Jason Voorhees

Jason Voorhees is the hockey-masked killer from the *Friday the 13th* horror franchise.

Originally a drowned child whose death motivates his mother's murders, Jason becomes the unstoppable slasher in sequels—a silent, hulking figure who stalks Camp Crystal Lake.

The character has become shorthand for any relentless, unkillable threat: He just kept coming back like Jason Voorhees.

slasher

machete

Heavy broad-bladed knife

survivor · body count · chase · final girl · sequel · slaughter · rampage · unstoppable · revenge · murder

franchise

Friday the 13th

Date considered ill-omened

Paramount · reboot · boxset · cult classic · sequel

undead

resurrection

Revival from death

supernatural · unkillable · regeneration · Lazarus · cursed · reanimated · undying · corpse

camp

counselor

One who advises

  • cabinSimple wooden dwelling
  • lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
  • campfireOutdoor fire for gathering

woods · summer camp · canoe · skinny dipping · tent · bonfire · nightfall · wilderness · forest · moonlight

mask

hockey mask

Protective face covering for goalkeepers

menacing · expressionless · cracked · weathered · disguise

Categories
Opposites
moral alignment in horror

Jason Voorheesfinal girl

Slasher film's survivor

survivor · Ellen Ripley · hero · innocent · protector

symbolic meaning

Jason Voorheesinnocence

Freedom from wrongdoing

life · safety · childhood innocence · summer fun

horror villain rivalry

Jason VoorheesFreddy Krueger

Michael Myers · Leatherface · Chucky

Family

Jason

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated R