10 More Horror Movies That Lied About Their Premise

8. Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter Was Absolutely NOT The Final Chapter

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Released in 1984, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was billed as being the end of the line for Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise. Instead, the series would produce a further six movies, a crossover with A Nightmare on Elm Street, and then be rebooted in 2009.

The Final Chapter was meant to be the demise of Jason and this franchise, with Crystal Lake's most infamous son brutally hacked to pieces by Corey Feldman's Tommy Jarvis. Due to Paramount's dwindling interest in the IP, and producer Frank Mancuso Jr.'s frustration at getting mocked for his involvement with the franchise, the decision was made for The Final Chapter to really be the final chapter for this series.

Still, all of that intent was soon backtracked on when The Final Chapter brought home over $30 million from a budget of less than $3 million. And so, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning was released just one year after this supposed franchise-ender.

Even with A New Beginning, the marketing had somewhat of a false nature to it, with the mystery of the movie being whether the now-teenage Tommy was responsible for a new slew of murders, or whether Jason was back from the grave. In reality, it was Jason copycat Roy Burns behind these deaths.

Then again, the ninth F13 was another that told a porky in how it was titled Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday - with that final film followed by Jason X and Freddy vs. Jason.

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