Halloween: Harvest of Souls

Bloody Disgusting posted the following faux trailer for a

"what could have been" Halloween sequel from 1985.

Read more about the backstory made up for the film over at Bloody Disgusting.

The Man in the Lake - F13 Fan Film

The Man in the Lake is a fan-made film about Crystal Lake & the mysterious Jason.

More info in their own words:

THE MAN IN THE LAKE

Produced by Southlan-Films
Directed by Ron McLellen
written by Kevin L Powers

After the drowning death of a young man at Camp Crystal Lake, the camp is closed down for good. Police searched for days after the accident but the body of the young man was never rcovered from the lake. Now years later a private investor, Spencer Hartwell, buys the property where the camp once stood with plans of reopening it. He hires a group of young folks to join him at the camp and help him get it ready for the upcoming season. When they arrive at the nearby town of Crystal City they are warned to stay away from the old camp. A local store owner tells them how no one goes there because legend has it that the young boy who drowned all those years back actually survived, and now he haunts the forest surrounding Crystal Lake taking vengence on anyone that somes around. None of them take the stories seriously, and they go on their way. Shortly after arriving one of the guys, exploring the forest, happens upon an old shack. Upon checking it out he discovers that the stories are true, and the Man in the Lake… is real.

And here is the film, in five parts:

So, there you go. A good film, as fan films go. A bit quick or rushed, but that isn't so much bad thing. All in all, I think they did a great job. Love the new take on Crazy Ralph!

[Facebook page for the movie] (via the Friday the 13th Blog)

Friday the 13th: The Storm

The short, unofficial film "Friday the 13th: The Storm" has been released to view online. And after waiting a long while for this, I really didn't care too much for it. I was expecting something amazing due to the minor hype it had created. But it wasn't really anything special.

On the positive side, the actor playing Jason was good, and his make-up and costume were really faithful to the character. And the film was well shot, the lighting great and all that. Well done, technically, I suppose.

But the story was just blah, for me. Nothing really exciting or different. In fact, some parts were taken from other "F13" films. I am sure they will say it was done in a sort of homage to the originals, but it just felt repetitive.

Ah well, better than the usual fan-made stuff, but just not what I was expecting.

Here is the synopsis and the video itself, which is available at Timberwolf West Entertainment:

Jason Voorhees rampages through a family’s home during a powerful thunder storm in this Friday the 13th tribute film shot in HD.

For mature audiences only; features extreme violence, nudity and language.

Approx. runtime: 14 mins.

FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE STORM from Timberwolf Entertainment on Vimeo.

Thanks to Friday the 13th Films Blog for the heads up!