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Friday the 13th Part II

The killer in the first film was, famously, Jason’s mother—the distraught yet deadly Mrs. Voorhees. The equally good second film, released in 1981 (a year after the original), demonstrates that her suddenly hulking son has inherited the urge to slaughter camp counselors and, really, any unfortunate person who ventures too close to Crystal Lake. But don’t go looking for the hockey mask; Jason doesn’t pick up his signature accessory until Friday the 13th Part III.