#slash of the titans: the road to freddy vs jason

[brokehorrorfan]

House of Rejects: The Making of Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy is available now in hardcover, paperback, and e-book via Harker Press. An audio book is in the works.

The 342-page book is written by Dustin McNeill (Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason, Taking Shape: Developing Halloween from Script to Scream).

Chronicling Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, and 3 from Hell, House of Rejects features exclusive cast and crew interviews, rare behind-the-scenes photos, extensive rundowns of early script drafts, insights on deleted scenes, and more.

George Todoroff designed the cover art. Watch the trailer below, where you can also learn more about the book's contents.

From Dustin McNeill, co-author of Taking Shape and Reign of Chucky, comes House of Rejects, an exhaustive new exploration of Rob Zombie’s controversial horror franchise. Go behind the scenes of the Firefly trilogy like never before with new insights, details, and anecdotes from the creation of House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 From Hell. At 342 pages, House of Rejects is brimming with rare set photos and new interviews with cast, crew, and producers. So, grab a bucket of fried chicken and settle in for the ultimate companion to the Firefly clan’s murderous misadventures. It’s some “brilliant f*cking Mark Twain sh*t,” if we do say so ourselves. House of Rejects features: • Exclusive new interviews with the filmmakers • Rare behind the scenes photos from the set • Extensive rundowns of early script drafts • New insights into House’s rarely seen uncut version • Never-before-seen set blueprints, layouts, and maps • Details on why/how Universal Studios dumped House • A complete rundown of deleted and alternate scenes • A detailed family tree for the Firefly clan • New info on filming locations for all three movies • A memorial tribute to the late great Sid Haig • An exhaustive account of Rob Zombie’s influences • Revelations on alternate casting choices (and re-casting!) • A recipe for the Captain’s tasty-ass fried chicken

Pre-order House of Rejects: The Making of Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy.

[slashingdisneypasta]

OKAY I HAVE DISCOVERED MY FAVOURITE FREDDY VS JASON DRAFT.

So according to 'Slash of the Titans; The Road to Freddy Vs Jason' by McNeil, there was a draft submitted by Peter Briggs that involved ancient necromancy leading somehow to apocalyptic events involving Jason (Who has been resurrected by a murderous cult) and Freddy (Who has somehow been causing ruckus all over the world) happening at the same time and the opening scene would have shown 'a witch hunter, two priests, and several ill-fated soldiers' struggle through a mysterious castle in Italy of 'unholy terrors' until they find the necromancer himself.

And this man 'bears more than a passing resemblance to Robert Englund'.

... SO ITS FREDDY? ITS SOME ANCIENT INCARNATION OF FREDDY? FREDDY IS SOME FUCKED UP MESS OF A MAN PLANNED TO HAPPEN AND BRING CHOAS AND TERROR TO THE WORLD CENTURIES BEFORE HE DID?

[horrordirtbag]

freddy vs jason appreciation hours

This gon be a long ass post, summary at the bottom

Okay so basically this movie gets shidded the fuck on and y’know what I think too harshly. I think it did an amazing job bringing all of our slasher wet-dreams to life. And that’s one thing I really wanna stress throughout my incoherent internet rambling: bringing to life our fantasy. Cuz, y’see, I used to think this movie was garbo like many others, until like 4 years ago when I was watching it during a Halloween marathon, and I looked up from my computer and just saw Freddy and Jason, two of my favorite characters of all time, on the same screen together, beating the living shit out of each other. All my issues with it just kinda melted away and I really appreciated what I was looking at, and since then it climbed from the bottom of my list to easily in my top 5 for both franchises.

The fact that this movie even got made is a miracle. I’m just grateful that we even got to see this match brought to life at all. Just overcoming the rights issue between two major companies was a major hurdle to cross. Once that was settled, they could have just slapped together any shitty old movie they wanted and made a gazillion bucks no matter what. The title alone, Freddy vs Jason, would sell tickets, even if the actual movie was just two hand puppets smacking eachother for an hour and a half. But, no. New Line acquired the rights to Jason around 1992, and they immediately began work on the crossover. The only reason they made Jason Goes to Hell was because they had to wait for Wes Craven to finish New Nightmare first. That’s 11 years of development hell. They went through 10 scripts before they found one they liked, not to mention an innumerable amount of pitches. That’s an incredible amount of effort for a cheap slasher film. They spent thousands on the project before it even went into pre-production. Michael De Luca, the president of production at New Line, was an extreme fan of both franchises and really wanted to get it right.  New Line Cinema get’s a lot of flack for it’s treatment of the Friday franchise, and yeah, when you send Jason up his sisters coochie and into outerspace I can see why, but after reading more into the companies history with Jason, I don’t get the impression it was all cynicism. Even if you think the final product is dookie, you gotta give them some credit for the amount of dedication they put in for this project. And, you gotta remember, even though they produced far better films, Paramount was pretty much ashamed of their creation and ditched it as soon as it began making them less money.

Now I’m gonna talk about some of the actual problems with the movie itself. The main two are also both directed at our maggot-infested son. If you’re as much of a raging fan as I am to the point where you write essays for like 10 people to read on a website that hates tiddies you already know what I’m talking about. Let’s start with the fear-of-water debacle. This part pisses off the Friday camp, and for good reason. Any quick look at the past 10 movies shows you it’s just not true. Jason practically exists in water. He’s like the human version of Godzilla. But, in reality, Jason was never afraid of water in the movie. The screenplay writers have confirmed that it wasn’t a fear of water itself, but of drowning. And, well, we know that Jason shouldn’t be afraid of that either, being chained to the bottom of a lake for years on end’n all. But, even then, it’s not quite that simple. What Freddy is doing is exploiting Jason’s subconscious mind and the memory of the last time Jason ever felt fear: when he was a child, drowning. This is why Jason reverts back to a child, and then Freddy returns to the memory of his drowning in 1957. Ronny Yu went a much more metaphoric route in portraying this, but you can still kind of make it out. If you notice, even Jason seems surprised at his sudden refusal to chop through the stream of water. It’s not like he didn’t see it before he pulled his arm back. And, then, immediately after, we see Jason wading through Crystal Lake dragging a body, and at the end of the movie raises out of the water in New Blood fashion. So, it’s clear that even in the same movie, Jason was never intended to be afraid of water. Now, let’s talk about our gift-from-god Kane Hodder. As much as I love the final film, I hate how New Line treated our star man. This is the one thing I can’t really defend about the movie. No one still really knows why Kane was dropped, everyone involved just pointing fingers at each other, probably because whoever really did make the decision is afraid of Kane’s tree trunk arms. Even Sean Cunningham and other people deeply involved with the project were shocked they didn’t use Kane. For my two cents, I don’t think it’s one person or one specific reason to point to, but rather a whole bunch. In large part, I think Ronny Yu not being a fan of the franchise prior has a lot to do with it. He just didn’t realize that Kane was so beloved by the fanbase. Ken Kirzinger said that he initially auditioned to be stunt coordinator, and Ronny immediately asked him to play Jason, saying something around the lines of “you’re exactly what I’m looking for.” I can see why New Line would want someone with no connection to the franchises, as to bring in a fresh take, but for something like this, which is pretty much just a fanboy movie, it would have been better to grab someone who was also a fan. As to why New Line didn’t tell Kane Hodder they were going with someone else, I dunno. We probably will never know who was responsible for that lol. As disappointing as it is, I think Ken did a fine job (although I think he was a little too stiff), and I don’t think we should dismiss the entire film for it alone. This post is getting way longer than I anticipated. If you’re still here, hi, I hope your day is going well. Those art the only complaints, though, of course. Something I hear often is that the final fight is fantastic, but the rest of the movie sucks. I can’t really argue with that since it’s really vague, but I can say that, to me, the rest of the movie is great fun. Even if Freddy only has one kill, he has plenty of screen-time, all pretty good (and the one kill he does get in is great). And Jason’s stuff is all great too. The cornfield rave, the hospital chase, all good shid imo. But really that just comes down to personal taste.   Another thing I can’t really argue about are the characters being bland. Yeah, not much to say there. But honestly, I don’t think they’re terrible by any means (Kia dropping the f-bomb is tho). I have a feeling this complaint comes more from the Nightmare camp, since that series is home to much more compelling characters. Being more of a Friday fan, it just doesn’t bother me. 11 movies in, I’m used to bland characters lmao. Although, I do think Mark was a pretty interesting character. His relationship with his brother is pretty great.  One strange phenomenon I also see is that Freddy fans tend to complain that it feels too much like a Friday the 13th movie, while Jason fans say it feels too much like A Nightmare on Elm Street movie. And it’s not just me, either; this is also discussed briefly in Dustin McNeill’s fantastic book Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason. If anything, this just feels like a testament to how well the movie blended the tones of both franchises.  The movie does also get too silly at times, but I think they did a decent job of reigning Freddy’s goofiness back to, I’d say, Nightmare 4 levels. Which is alright by me. nOW ONTO THE GOOD SHIT, We’re almost there. I swear. As I just mentioned, the movie masterfully blends both franchises. The movie has the plot of a Nightmare film, with Freddy pulling the strings, but has the bodycount (and characters lol) of a Jason film. Just because the plot is very Freddy oriented doesn’t mean Jason is left in his shadow, and just because Jason gets most of the kills doesn’t mean Freddy doesn’t get his time to shine either (the movie has plenty of Nightmare sequences, even if he only kills one). Complaints about Freddy only getting one kill are odd to me, since that’s the entire point of the movie. Jason is stealing Freddy’s kills. The ending, really, symbolizes what I mean. It’s the best possible way to end it. Jason rises from the water, holding Freddy’s head, making you think he’s the victor, but- nope! Freddy winks at the camera, and then the Nightmare jingle plays, mixed in with Jason’s iconic ki ki ki ma ma ma, perfectly balancing both franchises.  I’ve seen people complain about the ending, but I honestly think it’s genius. If you had Jason win, Friday fans would be mad; if you had Freddy win, Nightmare fans would be mad. Instead, not only is it really cool, but with the ending we got, the viewers themselves are allowed to decide who won, no answer being particularly wrong. To this day, people still debate who came out victorious.  Beyond that, the plot itself is such a great way to bring both characters together. Previous scripts had such convoluted ways of doing so, some involving the Apocalypse, some going meta like New Nightmare, and some just making no fucking sense at all. The Shannon/Swift draft does such a great job of keeping it simple. I love the idea of Springwood covering up Freddy’s existence, rendering him powerless. Not only is it the closest anyone’s ever gotten to actually defeating Freddy, but it also presents to the viewer a complex moral dilemma. Locking the kids away in Westin Hills is horribly cruel, unable to even see their family, but at the same time, if they didn’t, more kids would die at Freddy’s hand. To me, it’s really interesting.  The final thing I have to say, is that it’s just a boat load of fun. You can’t not have a fan orgasm watching the final battle (although they really shouldn’t have had Laurie interrupt the fight). It’s literally everything I ever wanted lmao, and I’m just eternally grateful that we got to see this match play out on our screens rather than just our minds before Robert Englund got too old. Again, seeing two of my favorite characters ever on the same screen is just awesome. In my opinion, I think it’s the best crossover-versus movie out there.  Some people just don’t like the movie and that’s fine, you can’t please everyone. I’m just dishing out why I love it so much, since it’s so vastly regarded as one of the worst of the series. You don’t see too much love out there for it, so I thought I’d spice it up.  TL:DR, I think this movie was such a wonderful love letter to the fans, and while it’s far from perfect, I think people really need to give it a second chance and look at it from a different perspective. It wasn’t made cynically, it wasn’t disrespectful to Jason, and it did a great job of bringing our fanboy and fangirl fantasies to life.

[octoberboy1031]

Got my copy of @halloween_movies_book today! I loved Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason so I can’t wait to read this!! #TeamLaurie #WeAreLaurieStrode 🖤🔪🎃 #halloween #halloweenmovie #halloweenmovies #iwishihadyouallalonejustthetwoofus #thebabysittermurders #horror #horrorgeek #scarymovies #samhain #halloween365 #itsalwayshalloween #octoberdreams #theoctobercountry #book #booknerd #april #spring #night #terrorverse (at Tree House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-f0m1YppMb/?igshid=1ilk8y488f5mz

[regeneratingdegenerate]

1. Name: Luke 2. Star Sign: Cancer 3. Height: 5′10″ 4. Put your iTunes or Spotify Amazon Music on shuffle. What are the first 4 songs that come up? Next To You by Ninja Sex Party, Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum, Tequila by Button Down Brass, Ashes by Celine Dion 5. Ever had a poem or song written about you? Not to my knowledge. 6. When was the last time you played guitar? Never! 7. Who is your celebrity crush? Katharine Isabelle, Ryan Reynolds, Dana DeLorenzo, too many more to list. 8. What’s a sound you hate and a sound you love? I hate the sound of anything holographic/lenticular being scratched. Sets my teeth on edge. Come back to me on the sound I love. 9. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes (pls don’t haunt me). 10. How about aliens? Definitely, the universe is too big for there not to be. 11. Do you drive? Too scared! 12. What was the last book you read Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs. Jason 13. Do you like the smell of gasoline? It’s okay! 14. What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had? I dropped a cast iron chair on my big toe and it was Not Fun. 15. Do you have an obsession right now? Horror movies, old slashers especially, Deadpool, the usual. 16. Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong? I try not to but that shit’s hard to let go of sometimes. 17. In a relationship? I’m a single pringle ready to mingle pls love me

Tagged by @pathetiicgirl43 Tagging: whoever wants to do this

[claireisanaspiringnovelist]

FILM 1711: FREDDY VS. JASON

 TRIVIA: Ken Kirzinger had to undergo some dental work during filming, but it would have taken too much time to remove his make-up and costume and reapply them. When he arrived at the dentist's office still dressed as Jason (without the hockey mask), people were afraid he was an escaped psychopath, and almost called the police.

 Standing at 6'5" (1.96 meters) tall, Ken Kirzinger is the tallest actor to date to play Jason Voorhees.

 The final film in which Robert Englund plays the role of Freddy Krueger.

 Brent Chapman (Blake's father) and Kyle Labine (Freeburg) appeared in Halloween: Resurrection (2002), making them the first actors to appear in a Freddy, a Jason, and a Michael Myers film.

 Brad Renfro was originally cast as Will, but had to be replaced less than a week before shooting began. Jason Ritter, who actually got the part, had initially tested, but they didn't feel that he was right for the role.

 Robert Englund was excited at the casting of Katharine Isabelle as "Gibb", as he was a big fan of her cult-film Ginger Snaps (2000), a Canadian werewolf film.

 During test and advance screenings, the ending was not added to the film. Instead, the following text appeared: "On August 15th, 2003 see the final sixty seconds and see who has survived...and what is left of them." This is a direct reference to the tagline for the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which is "Who will survive and what will be left of them?"

 Gibb (Katharine Isabelle) is always shown wearing a red baseball hat. This is an reference from Carrie (1976), where P.J. Soles' character always wore a red baseball cap. Isabelle appeared in Carrie (2002).

 According to the book Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason, the crossover sequel officially had sixteen screenwriters across ten different versions of the story. This was per the Writer's Guild Arbitration Panel findings. Unofficially, this movie had many more unsolicited treatments and drafts, both internally and externally.

[brundleflyforawhiteguy]

Given the bit of Freddy vs. Jason talk and Freddy/Jason book talk that’s gone on here tonight, there’s no better time to take a moment to recommend this book, which I’m still so happy just exists. 

Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs. Jason is a complete, comprehensive history of the ten year development of Freddy vs. Jason from 1993 to 2003. It is fucking fascinating. 

I’ve wanted a book like this to exist for forever. At one point, I honestly looked into writing it myself because I never thought that anyone else would even want to write a book on the making of this movie, but luckily Dustin McNeill (author of Phantasm Exhumed) did and he put together something amazing. 

Technically, this book tracks the origins of the project all the way to 1985, when the first “talks” between Paramount and New Line occurred, but it really kicks off in earnest when the first script was turned in to New Line in 1993. New Line had already hired people to write this movie before they even made New Nightmare. 

The book goes through every different draft, many of which follow the same basic story, some of which are wildly different. Most of the unused scripts sought ways outside the continuity of the films in order to bridge the worlds of Freddy and Jason together. 

There’s some really insane but really fascinating stuff in there. Best of all, somehow McNeill managed to get interviews with these screenwriters, all of whom worked on their respective scripts at least twenty years ago. 

I think it’s really cool to see that level of interest in something you did as a writer that never saw the light of day. 

Several drafts of the script saw Freddy and Jason’s origins linked together in fundamental ways. Several versions even saw Jason speak for the first time. I think it’s hilarious for people to complain about the balance between the two characters in the completed film, because there are some scripts in which Jason only appeared in three scenes, and vise versa. 

There are also details on the Freddy vs. Jason: Hell Unleashed video game that would have come out for PS2/Xbox. Plus a large chunk of time when Rob Bottin was attached to direct the film, as well as co-write and, of course, visually redesign both title characters. Little bit of James Cameron in there too. And Ted Bundy. And Kung-Fu Panda. 

I can only speak for myself and my personal interests, but this has always been a slice of film history that I’ve been absolutely fascinated by and I think this is the best possible account of that history that we could ever hope to get. 

[scumdogsteev]

I just added Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason by Dustin McNeill to my LibraryThing.

[slashingdisneypasta]

This is [most] of my horror stuff! I'm not huge into collecting horror merch, but I love my DVD'S (even the ones that don't work 😬🙄😅) and my books ^^

The Books and the DVD's pictured are below the cut if you're interested ^^

Books (from Left, a.k.a right next to Sam on the Blanket, to Right, A.K.A underneath Pennywise on the blanket):

Untold Horror, by Dave Alexander: A great behind the scenes look at some horror movies! Theirs an excellent concept drawing of a speckled Teen Freddy corrupting a poor tween Jason in it that is just perfect 👌 XD

Reign of Chucky; The True Hollywood Story of a Noy So Good Guy by Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins: The History of the Chucky movies (Up to Cult) with pictures and interviews from A whole buncha people behind the scenes as well as Alex Vincent!

Slash of the Titans; The Road to Freddy Vs Jason by Dave McNeill: Same as Chucky's book, this is a behind-the-scenes look at the history of FVSJ including a run through of all the drafts it went through (their were many) and interviews with all the writers behind them, and Ken Kirzinger and Robert Englund!

Ad Nauseam by Michael Gingold: This is a compilation of all the Horror Movie advertisements as seen in the newspapers through the 70's and the 80's! So cool.

Cannibal Kitchen; A Horror Lover's Cookbook by Shannon Rulio: Just like it says! It's full of gritty recipes inspired by Horror Movies.

Death for Dinner Cookbook by Zach Neil: Another Horror Movie inspired Cookbook!

The Horror Movie Night Cookbook by Richard S. Sargent: This is my most recent horror Cookbook buy XD The food in this one actually looks appealing! Nice 'Pea Soup', at least XDD 😅😅😅

Movies (From Bottom to Top, Alphabetical Order):

3 From Hell ☠️🔥☠️🔥☠️

2001 Maniacs & 2001 Maniacs; Field of Screams 👻✌️👅👻

Anaconda Boxset 🐍🐍🐍

Blackwater Abyss 🐊🐊🐊

Black Swarm 🐝🐝🐝

Candyman 1992 🐝👻🐝

Candyman 2021 🐝👻🐝 x2

Christine 🚘🚘🚘

Childs Play Boxset 🔫👻🔫👻🔫

The Devils Rejects ☠️🤡☠️

Eaten Alive 🐊🏚🐊

Fear Clinic 🥼😱🥼

The Final Girls 🎞🏕🎞🏕🎞

The Funhouse Massacre 🤡🩸🤡

Freaky ☀️➡️🔪

Freddy Vs Jason 🔥🏕🔥🏕

Fright Night 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️🧛‍♂️

Halloween Kills 🔪🔪🔪

Halloween 1 & 2 RZ ver 🔪🔪🔪

Hannibal 🍷🥢🌭

Happy Death Day 🎂🎂🎂

Hatchet 🪓🪓🪓

House of 1000 Corpses & The Devils Rejects 👿🤠🤡

House of Wax 🖼☠️🖼

I Know What You Did Last Summer ⛵️⛵️⛵️

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer ⛵️⛵️⛵️ x2

Joy Ride Boxset 🚗🚛

Lake Placid 🐊🐄🐊

Lake Placid; Final Chapter 🐊🥚🐊

The Last Showing 📽📽📽

The Midnight Man ✒️🌙🐇🌙✒️

A Nightmare On Elm Street Boxset 💤💤💤

Python 🐍🥋🐍

Road Kill 2 (A.K.A Joy Ride 2) 🚗🚛 x2

Saw & Saw 2 🪚👀🪚👀

Scream Boxset (1-4) 😱😱😱

The Shining 🩸🩸🚪🩸🩸

The Silence of the Lambs 🐑🐑🐑

Silent Night, Deadly Night 🎅🎅🎅

Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 🎅🎅🎅 x2

The Sixth Sense ☠️👻☠️

The Strangers 🧍‍♀️🧍🧍‍♀️

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 ⛓️🪚

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 + The Beginning ⛓️🪚 x2

Urban Legend 🔪🫁🔪

We Summon the Darkness 👩⛪️👱‍♀️

Zombie Strippers 🧟‍♀️👙🧟‍♀️

I'm bored so I'm gonna do a merch photo shoot.

[slashingdisneypasta]

I got two books yesterday!! Slash of the Titans; The Road to Freddy Vs Jason (It really goes into the original drafts and statistics and has interviews with all the writers, plus Ken Kirzinger and Robert Englund and lemme tell you- it is such a satisfying experience reading Robert Englund say Freddy is not a pedophile. And Ken Kirzinger just seems like such a nice guy, I kinda wanna meet him XDD) and Death for Dinner Cookbook; 60 Gorey-Good, Plant-Based Drinks, Meals, and Munchies Inspired by Your Favourite Horror Films.

Now, none of the recipes look particularly appetising (Especially 'Regans Pea Soup Vomit (With bits)') but my sister wants us to make the 'Fire and Dreams' cocktail (ANOES inspired), because you're supposed to set it on fire XD

My favourite thing in there has to be the 'Norma and Norman (Mother's Milk' drink, because it sounds absolutely repulsive and I find that hilarious XDD Mothers milk??? 😬😬🤢 yikes Yikes YIKES-

[horrordirtbag]

Robert Englund on Freddy being a pedophile

Interviewer: "Speaking of the Wes Craven Bible, several of the unused drafts attempted to revise the backstories, often with Freddy having molested and killed Jason as a boy. Would it have been a mistake to finally reveal Freddy as a child molester?" Robert Englund: "Here's the problem with it. There's a certain cold, dark poetry to the phrase child killer. It's such a dark concept that is so impossible to understand, but it does have a certain punk resonance to it. There's also symbolism to the phrase. What are you doing when you kill children? You're killing the future. Why does Freddy kill the future? Because there's no place for him in it. To also make Freddy a pedophile is like gilding the lily. It's just too much icing on the cake. Does he fuck them and kill them or kill them and fuck them? That opens a door that is so depraved and so hard to comprehend." I love this man For fairness, I should also add this quote from later on: “In the Nightmare films, Freddy is evil personified and you can take him on a lot of levels, be it symbolically or viscerally. That evil can mean a lot of different things. I don’t think we ever need to qualify it beyond child killer. That seems like enough. We can let people free project between the screen and their eyes sitting in the dark. They can decide for themselves what all Freddy has done based on their own human experiences. But child killer? Boom. That’s enough on our part.” So, basically, don’t call someone “wrong” for saying they don’t think Freddy is a child molester (I see that happen often), because that’s entirely up to you. (excerpt from the book “Slash of the Titans: the Road to Freddy vs Jason” by Dustin McNeill, I really recommend it)

[brokehorrorfan]

Universal Studios closed its Jaws ride in 2012 after 22 years of operation, resulting in public outcry. The new book Adventures in Amity: Tales from the Jaws Ride dives into the beloved attraction.

The 286-page paperback book is written by Dustin McNeill (Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason, Phantasm Exhumed) and features an introduction by The Shark Is Still Working documentary filmmaker J. Michael Roddy.

Adventures in Amity is available now via Harker Press. You can pick it up for $19.99 on Amazon. The trailer, synopsis, and additional details are below.

Set sail with author Dustin McNeill as he goes behind the scenes of Captain Jake’s Amity Boat Tours! Adventures in Amityville is the ultimate guide to the legendary attraction that once stood at Universal Studios Florida. The book contains over thirty new interviews with the ride’s designers, engineers, and skippers for unprecedented insight into its creation and operation. Hear the untold story of the Jaws ride for the first time ever from those who were actually there!

Points of interest:

Introduction by filmmaker J. Michael Roddy (“The Shark is Still Working" documentary)

Features never-before-seen photos and concept art from the ride’s original 1989 construction

Hear from park execs about the disastrous opening of both Jaws and Universal Florida

Read about the seldom seen 1990 Jaws ride that closed down shortly after the park opened

Trace the evolution of the spiel script starting with its original and vastly different 1987 pitch

See rare images of the Jaws lagoon without water

Learn how engineers guaranteed the ride’s operational reliability upon its 1993 re-opening

Read stories from the 1990/1993 opening teams as well as the 2012 closing team

Hear from skippers about working with the sometimes temperamental mechanical sharks

Contains stories about other classic Universal Studios Florida attractions including Kongfrontation, Earthquake: The Big One and the E.T. Adventure

Read tales of breakdowns malfunctions, pranks, celebrity guests, and falling overboard

Contains coverage of the Jaws ride still operating in Osaka, Japan

[brokehorrorfan]

A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees finally duked it out on the big screen in 2003′s Freddy vs Jason, but bringing horror’s two biggest icons together was no ease feat. 

Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy vs Jason is a new, 248-page book from Harker Press that delves into the decade of development behind the film, which involved spending $4 million on 17 screenwriters to find the right script.

Author Dustin McNeill (Phantasm Exhumed) gives a comprehensive look at ten different versions of the script, with insight from producers, executives, developers, and talent, including Sean Cunningham, Robert Englund, and Ken Kirzinger.

From the author of Phantasm Exhumed comes Slash of the Titans, a revealing look at why it took New Line Cinema nearly ten years and four-million-dollars to find the right screenplay for Freddy vs Jason. Featuring new interviews with the original writers and filmmakers, Slash details the production's troubled history from the surprise ending of Jason Goes to Hell all the way to the crossover’s red carpet premiere. Read about the many rejected storylines and learn how the project was eventually able to escape from development hell. This is the story of one film, two horror icons and seventeen screenwriters!

Pick up Slash of the Titans for $19.39 on Amazon.