Exclusives
Freddy and Jason Almost Joined Forces With Kid ‘n Play for a Comedy Mashup?!
The ’90s were super weird.
For an exclusive piece that will be posted here on Bloody Disgusting tomorrow, December 19, former Fangoria writer Jason Bene spoke with FX artist Al Magliochetti to dig deep into the visual FX work of Jason Goes to Hell. But it was during the chat that Magliochetti dropped an amusing tidbit that we wanted to share with you today.
While talking about the iconic ending scene of Jason Goes to Hell, wherein Freddy’s glove appears and pulls Jason’s masks into the fiery depths, Magliochetti revealed to Bene that he had actually heard rumblings of a Freddy/Jason mash-up even before he was approached to come on board the Friday the 13th franchise’s 9th installment.
We’ve heard of countless different iterations of the project that eventually became Freddy vs. Jason over the years, but we had *never* heard this one before…
“I’d actually heard rumors about a Jason/Freddy mash-up about a year before I got involved with Jason Goes to Hell,” said Magliochetti, “but at the time it was being talked about as a comedy with Jason and Freddy matching wits (or half-wits, as the case may be) with Kid n’ Play (remember them?) in a kind of an ‘Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein’ spoof. Obviously that never came to pass.”
Kid ‘n Play (Christopher Reid and Christopher Martin) was a hip-hop act that rose to popularity in the late ’80s/early ’90s. New Line Cinema released their House Party films in the early ’90s, so it seems they at least briefly entertained the idea of mashing them together with the Elm Street and newly-acquired Friday the 13th franchises.
We’re having a hard time even imagining that one!
Books
‘Stranger Things: The Official Story Behind the Legendary Series’ – Preview the New Book’s Season 3 Deep Dive [Exclusive]
Missing “Stranger Things”? Releasing June 30 exclusively from Target is the brand new Random House Worlds book Stranger Things: The Official Story Behind the Legendary Series, the ultimate deep dive into all five season of the mega popular Netflix series!
Releasing just ahead of the franchise’s 10th anniversary, Stranger Things: The Official Story Behind the Legendary Series serves as the ultimate retrospective on the cultural phenomenon, chronicling its journey from an ambitious genre series to one of the defining television events of the past decade.
Sold exclusively at Target, this deluxe official volume features a foreword by creators Matt and Ross Duffer and offers an unprecedented look at the making of all five seasons.
Random House previews, “Go behind the curiosity door with the creators, cast, and crew in this definitive, deluxe guide. With never-before-seen content from the show’s inception and beyond to its thrilling conclusion, this is the director’s cut in book form, taking you on a visual ride through each heart-warming moment, spine-tingling adventure, and roll of the dice.”
Packed inside the pages of Stranger Things: The Official Story Behind the Legendary Series you’ll find commentary from the Duffer Brothers, exclusive cast interviews, creature concept art, in-world ephemera, maps and blueprints, costume photography, script snippets and more.
While you wait to grab your copy, exclusively check out a sneak peek at the book’s third chapter below, which fittingly dives deep into “Stranger Things 3.” The Season 3 chapter chronicles the making of the series’ blockbuster (and fan favorite) third season, including behind-the-scenes stories, creative insights, and exclusive imagery from the production.
Grab your copy from Target beginning June 30, 2026!
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