Friday the 13th: The Series!

Well, God knows if more than 2 people will see this, considering that I’ve slacked on updating Dino Drac After Dark this week. (My apologies. I have the flu!)

Since we just posted an all-Friday the 13th episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast earlier today, tonight’s pick was easy:

Behold, the very first episode of Friday the 13th: The Series, from 1987. Keep in mind, the show had nothing to do with Jason, and only borrowed the title as a cheap trick to lure viewers. It did share a producer with several F13 films, though!

I don’t remember much about the show, other than that it was a twist on the standard “anthology” horror series in that it had a set cast. The awesome opening sequence provides a tour of a creepy antique shop, which hints at the hook of the series: Each episode is about some haunted artifact from the shop that the stars need to retrieve… before it’s too late.

Enjoy!