Friday the 13th is returning to Universal Orlando Resort’s Halloween Horror Nights 2025! After years lurking in the shadows, Jason Voorhees is ready to stalk the fog once more in a brand-new haunted house experience titled Jason Universe.
Here’s how Universal Orlando Resort teased the comeback:
The iconic horror villain Jason Voorhees is coming for you. Step into his terrifying world, from his sinister shack in the woods to the summer camp where it all began.
The story began with the original Friday the 13th film in 1980. Set in the seemingly tranquil Camp Crystal Lake in 1958, just one year after a camper mysteriously drowned, tragedy strikes again. Camp counselors are picked off one by one, and the killer is ultimately revealed to be the drowned camper’s grief-stricken mother, seeking revenge for her son’s tragic fate.
That boy? Jason Voorhees—who, as we come to find out, survived the accident and would go on to unleash decades of terror. With his signature hockey mask and machete in hand, Jason turns Camp Crystal Lake into his personal hunting ground, returning again and again.
Now celebrating 45 years of mayhem, Friday the 13th has grown into a sprawling horror empire. With 12 films, a television prequel series (expected around Halloween 2025), novels, comic books, video games, and more, the franchise has carved a permanent place in pop culture. It’s almost impossible to look at a hockey mask without thinking of Jason Voorhees.
Jason Voorhees has haunted Halloween Horror Nights since 1992. He first appeared in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure, and again the following year in its sequel, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure II. Over the years, Jason was seen in multiple haunted houses, but in 2007, he finally got his own dedicated experience with Friday the 13th: Camp Blood.
He resurfaced in 2015 in the Freddy vs. Jason house, a crossover inspired by both Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. That same year, he also stalked the streets of San Francisco in the All Nite Die-In: Double Feature scare zone, surrounded by other cinematic monsters.
Now, ten years later, Jason Voorhees is back once more, ready to terrify a whole new generation in a brand-new, dedicated house. Experience it for yourself during Halloween Horror Nights, occurring on select nights from August 29 to November 2. Learn more about tickets here.
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