Closer to home, in 2009, the £13.5 million SAW ride at Thorpe Park had its opening premiere on Friday 13th, only to be shut down due to a computer-programming fault.

Why do some people fear Friday the 13th? Historians differ on the origin of 13 as an unlucky number and some argue it relates to the point that at the Last Supper, 13 people were present and the ...

As on-the-nose as it may be, the Friday the 13th horror franchise has been extremely lucrative for Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers and Victor Miller, the screenwriter credited with its creation.

The only Friday the 13th is year is here. We explain how the superstition came to be and how many more 13th are in your ...

On Friday 13th in 1976, he decided to just stay in bed for the day, only to be killed when the floor of his apartment block collapsed under him.

Irish superstitions on Friday the 13th - Random superstitions It is not safe to pick up an unbaptized child unless you make the sign of the cross. If you stand up and your chair falls over you ...

Bad things that happened on Friday the 13th. It’s a day when people avoid walking under ladders and crossing black cats. It’s also the namesake of a classic horror movie franchise. We’re, of ...

Why is Friday the 13th considered unlucky, anyway? Humans have long used superstitions as a way of explaining everyday phenomena or to help bring them luck or avoid misfortune. And while we’ve ...

It's time to head back to Camp Crystal Lake. The Friday the 13th franchise is making a resurgence with new content featuring ...

Why 'magical thinking' is key in Friday the 13th superstitions. Stevens also talked about how the day is an example of "magical thinking." Stevens said that he likes to think of the superstition ...

YOU MAY HAVE noticed that today is Friday the 13th. For some, it’s just another Friday. For others, it’s a date steeped in superstition and approached with extra caution.

What Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Is About: The fourth film in the Friday the 13th franchise released in 1984, and follows the events of the last film, where Jason was thought to be dead, ...