Official Paramount DVD Box Set Release

Last week, on July 19th, we were the very first website to report that Paramount would be releasing a new DVD box set to fans along with some goodies. We went even further than that and brought news of Blu-Ray/DVD combo releases for Friday the 13th 1980 though Friday the 13th Part 3 and also a 4 DVD combo as well. Today, we have the official press release for the new DVD boxset.

Below is the press release:

Take a ride down memory lane with everyone’s favorite psychotic killer Jason Voorhees in the to-die-for DVD set FRIDAY THE 13TH THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION arriving just in time for Halloween on October 4, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. When the original Friday The 13th debuted in 1980, it captured audiences’ imaginations and permeated our collective psyche. 31 years later, the iconic machete-wielding killer continues to haunt, fascinate and terrify a new generation.


This comprehensive set includes every murderous moment from Friday The 13th-Uncut Deluxe Edition, Friday The 13th Part 2 Deluxe Edition, Friday The 13th Part 3-3D Deluxe Edition (with two pairs of 3D glasses), Friday The 13th-The Final Chapter Deluxe Edition, Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning Deluxe Edition, Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Deluxe Edition, Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood Deluxe Edition and Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Deluxe Edition. This extraordinary collection, which will be released in a Limited Edition of only 50,000 numbered units worldwide, includes a replica of Jason’s hockey mask, an 8-page Collector’s Booklet and hours of special features including slashed scenes, making of featurettes, killer commentaries and much, much more.


If you feel the need to get yourself a new box set of the films, then make sure to get out to stores on October 4th! Also, look for those Blu-Ray/DVD combos on October 4th as well as the new four pack of DVD's on September 20th!