However, due to an ongoing legal battle between two of the series' original creators, fans likely won't get any new appearances from Jason in the near future. One would think that with such renown, Jason would have some kind of new Friday the 13th content in the works. However, with time and westernisation, this may turn.Jason Voorhees is one of the most famous horror icons to ever grace the silver screen, with enough references in pop culture that non-horror fans could easily pick him out of a line-up. Panati has written, "When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch".Īlso, "It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil - a gathering of thirteen - and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week."Įver since Friday, the 13th continues to haunt the imagination of people.
Lawson's popular novel "Friday, the Thirteenth" captured the imagination with its tale of an unscrupulous broker who took advantage of the superstitions around the date to deliberately crash the stock market. Steve Roud explains in "The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland," the combination of Friday and the number 13 is a 'Victorian invention'. In the 19th century, Friday 13th became synonymous with misfortune. This further led to his crucifixion on Good Friday. The 13th and most infamous guest to arrive, Judas Iscariot, was the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Soon, the unsettling power of the numerals was cemented through the story of the Last Supper, which was attended by Jesus Christ and his disciples on Maundy Thursday. Panati explains how the superstition spread from Scandinavia to the south throughout Europe, becoming well established along the Mediterranean by the start of the Christian era. The blind god Hodr was deceived and tricked by Loki into shooting his brother Balder, the god of light, joy and goodness, killing him instantly. In his book "Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things," Charles Panati highlights the concept of the cursed back to Norse mythology, when Loki, the god of mischief, gate-crashed a banquet in Valhalla, bringing the number of gods in attendance to 13.Īlso read | Today in history: Singapore's first government, war between Israel and Arab states and more
What is known is that both Friday and the number 13 have been regarded as unlucky in certain cultures throughout history. While the origin of the superstition is not yet clear.
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