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| Jason Voorhees' shack | |
| Continuity: | Friday the 13th |
| Aliases: | Jason's cabin |
| Category: | Residence |
| Continent: | North America |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | New Jersey |
| County: | Wessex County |
| Town: | Crystal Lake Township |
| Locale: | Camp Crystal Lake |
| Residents: | Jason Voorhees |
| 1st appearance: | Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) |
Jason Voorhees' shack is a fictional location relating to the character of Jason Voorhees as seen in the Friday the 13th film series. It appeared in the second installment of the series, Friday the 13th Part 2.
Description & History[]
This was the residence of masked serial killer Jason Voorhees and was located deep in the woods of the campgrounds surrounding Camp Crystal Lake in Crystal Lake Township, New Jersey. It appears to have been cobbled together using materials that were presumably stolen from cabins at the camp site. The structure was comprised of various planks, wooden beams and pieces of sheet metal and consisted of one large central room, with an adjacent toilet area that contained a large four-paned window. In this room was a variety of materials that Jason used for everyday living including tools, weapons and crockery. The back of the cabin contained a secondary room, which is where Jason erected a shrine to his late mother, Pamela Voorhees. He had his mother's rotting severed head set upon a table with the sweater she had been wearing on the night she died draped before it. All about the head was a circle of candles.
In the summer of 1984, a sheriff's deputy named Winslow spotted Jason loping across the highway and decided to pursue him on foot. He chased him through the woods until he got to his cabin. There was no sign of Jason, so the deputy decided to inspect the cabin. After taking a quick survey of his immediate surroundings, he went into the room containing the shrine to Jason's mother. Voorhees appeared from behind him and sunk the claw-end of a hammer into the back of Winslow's skull, killing him. Jason stacked his body to the side of the table and progressively added to it with each new murder victim. Other unfortunates who became part of the decor of the cabin include Scott, Terry, Mark, Vickie, Jeff and Sandra Dier. [1]
Notes[]
- Archival footage of Jason's cabin also appeared in the 1984 sequel film, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.