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Corey Feldman Joins Cast of ‘Friday the 13th’ Fan Film ’13 Fanboy,’ Directed by ‘New Beginning’ Star
Back in 1985, Deborah Voorhees (yes, that’s her real name) played the role of Tina in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, and Voorhees is now taking it upon herself to return to the world of Friday the 13th (sort of) with the film 13 Fanboy, which she plans on directing. Essentially, it’s a meta slasher, centered on stars of the Friday franchise being killed off by a fan.
In 13 Fanboy, which has now been completely funded through Indiegogo…
“A deranged Friday the 13th fan stalks the women from the famous franchise.”
Now here’s where things get pretty cool. Voorhees has indeed brought actual stars from the Friday films on board the project, to date including C.J. Graham from Jason Lives; Thom Mathews from Jason Lives; Judie Aronson from The Final Chapter; Tracie Savage from Friday the 13th Part III; and Ron Sloan from A New Beginning.
And we’ve learned this week that Corey Feldman, who of course played the original Tommy Jarvis in The Final Chapter, will be making a special appearance in 13 Fanboy!
Additionally, horror legend Dee Wallace will also star.
The team details, “Our horror thriller brings your favorite Friday the 13th actors back to the big screen in an entirely new horror series about a fan, who takes his love for the series too far and targets the real-life women from the franchise to kill them like they were killed in the Friday films or to “improve” their deaths. 13 Fanboy melds the slasher-style kills that Friday is famous for and the heart-pounding thrillers such as Hush and Cape Fear. We will be using all practical effects, NO CGI to honor the 80s slashers.”
You can check out the early pitch trailer below.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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