Why is the release of anything FRIDAY THE 13th-related so disappointing these days?  First the new television spin-off was DOA at the CW.  Then the new sequel/reboot/reimagining  was delayed before ultimately being cancelled while in the middle of casting; and now? Diobolik has announced the upcoming release of the first 8 FRIDAY THE 13th films together on blu-ray. This isn’t the now, out of print, complete collection that had all 12 films but a newer release with less films and mostly previously seen features including:

• Trailers: – Theatrical Trailer

• Commentary: “- Commentary by director Joe Zito, screenwriter Barney Cohen and editor Joel Goodman

• Commentary: – Commentary by director/co-screenwriter Danny Steinmann with cast and crew

• Commentary: – Commentary by director Tom McLoughlin with cast and crew

• Commentary: – Commentary by Director Sean S. Cunningham with Cast and Crew

• Commentary: – Fan Commentary by Adam Green and Joe Lynch

• Other: – Inside “Crystal Lake Memories”

• Other: – Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th

• Other: – Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 5

• Other: – Lost Tales From Camp Blood – Part 6

• Other: – Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 4

• Other: – The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part II

• Other: – The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part III

• Other: – Friday’s Legacy: Horror Conventions

• Other: – The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham

• Other: – Friday the 13th Reunion

• Other: – Jason Lives: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part VI

• Other: – Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 2

• Other: – New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part V A New Beginning

• Other: – Slashed Scenes

• Trailers: – Original Theatrical Trailer

• Other: – Jason Forever

• Other: – Jason’s Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

• Other: – Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 1

• Other: – Meeting Mr. Voorhees

• Other: – Slashed Scenes

• Other: – The Lost Ending

• Other: Includes 2 pairs of 3D Glasses

• Trailers: – Theatrical Trailer

• Trailers: – Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer

• Other: – The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part I

• Other: – Jimmy’s Dead Dance Moves

• Trailers: – Original Theatrical Trailer

The new collection with the astonishingly boring cover art is scheduled for release just in time for Valentine’s Day, February 13, 2018 for $29.99 and can be preordered here.  Fun Fact: for our very first Valentine’s Day, my partner gave me the DVD collection of the first 8 FRIDAY films.  I guess this blu-ray would be an upgrade of the same thing?  Whatever.  I’m sure I’ll buy it because I’m a whore for anything Vorhees-releated.  I just hope one day we can either get a reissue of the Complete Collection or an updated blu-ray release of the entire series.