Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)

‘ Friday the 13th’ back in theater to mark 40th

RETURNS TO THEATERS FOR 40TH ANNIVERSAR­Y

- MediaNews Group

Fathom Events presents a 40th anniversar­y screening of Paramount Pictures’ 1980 horror film classic “Friday the 13th” on Sunday at 7 p. m., Tuesday at 7 p. m. and Wednesday at 7 and 10 p. m. in select theaters.

In addition to watching a remastered version of “Friday the 13th” on the big screen, attendees will view a bonus feature, “Secrets Galore Behind theGore— Friday the 13th,” in which revolution­ary special- effects and makeup artist Tom Savini (“Friday the 13th,” “Dawn of the Dead,” “Creepshow,” etc.) details some of the groundbrea­king, gory and great moments of the original “Friday the 13th.”

“Friday the 13th” follows a group of young counselors preparing for the reopening of Camp Crystal Lake, where a boy drowned years earlier. One by one, the counselors are stalked by a mysterious and violent killer.

The film spawned one of the longestrun­ning andmost successful horror franchises in film history with 11 subsequent movies and, 40 years later, the iconic machetewie­lding killer continues to haunt, fascinate and terrify new generation­s.

Tickets for “Friday the 13th 40th Anniversar­y” are available at FathomEven­ts. com and participat­ing theater box offices, which include AMC Fairground­s 10, Reading; AMC Neshaminy 24, Bensalem; AMC PlymouthMe­eting 12; Fox Berkshire, Wyomissing; R/ C ReadingMov­ies 11; Regal King of Prussia Stadium16; Regal Oaks Stadium24; andRegalOx­fordValley 14, Langhorne.

For a complete list of theater locations, visit www. fathomeven­ts. com/ events/ friday- the- 13th/ theaters.

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