Timeline: The Complete Friday The 13th Story Explained

Friday the 13th is one of the most enduring horror franchise of all time. For better or for worse, the slasher flick series has moved with the times and, movie after movie, teens in peril have met their end at the hands of Jason--with some help from other pretenders along the way.

Of course, the kills haven't come easy for everyone's favourite hockey mask-adorned murderer. He's had to die and come back over and over, and each time the circumstances change and become a bit less comprehensible, though still enjoyable for the most part. Needless to say, the Friday the 13th timeline is messy.

Even if you've been following it from the very start, it can be difficult to keep track of who is doing what, why, when, and, of course, how they meet their gruesome and untimely end. Thankfully, we've put together a comprehensive explanation of how it all shakes out, from the very beginning of the story where a bunch of teens are hunted in camp, to the modern day, by which point the action has travelled to space and back. Join us, as we go through the complete Friday the 13th timeline.

If you enjoy this video, make sure to check out the previous episode of Timeline, which also deals with another horror classic: Resident Evil. Just like Friday the 13th, Capcom's beloved survival horror franchise has a story full of twists and turns, but we've got it all down in easy to digest form.

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