If you loved The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, try Friday the 13th
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Marcus Nispel, and they both carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Friday the 13th is
Crystal Lake, summer evening, a machete lying still. A group of friends reunite at the abandoned camp, unaware of the horror that awaits. Nispel revives a horror staple with bloody efficiency.

