Voorhees

South Jersey municipality

Voorhees is a Dutch surname meaning "from the ridge" or "in front of the ridge." In American popular culture, the name is strongly associated with Jason Voorhees, the hockey-masked killer from the *Friday the 13th* horror film franchise.

Several places in the United States bear the name, including Voorhees Township in New Jersey.

Jason

Friday the 13th

Date considered ill-omened

slasher · killer · sequel · franchise · Pamela · undead · remake · unstoppable · supernatural · resurrection

horror

slasher

Knife-wielding horror villain

  • fearEmotional response to threat
  • terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
  • goreGraphic bloody violence

nightmare · macabre · bloodshed · massacre · gruesome · dread · suspense · fright · shock · scream

camp

Crystal Lake

Transparent freshwater body

  • summerYear's warmest season
  • cabinsSimple rural shelters
  • lakeEnclosed body of freshwater

counselor · campfire · canoe · bonfire · tents · wilderness · sleepaway · campers · woods · dock

mask

hockey

Stick-and-goal sport

identity · hidden · iconic · faceless · goalie · deformed · disfigured · burlap sack · recognizable · menacing

surname

New Jersey

Mid-Atlantic coastal state

Dutch · family name · heritage · lineage · American · place name · municipality

Opposites
mortality/humanity

Voorheesmortal

Subject to death

human being · the quick · flesh and blood

moral alignment in horror

Voorheesfinal girl

Slasher film's survivor

hero · survivor · protagonist · savior · protector

victim/perpetrator

Voorheesvictim

One harmed by another

prey · innocent · teenager

Phrases
Family

fore

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13