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Jason Voorhees costume

Jason Voorhees

Friday the 13th (1980)

The lore

A boy who drowned at Camp Crystal Lake. In the original film his mother did the killing; Jason himself takes over as the adult killer from Part 2 onward.

The look

  • Hockey goalie mask
  • Torn coveralls
  • Machete

Behind the screams

The hockey mask did not appear until Part III (1982). Ari Lehman played the young Jason who lunges from the lake at the end of the original.

Credits

Created by
Victor Miller (writer) & Sean S. Cunningham (director)
Brought to life by
Many actors
Kane Hodder played him four times
Original effects by Tom Savini