The dirsctor you'd like to see lensing a Friday The 13th film?

That's the subject of the new poll- which seems to be a pretty highly debated subject. I think we all have people in mind to do so, on the poll I listed a handful of people who I think could do a good job.

Tom Savini: I doubt that Tom would ever consider it, and has more than expressed his hatred for the "killer Jason" character, but Tom did such a great job with the Night Of The Living Dead remake and seems to know how to create tension and atmosphere.

Dante Tomaselli: Dante may not be the best director out there and certainly lacks a lot of resources to do a fitting film, but I think Dante would make a dark, bitter, atmospheric Friday The 13th film.

Alexandre Aja: Let's face it, this guy started out with a bang (High Tension) and seemed to be type-casted into a bad remake director. I think Alexandre still has some really nasty, gritty films left in him. I think that he could really do the franchise justice and bring it back to the nastiness that Ted White gave.

William Butler: William being a huge fan boy of slasher cinema, a huge Jason fan and being one of the only people who were killed by Leatherface, Freddy and Jason (as well as some Ghoulies and Night Of The Living Dead zombies) he'd certainly do a good job in that department. William has had a long career working with John Carl Buechler in special make-up effects, acting, producing, directing and writing- the guy is more than capable.

Adam Green: I will say it now- I did not like Hatchet at all, BUT I think Adam has the ability and vision to do a proper Friday The 13th movie. I think the most important ingredient for a good film is a director who has a sincere love for the genre and Adam is all that.

Eric Stanze: I think Eric is the misfit of the list being more of an exploitation director than anything else. With Eric's latest movie Deadwood Park you can see Carpenter-esque visions in his direction and quite frankly I think Carpenter's film Halloween is the most brilliantly directed slasher movie of all time. The Friday The 13th franchise can use some of that atmosphere.

Stevan Mena: A lot of people seem to shit on Stevan's film Malevolence calling it boring and run of the mill, but I loved it. It's pretty much the closest thing to a true 80's slasher film that we've had in a while. I know a lot of people call Adam Green's Hatchet "a return to 80's horror" and I couldn't disagree more. Hatchet screamed 1990's horror more than anything else.

Scott Goldberg: Scott has done many short films and seemed to have stepped away from the horror genre for more challenging films. I still think that he would knock a Friday The 13th film out of the freaking park. Scott's style of film making not only is atmospheric but always has a damn, cold and overcast look to it. Scott knows how to work a camera and has done pretty much everything film related from operating a steadycam to editing and scoring. I think that in 5-6 years Scott will be one of the best known indie directors around.

Another dead poll.

It's sad, I thought the Part V chase was pretty good- far from the best, but still good. Ah well!

Then & Now: Dan Bradley

Hatchet 2 news.

So, Bloody Disgusting announced some casting news regarding Hatchet 2, and a few things sort of struck me odd. Kane Hodder will be back as Victor Crowley as well as a lot of the production team and crew with exception to actress Tamara Feldman, the heroine of Hatchet. My gripe is the fact tha there is a new special make-up effects artist (however he did work on the first Hatchet movie) who vowed to give Victor Crowley a new and improved look.

I'll be the first to admit that Victor Crowley looked like an insane mime inside a bad rubber suit in the first Hatchet movie, but why change hos looks? One of the biggest complaints about the Friday The 13th franchise is the fact that Jason's face changed drastically from movie to movie. Here is a chance for a new franchise with the same film crew to carry on with perfect continuity and now they are going to change the look of the killer? Pretty fucking lame and I hope the change is not that drastic, it could be a bit less "funny" looking. I just could not get behind his old look, however I would vote for continuity over changing that fact.

I just found it quite odd.

The second thing I wanted to complain about was the whole "twice the amount of kills!" Am I alone when I say I'd rather have 8 nicely done, bloody and brutal kills than say 16 kills where some are great, some are lame and some are completely offscreen? When you have so many kills you know that half of them will be generic and completely run of the mill. So, why are people in the need of a high body count when about half of them will completely lack any impact?

Ah well, we'll see how this movie turns out.

Behind the scenes photos of the week: Directors

Here are some cool clips of some Friday The 13th directors and the talent; Ken Kirzinger taking some direction from Ronnie Yu in Freddy Vs. Jason, Kevin Spirtas and John Carl Buechler in Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood and a couple from Jason Goes To Hell with Adam Marcus, John Lemay, Kane Hodder and Kari Keegan.

Cool Jason Goes To Hell DVD cover.

This caught my eye and I generally do not plug this film much since I really do not like it, but this Australian release by Reel DVD has a pretty cool cover.

Then & Now: Carol Locatell

New MMFX "Cropsy" bust.

For you fans of the 1981 cult horror classic "The Burning", like me. Again MMFX knocks out another great sculpt and this sculpture of Cropsy is one of the best that I have ever seen.

A look at Josh Stephenson's Part III bloody prototype.

Behind the scenes photos of the week: Friday The 13th 1980 contact sheets

Sideshow to finally release a Friday The 13th 2009 figure!

Click on the image to be taken to the site!

Chance to own a RARE Friday The 13th autograph.

This Rex Everhart autographed 8x10 is up for bid on eBay. The signature looks legit, as it's identical to the one I own. For people who don't know, Everhart played Enos the truck driver in Friday The 13th 1980 and passed away in 2000. Rex went on to appear in movies like Superman and The Elephant man as well as lending his voice in animated movies like Beauty & The Beast.

I have only seen his autograph come up on eBay once before in 2003, and needless to say I bought it.

New paintup for the J Stephenson Part III mask.

I think this will be sold through Maskworks and was sculpted and painted by Josh Stephenson. Correct me if I am wrong about that! However, just wanted to show off this stunning piece. It is very accurate to the screen Jason and has a great look to him. If you want this awesome piece contact either of the two links above and I am sure they can point you in the right direction.

It's true that the mask-making hobby has been over-saturated with Jason Voorhees pieces, but take my word for it when I say that a very good and screen-accurate piece is very few and far between. The same goes with hockey masks; it seems since blanks are so easily available now to the public that everyone and their grandmother are painting them up and calling themselves "professionals". Sadly, a very good, meticulous, screen accurate paint up is pretty rare (to have it perfect).

So, check this out.