Switch to the
mobile version
of this page.
Newsletters
Follow us
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
RSS
Mobile
Username
View Profile
Edit Profile
Log Out
Log in
Create Account
The Chicago Reader
News & Politics
Music
Arts & Culture
Film
Food & Drink
Classifieds
Browse News & Politics
News & Politics home page
Maya Dukmasova
Anne Ford | Chicagoans
John Greenfield | Transportation
Ben Joravsky | Politics
Dan Savage | Savage Love
Browse Music
Music home page
Gossip Wolf
In Rotation
Record roundups
Leor Galil | Music Criticism
Peter Margasak | Music Criticism
Concert Previews
Early Warnings: Concerts on horizon
Browse Film
Film home page
J.R. Jones | Movie Reviews
Ben Sachs | Movie Reviews
Index of Long Reviews
Film Archive: Short Reviews
Movies Now Playing
Today's Movie Times
Browse Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture home page
Tony Adler | Theater
Deanna Isaacs | Culture
Justin Hayford | Theater
Steve Heisler | Comedy
Aimee Levitt | Features
Arts & Culture event search
Browse Food & Drink
Food & Drink home page
Mike Sula | Restaurant Reviews
Key Ingredient: A chef-to-chef challenge
Cocktail Challenge
Bar Guide
Restaurant search
Browse The Bleader
The Bleader blog home page
Browse Classifieds
Classifieds home page
Real Estate
Rentals
Announcements
Services
Merchandise
Jobs (Chicago Sun-Times/Monster)
Place an ad
Best of Chicago
Early Warnings
Agenda
Event Search
Places
Issues
Articles
Savage Love
The Straight Dope
You searched for:
[X]
Friday the 13th
[X]
Image
Start over
Search for…
Narrow Search
Category
News & Politics
Music
Blogs
Arts & Culture
Food & Drink
Movies
Best of Chicago
Reader
Other Stuff
[X]
Close Window
All Categories
News & Politics
Chicagoans
Essay
Feature
Identity & Culture
On Media
On Politics
Politics
Savage Love
Sports
Summer Guide
The Straight Dope
Transportation
Worst of Chicago
Music
Artist on Artist
Concert Preview
Fall Preview
Gossip Wolf
In Rotation
Music Feature
Music Review
Nightlife
Pitchfork
Record Roundup
Summer Guide
The Block Beat
The Secret History of Chicago Music
Worst of Chicago
Blogs
Bleader
Arts & Culture
Architecture
Art Feature
Art Review
Book Review
Calendar
Comedy
Comics
Dance
Fall Preview
Fashion
Feature
Festival
Fiction
Holiday Events
Holiday Gift Guide
Lit Feature
New Year's Eve
On Culture
Performing Arts Feature
Performing Arts Review
Shopping
Small Screen
Space
Summer Guide
Theater Review
Travel
Valentine's Day
Video
Worst of Chicago
Food & Drink
Bar Review
Cocktail Challenge
Fall Preview
Food & Drink Feature
Key Ingredient
Restaurant Review
Summer Guide
Worst of Chicago
Movies
Fall Preview
Movie Feature
Movie Review
Worst of Chicago
Best of Chicago
Arts & Culture
Arts & Entertainment
Best of Chicago Ballot
City Life
Food & Drink
Goods & Services
Introduction
Music & Nightlife
Reasons to love Chicago
Sports & Recreation
Reader
About
Announcements
Digital Editions
Faces of 53rd Street
Matches blog
Reader Events
Other Stuff
Inkwell
...more »
Recent Authors
Select an author
Cecil Adams
April Alonso
Robin Amer
Andrea Gronvall
Anne Ford
Miriam Finder Annenberg
Ian Belknap
Libby Berry
Lee Bey
Bill Dahl
Chad the Bird
Ed Blair
Paul Boucher
Anne Bouleanu
Brian Costello
Austin Brown
Peter-john Byrnes
Kerry Cardoza
Vince Cerasani
Renata Cherlise
Chicago Sun Times
Christopher Piatt
Luca Cimarusti
Adam Jason Cohen
Sarah Conway
John Corbett
Ted Cox
Paul Dailing
David Isaacson
David Whiteis
Lloyd DeGrane
Maya Dukmasova
Allison Duncan
John Dunlevy
Edward McClelland
Brad Einstein
Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica Illinois
Jordannah Elizabeth
Adeshina Emmanuel
Debra Filcman
Jason Foumberg
Patrick Friel
Lee V. Gaines
Leor Galil
Meaghan Garvey
Sasha Geffen
Aaron Gettinger
Isa Giallorenzo
Alison Green
John Greenfield
Sandra Guy
Ben Handelman
Madeline Happold
Justin Hayford
Tony Adler, Max Maller, and Justin Hayford
Jason A. Heidemann
Steve Heisler
Jack Helbig
Alex V. Hernandez
Luke Hicks
Rachel Hinton
Tanner Howard
Irene Hsiao
Deanna Isaacs
Doug Ischar
J.R. Jones
Jake Austen
Dan Jakes
James Porter
Jeff Huebner
John Owens
Morgan Elise Johnson
Tonika Johnson
Jon Rosenthal
Jonathan Messinger
Ben Joravsky
Michelle Kanaar
Kari Lydersen
Kate Schmidt
TJ Kliebhan
Mark Konkol
Steve Krakow
KT Hawbaker
Yana Kunichoff
Sue Kwong
Melanie LaForce
Nico Lang
Rosamund Lannin
Aimee Levitt
Ruth Lopez
Jamie Ludwig
Max Maller
Jake Malooley
Peter Margasak
Jeffrey Marini
Mark Guarino
Steve Marsh
Eli Massey
Maureen Kelleher
Wendy McClure
Briana McLean
H. Melt
Bill Meyer
Bill Meyer
Michael Gebert
Michael Lenehan
Miles Kampf-Lassin
Joshua Miller
Michael Miner
Ashley Mizuo
Monica Kendrick
Evan F. Moore
Zakkiyyah Najeebah
Neil Steinberg
J.R. Nelson
Sean Neumann
Dave Newbart
Jeff Nichols
Noah Berlatsky
Lee Ann Norman
Marissa Oberlander
Olivia Obineme
Kerry O'Brien
Molly O'Mera
Desmond Owusu
Patrick Z. McGavin
Laura Pearson
Matt de la Peña
Mark Peters
Philip Montoro
Leah Pickett
Janet Potter
Lisa Predko
Jamie Ramsay
Anjulie Rao
Ashley Ray-Harris
Reader
staff
Reader
staff
Reece Pendleton
Jordan Reyes
Nicole Roberts
Tal Rosenberg
Ben Sachs
Dmitry Samarov
Tony Adler, Justin Hayford, Jack Helbig, Dan Jakes, Marissa Oberlander, Dmitry Samarov
Oliver Sava
Oliver Sava
Oliver Sava
Bill Savage
Dan Savage
David Schalliol
Alyssa Schukar
Kate Scott
Danielle A. Scruggs
Kate Shepherd
Kate Sierzputowski
Jack M. Silverstein
Ryan Smith
Brittany Sowacke
Kevin Stark
Sam Stecklow
Megan Stielstra
Hunter Stuart
Mike Sula
Alicia Swiz
Tori Szekeres
Ted Cox
Robbie Q. Telfer
Julia Thiel
Tony Adler
The TRiiBE
Tiffany Walden
Joe Ward
Kevin Warwick
Emily Wasielewski
Julia Weiss
Brianna Wellen
Kyle Westphal
Ernest Wilkins
Albert Williams
Rachel Yang
Jiayue Yu
Annie Zaleski
Allison Ziemba
Year
Select a year
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
Show only
Recommended
Recommended
Member Picks
Member Picks
Slideshow
Slideshow
Image
Image
Video
Video
Audio
Audio
Critics' Picks
Critics' Picks
Readers' Poll
Readers' Poll
Other Searches
Events
Location Guide
Member Search
Movie Showtimes
Movie Reviews
Article Archives
Issue Archives
Slideshows
Comments
Videos
Images
Sorting by Date
Number of Comments
Most Shared
Top Viewed
Alphabetical by Headline
Showing:
all
re: Friday the 13th
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 13, 2018
Definitive proof (?) that the 13th of each month will most likely fall on a Friday
According to a proof by a
Reader
writer, Friday the 13th arrives more often than you'd think.
By Steve Heisler
Tags:
Archive Dive
,
Paranormal
,
lawrence weschler
,
friday the 13th
,
patterns
,
calendar
,
mathematics
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Feature
Oct 25, 2017
Behind the gory scenes of
Splatter Theater
The Annoyance’s savagely funny 30-year-old slasher spoof is a triumph of a certain schlocky stagecraft.
By Steve Heisler
Tags:
Feature
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
Splatter Theater
,
Mick Napier
,
Sam Locke
,
Emily Spindler
,
Friday the 13th
,
Halloween
,
Game of Thrones
,
Columbia College
,
CamelBak
,
Tai Nam Market
,
Gepperth's Meat Market
,
Jackson Pollock
,
Jonald Jude Reyes
,
Jennifer Estlin
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Sep 28, 2017
The Ages of Man
,
Splatter Theater
, and ten more new stage shows to see
Three Thornton Wilder one-acts and the Annoyance's long-running slasher parody are among this week's best bets.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
The Ages of Man
,
Thornton Wilder
,
Theatre Above the Law
,
Tony Lawry
,
Building the Wall
,
Richard Schenkkan
,
Stage Left Theatre
,
Amy Szerlong
,
For One
,
Gunder Mansion
,
(Re)discover Theatre
,
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
,
Quest Theatre Ensemble
,
Joe DiPietro
,
Jimmy Roberts
,
Laura Sturm
,
Liz Jarmer
,
Gavin Donnellan
,
Christian Aldridge
,
Alys Dickerson
,
The Legend of Georgia McBride
,
Northlight Theatre
,
Matthew Lopez
,
Nate Santana
,
Jeff Kurysz
,
Sean Blake
,
A New Brain
,
William Finn
,
Falsettos
,
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
,
Theo Ubique
,
James Lapine
,
Fred Anzevino
,
No Exit Cafe
,
Chase Heinemann
,
Tyler Franklin
,
Orphée et Eurydice
,
Lyric Opera
,
Joffrey Ballet
,
Gluck
,
Dmitry Kolchak
,
Lyric Opera Chorus
,
Andrianna Chuchman
,
Lauren Snouffer
,
John Neumeier
,
Perfect Arrangement
,
Topher Payne
,
Pride Films and Plays
,
Lane Anthony Flores
,
Eric Lindahl
,
Autumn Teague
,
Riley Mondragon
,
Kelli Harrington
,
Derek Von Barham
,
Splatter Theater
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
Del Close
,
Martin DeMaat
,
Viola Spolin
,
slasher films
,
late-night shows
,
slasher parody
,
Friday the 13th
,
John Waters
,
Striking Out: A Gay Baseball Musical
,
Pride Films and Plays
,
Marco Braun
,
Take Me Out
,
The Twilight Zone
,
Olivia Nielsen
,
Adam Levin
,
Ryan Ford
,
Sylvester
,
Lifeline Theatre
,
Christina Calvit
,
Dorothy Milne
,
Andrés Enriquez
,
Samantha Newcomb
,
Alan Donahue
,
A Year With Frog and Toad
,
Chicago Children's Theatre
,
Robert Reale
,
Willie Reale
,
Andy Nagraj
,
Shawn Pfautsch
,
Matthew C. Yee
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Summer Guide
May 17, 2017
The Chicago moviegoer’s guide to bucking summer blockbusters
Skip the popcorn movies in favor of a season full of dynamic screenings.
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Summer Guide
,
Black House Cinema
,
Portrait of Jason
,
Shinemen
,
Petty Biennial Film PRogram
,
Raising Bertie
,
Northwest Chicago Film Society
,
Working Girls
,
Car Wash
,
The Match King
,
Melvin & Howard
,
The Old Fashioned Way
,
Chicago International Film Festival
,
The Taste of a Country
,
Barbecue
,
Good Business
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
,
Le Silence de la Mer
,
Un Flic
,
Bob le Falmbeur
,
Le Samourai
,
Army of Shadows
,
Two Men in Manhattan
,
Leon Morin, Priest
,
Music Box
,
Office Space
,
Waiting for Guffman
,
New York Dog Film Festival
,
Best in Show
,
Idiocracy
,
Facets Cinamatheque
,
Silent Film Society of Chicago
,
The Lost World
,
Terror in the Aisles
,
Friday the 13th
,
DuSable Museum of African American History
,
Suzanne, Suzanne
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
Arts & Culture
,
Show us your [____]
May 9, 2013
Image
Show us your . . . horror-movie remains
Horrorbles houses its fair share of horror relics and kitsch, including remnants from the house where the original
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
was shot.
By Aimee Levitt
Tags:
Show us your [____]
,
Horrorbles
,
Berwyn
,
John Aranza
,
Boris Karloff
,
Creature From the Black Lagoon
,
Friday the 13th
,
Kane Hodder
,
Haunting Tales of Horrorbles
,
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
,
Matt Wilberg
Tools
Add to favorites
Saving…
Add to Custom List
Loading…
Add a Comment (0)
News & Politics
,
Chicago Reader at Forty
Mar 3, 2011
The Reader at 40: 1979
The year in Chicago history via the pages of the Reader
By Michael Miner
Tags:
Chicago Reader at Forty
,
The Reader at 40
,
1979
,
CIA
,
Espionage
,
Chicago Magazine
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
Thomas J. Dolan
,
Ron Dorfman
,
Lawrence Wechsler
,
Friday the 13th
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Submission Guidelines
About The
Reader
Staff
Reader
Careers
Contact Us
Freelancing Info
Advertising
Back Issues
Reprints
Copyright © 2018 Chicago Reader
Powered by
Foundation