<P> Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films , a television show , novels , comic books , video games , and tie ‐ in merchandise , as of 2017 . The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees , who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff . Decades later , the lake is rumored to be `` cursed '' and is the setting for a series of mass murders . Jason is featured in all of the films , as either the killer or the motivation for the killings . The original film was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham . The films have grossed over $464 million at the box - office worldwide . </P>
<P> Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films , a television show , novels , comic books , video games , and tie ‐ in merchandise , as of 2017 . The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees , who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff . Decades later , the lake is rumored to be `` cursed '' and is the setting for a series of mass murders . Jason is featured in all of the films , as either the killer or the motivation for the killings . The original film was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham . The films have grossed over $464 million at the box - office worldwide . </P>
where was the setting for friday the 13th
where was the setting for friday the 13th
Camp Crystal Lake
Camp Crystal Lake