
In honor of Halloween in just a few days - and spurred by our recent NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET 2 watch - this week on a halloween-themed bonus episode of THE BIG 4-0 we take a look at the technical final FRIDAY THE 13th film in the original series/timeline, 2002's JASON X, where they actually do the joke and send Jason into space; as well as the following year's FREDDY VS JASON, in which the titular horror icons finally face-off in the long-gestating/clamored-for-by-fans showdown. We also revisit our NIGHTMARE 2 discussion after watching the 2012 documentary SCREAM QUEEN from NIGHTMARE 2 star Mark Patton, and we touch on a bevy of other Halloween-adjacent films including: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3, SCREAM, SCARY MOVIE, and PREDATOR and PREDATOR 2. We'll be back in 1985 next week, wishing a Happy BIG 4-0 to DEATH WISH 3 and TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA.