Tina Shepard, a telekinetic teenage girl, accidentally unchains Jason from his watery grave, allowing him to go on another killing spree in the area.
Directed by John Carl Buechler
mask
lake
new jersey
sadism
psychopath
telekinesis
sequel
woods
slaughter
serial killer
slasher
series of murders
psychiatrist
blunt
supernatural horror
absurd
cruel
Rank
#70 in 1988·#7893 overall
Trailer
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2.5 / 5
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Cast
Lar Park Lincoln
Tina Shepard
Kane Hodder
Jason Voorhees
Terry Kiser
Dr. Crews
Kevin Spirtas
Nick
Susan Jennifer Sullivan
Melissa
Debora Kessler
Judy
Elizabeth Kaitan
Robin
Staci Greason
Jane
Jennifer Banko
Young Tina Shepard
John Otrin
John Shepard
Heidi Kozak
Sandra
Susan Blu
Amanda Shepard
Crew
John Carl Buechler
Director
Daryl Haney
Screenplay
Harry Manfredini
Original Music Composer
Kane Hodder
Stunt Coordinator
Thomas L. Callaway
Camera Operator
Lori Ball
Assistant Editor
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Paula Moody
Stunts
Peter Romano
Underwater Camera
John Carl Buechler
Line Producer
Popular Reviews
609 reviews
Andrew Warren
5.0★ · 03/13/26
Happy Friday the 13th!
Is giving the final girl superpowers stupid and unrealistic? Yes. But in the 7th installment of a franchise as rocky as this, I don’t see anything wrong here. It’s fun, different, and it makes me actually like the character, which is a rarity in the franchise. Unfortunately, the rest of the film is rather mediocre. The acting is atrocious, this is the worst the MPAA had censored its deaths, although it did gives us the iconic single swing sleeping bag kill. It was supposed to be multiple swings, ending in a blood soaked sleeping bag, but there’s something about Jason’s single strike that feels more brutal.
The New Blood also has my favorite Jason look the franchise, with his exposed vertebrae, the chain noose hung around his neck, and a chipped up mask, this is the first film in the Kane Hodder era, and what a way to introduce yourself into this franchise. While the films he’s in are terrible, he is my favorite Jason, and like he says, he was born to play this role.
Is giving the final girl superpowers stupid and unrealistic? Yes. But in the 7th installment of a franchise as rocky as this, I don’t see anything wrong here. It’s fun, different, and it makes me actually like the character, which is a rarity in the franchise. Unfortunately, the rest of the film is rather mediocre. The acting is atrocious, this is the worst the MPAA had censored its deaths, although it did gives us the iconic single swing sleeping bag kill. It was supposed to be multiple swings, ending in a blood soaked sleeping bag, but there’s something about Jason’s single strike that feels more brutal.
The New Blood also has my favorite Jason look the franchise, with his exposed vertebrae, the chain noose hung around his neck, and a chipped up mask, this is the first film in the Kane Hodder era, and what a way to introduce yourself into this franchise. While the films he’s in are terrible, he is my favorite Jason, and like he says, he was born to play this role.
