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Interesting Fan Analysis Video Diagnoses Jason Voorhees
What’s really going on inside the head of a horror icon?
As far as horror villains are concerned, Jason Voorhees is one of the most interesting. As a boy, Jason’s physical deformities led to him being ruthlessly bullied at summer camp, which of course eventually played a huge role in his drowning “death.” After his loving mother was beheaded, the not-quite-dead Jason became a killing machine, taking up mommy’s mantle and slaughtering anyone in his path. It’s not hard to see why he became the monster he became, which is perhaps why we all love him so much.
But have you ever wondered what a doctor would say about Jason Voorhees, had he came in for a diagnosis? For starters, Jason’s facial deformities are the result of the very real condition known as Hydrocephalus, and YouTuber TylersSoap also posits that he suffers from Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Furthermore, his analysis suggests that Jason’s hockey mask isn’t just a scary disguise, but rather a means for him to become a different person. Or rather, to remove his humanity altogether.
“I believe Jason’s initial killings in Friday the 13th Part 2, before finding his iconic mask, are the cause of his Dissociative Identity Disorder,” TylersSoap explains.
Check out the interesting “Diagnosing Jason Voorhees” video below.
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.
A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.
Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.
Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”
“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.
“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”