Friday The 13th Part 2 overcame this by explaining Pamela’s son Jason was still alive, despite the original explaining he drowned as a child.
Friday The 13th star Adrienne King has explained why her character Alice died so quickly in the 1981 sequel.
The Friday The 13th franchise is currently stuck in development hell, and there hasn’t been a new movie since the 2009 reboot.
The original Friday The 13th started life as a low-budget rip-off of Halloween, but thanks to some gruesome kills and a genuinely creepy atmosphere, it became a surprise success.