Friday the 13th

A group of people gather around a green Jeep; one person leans on the front holding a shovel, another sits on the hood

Terror and suspense abound in this 24-hour nightmare of blood. Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp's new owner and seven young counselors are readying the property for re-opening despite warnings of a "death curse" by local residents. The curse proves true on Friday the 13th as one by one each of the counselors is stalked by a violent killer.

Widely acclaimed for its horrifying and creative murder sequences, the original Friday the 13th spurred a franchise of nearly a dozen sequels centered on the murderous Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff.

Part of our series on "The American Nightmare". Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Swank Motion Pictures.