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Some Inspiration

While I wouldn't say I'm a connoisseur of horror films, I will say that I've seen all of the "Friday The 13th" films, with the exception of Freddy vs Jason. I admit that the later films started to lose their seriousness and got very campy. Yet I still find myself enjoying all the films in some way and a large part of my enjoyment goes to none other than Jason Voorhees. You see, there's nothing complicated about Jason. His motivation is that his mom was killed in a sleep away camp, so now he'll kill anyone and everyone that even tries to go into his camp.

It's that sheer simplicity and one-minded determination of Jason made him feel more like a force of nature than an actual human. He was a compelling villain not in spite of the simple concept surrounding him, but because of it. There was always a question of what morbid acts will he commit this time, (by the tenth movie Jason was in space) or how will he be killed this time? This was the glue that held the series together and if the killer in my film could in some reference this genius, then I'd be all the more proud of my work. I think the best way to pay homage to Jason Voorhees is by trying to make the mask my killer wears be as distinct as Jason's, without ripping it off. I think I have just the idea in mind.

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