India, June 13 -- Happy Friday the 13th! While many believe in superstitions about Friday the 13th being an unlucky day, it has long reigned as a category of its own in pop culture. There are a total of 13 movies in the cult classic American slasher franchise inspired by the date. As if the scary plotlines were not enough, the series antagonist Jason Voorhees is what nightmares are made of.

There are 12 movies in the franchise so far. A prequel series called Crystal Lake is also in development. The show will be set in a doomed small town where camp counsellors will face death.

The first movie came out in 1980. Starring Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King and Jeannine Taylor, the plot revolves around a group of teenage camp counselo...