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Park Officials in Arizona Have Decreed That an Underwater Jason Voorhees Statue Must Be Removed
Jason Takes Arizona… but not for long.
As you may recall, an underwater Jason Voorhees statue at a diving site in Crosby, Minnesota went viral across the horror community earlier this year, an homage to the ending of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives that was actually built and placed there by diver Doug Klein back in 2013. As it turns out, it wasn’t the only underwater Jason statue scaring divers!
There’s another underwater Jason statue at the bottom of Lake Pleasant in Arizona, and AZ Central reports this week that park officials who oversee the lake want it gone… ASAP.
To them, it’s nothing more than litter.
“We really have to be mindful and respectful of nature,” said David Jordan, Lake Pleasant Regional Park supervisor. “That’s one of our biggest things.”
The Voorhees statue, among other props (including a Christmas tree and even a Volkswagen), were placed by divers as underwater markers, with Zachary Nagy telling AZ Central that it was he who put Jason down there back in May of this year. It was placed under the cover of night, because Nagy feared that park officials wouldn’t be fans of his work. In fact, they had no idea it was even there until video of the Jason statue started making its way around the net.
“Lake Pleasant Regional Parks and Maricopa County Water District, on an unspecified date, will be sending divers to retrieve the varied assortment of items, which parks officials consider to be litter and trash,” the site reports.
If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that Jason will always be back…
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Gretel & Hansel 4K UHD from Scream Factory
Gretel & Hansel will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on May 21 via Scream Factory. The 2020 dark fantasy horror film is presented in 4K from the original master with Dolby Vision.
Oz Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Longlegs) directs from a script by Rob Hayes, based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey, Charles Babalola, Jessica De Gouw, and Alice Krige star.
In Meagan Navarro’s review, she said, “The film is mesmerizing style over substance, but one that transports you if you’re open to its high-concept spell.”
Special features include: new commentaries by Perkins and horror historian Rebekah McKendry; a new interview with production designer Jeremy Reed; and four features: Storybook, Gretel, New Tale, and Witchcraft.
Dark Angel 4K UHD from Scream Factory
Dark Angel — also known as I Come in Peace — will invade 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on July 9 via Scream Factory. The 1990 sci-fi action movie has been newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision.
Craig R. Baxley (Rose Red, Storm of the Century) directs from a script by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man) and Jonathan Tydor. Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley and Matthias Hues star.
Special features include: Go In Pieces: Remembering Dark Angel, a new featurette with Benben, cinematographer Mark Irwin, editor Mark Helfrich, and special effects artist Gabriel Bartalos; and A Look Back at Dark Angel, featuring Baxley, Lundgren, and Benben.
Hellboy Statue from Dark Horse
Dark Horse is commemorating the 30th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy with a deluxe figure. Priced at $149.99, Big Red is expected to ship in September-November.
Sculpted by George Helmick and Mike Bonanno and painted by Hector Arce, the soft vinyl and PVC figure stands 12.5″ tall (15″ with crown) on a 6.25″ wide base.
It comes with an attachable Tam O’Clannie corpse, removable BPRD shirt, alternate head with horns and crown, alternate left hand with pistol, empty holster, holstered pistol, Excalibur sword in skull, and two skulls.
Jaws began principal photography 50 years ago this week, and Vice Press released a poster designed by Sam Dunn to celebrate.
The 24×36 lithograph print is a hand-numbered edition of 200. Priced at $52, it’s expected to ship in June.
Love Lies Bleeding Vinyl Soundtrack from A24
A24 is pressing Love Lies Bleeding’s soundtrack on vinyl. Priced at $40, the score is composed by Clint Mansell (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream).
It also features select songs from the film by Harald Grosskopf, Shiho Yabuki, Nona Hendryx, Gina x Performance, Throbbing Gristle, Colourbox, and Martin Rev.
Expected to ship in July, the 2xLP album is pressed on black vinyl. It’s housed in a gatefold jacket featuring cover art by Amanda Ba.
For more merch madness, peruse the Killer Collectibles archives. You can also visit Broke Horror Fan.
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