On May 9th, 1980 Paramount Pictures took a chance on a small unconventional horror film about a haunted lake and the terrifying consequence of promiscuity. On May 9th, 1980 Sean Cunningham takes his sixth attempt at directing and unwittingly gives birth to a franchise that would cast a shadow of fear in drive-in theatres throughout the 80's. On May 9th, 1980 Friday The 13th was released. Giving the world a new reason to dread going into the woods