmare On Elm Street, New Line Cinema were Eager to cash in on the sudden popularity and establish themselves as a player in Hollywood but the poor business decisions of the producers, the oblivious nature of the director and a hidden agenda from the writer nearly derailed this blossoming franchise. On November 1st 1985, less than a year after the release of the original. A Nightmare On Elm St. 2: Freddy's Revenge is released with monetary gain and critical failure. Directed by Jack Sholder, Nightmare 2 takes what can only be considered a winning formula and ignores it completely

In the wake of the negative reaction to Nightmare On Elm Street 2, New Line Cinema attempts to force life into the franchise with their third film. Enlisting Wes Craven to revisit Elm St. However, alterations to Craven's darker vision of Springwood would lead to the rise and inevitable fall of a horror icon. On February 27th, 1987 A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors Propels the Springwood Slasher into the unfamiliar waters of the mainstream