10 Horror Movies Probably Made Out Of Spite

1. Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood

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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood was made as a way to show New Line Cinema what they were missing out on.

At this point, the Friday the 13th franchise was owned by Paramount Pictures, and Paramount had approached New Line about doing a crossover movie with Freddy Krueger and the Elm Street series. Given how the A Nightmare on Elm Street films were bringing home nearly twice as much profit as their F13 counterparts at that point, New Line couldn't come to what they deemed a suitable agreement with Paramount.

In response to this, Paramount set about showing there was still plenty of life - and, most importantly, box office interest - in Jason Voorhees, and thus executive producer Frank Mancuso Jr. pushed ahead with a new Friday the 13th picture that put Voorhees up against the telekinetic powers of Tina Shephard in a Jason vs. Carrie-esque battle.

For what it's worth, The New Blood took home $19.1 million from a $2.8 million budget, whereas A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master - released that same year - made just shy of $50 million from its $6.5 million budget.

It would take a further 15 years before we'd finally get Freddy vs. Jason, which was only possible once New Line purchased the rights to the Friday the 13th franchise.

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