FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEES

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BY RICHARD WHITTAKER, 10:50AM, FRI. JUN. 7, 2013

It may call itself the Housecore Horror Film Festival, but with Pantera main man Phil Anselmo andmetalsucks.net writer Corey Mitchell at the helm, they were also promising a superheavy metal lineup, Oct. 24-27. Today, they delivered with a vengeance.

First, the big headliners. We already knew that Anselmo would be bringing his stoner…

Writer Steve De Roover of www.moviepulp.be / www.dvdinfo.be has been steadily collecting interviews of Friday The 13th alumni over the years and has agreed to let www.fridaythe13thfranchise.com publish these interviews for fans to read and enjoy. Below is Steve's interview with Ari Lehman (Jason Voorhees, Friday The 13th 1980). Big thank you to Steve for letting us share his interview with Ari!

Ari Lehman Interview
(Steve De Roover) How did you get involved in the movie-business and especially in Friday The…

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Don't walk under a ladder. Don't break a mirror. And, for the love of gravy, avoid black cats at all costs.

Today is Friday the 13th, a day to avoid anything and everything that might be considered unlucky. The date's bad-luck reputation stretches back centuries, but it really hit the masses in 1980 when the first "Friday the 13th" horror movie arrived in theaters.

The film wasn't favorite of critics, but horror fans ate it up. The flick was a kind of cash-in response to the…

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An interview with the actor who played the boy who drowned in Crystal Lake, creating one of the greatest slasher icons!

If there is an expression that comes in handy in the introduction of this text is the famous "in the right place at the right time." For those who are familiar with my writings, it is easy to know that I am a great admirer of the genre. Interestingly, I never wrote about one of my favorite horror movies. It's Friday the 13th (Friday the 13th…

JMR - JASON MUST RULE , horror graphic novel created by Alessandro Marzi ( www.mylefthand.weebly.com ) and Ari Lehman, "The FIRST JASON of Friday the 13rd" ( www.firstjason.com)

SOUNDTRACK of the video: "For Whom The Bell Tolls", performed by METALLICA

It's no secret that I am an alucard carrying horror nerd. Last year, for the first Über Röck Halloween, I wanted to interview someone special, someone who walked the twisted line between horror and music and who could provide a suitably entertaining article for my favourite time of year......so I contacted Ari Lehman.

 For those of you that think that Michael Bay is a horror auteur, let me explain. Ari Lehman played the legendary Jason Voorhees in the original (and best) Friday The 13th movie three decades…

GREEN BAY GAZETTE Sarah Ludeman JASON VOORHEES COMES TO SAVAGEFEST It started with a simple question. “Can you swim?” asked movie director Sean Cunningham of a 14-year-old Ari Lehman. “Yes,” he replied. With that one word, Lehman landed the role of the first Jason Voorhees in the 1980 horror classic “Friday the 13th.” At the time, he thought it nothing more than a great summer job and a chance to work with actors Kevin Bacon and Harry Crosby and special effects master Tom Savini. Little did he know the…

March 20, 2009 at Revolutions in Neenah, WI. Gavin met up with Ari Lehman backstage at a concert, where Ari’s band Firstjason was opening for metal band Spineshank. Much was discussed, from the magic of Tom Savini, to the “sedentary cemetery of society”, to metal… to home remodeling.

GS: Alright, let’s start with the movie stuff and then move on to your music career. AL: Shoot, man. GS: The first film you appeared in to my knowledge was called “Manny’s Orphans”. It was directed by Sean Cunningham, written…

From the Denver Film Festival

Producer Anthony Masi sent along photos from the Denver Film Festival premiere of His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13. He informed us “First Jason” Ari Lehman attended the red carpet event garnering plenty of autograph seekers in the crowd. Hockey masks were offered to attendees. If you missed the screening, and there’s a good chance you probably did, don’t worry – His Name is Jason hits DVD on February 3rd. For a look at the cover art…