The government finally stepped in, blowing Jason to pieces. However, his soul lived on, jumping from body to body until he was reborn through a blood relative. After a journey through Hell itself, Jason was eventually captured by the government and cryogenically frozen.

Death couldn't hold Jason. A grown-up, traumatized Tommy Jarvis inadvertently resurrected Jason when lightning struck the killer’s corpse. Now an , Jason was no longer just a man—he was a supernatural force. He tore through Crystal Lake (renamed Forest Green) and eventually took a "cruise" to Manhattan, leaving a trail of bodies from the Atlantic to Times Square. Beyond the Lake (1993–2002)

Jason hadn't died in 1957. He had survived in the woods, witnessing his mother's death. Over the next few years, he donned a burlap sack (and later, his iconic ) to finish what his mother started. He was finally "killed" by young Tommy Jarvis, who hacked the slasher with his own machete. The Resurrection (1986–1989)

The year was 1980, and the curse of Crystal Lake was just beginning. It started with a mother’s grief and ended in a legacy of terror that would span decades, dimensions, and even deep space. This is the saga of Jason Voorhees. The Legend Begins (1980–1984)

In , Steve Christy tried to reopen it. One by one, his staff was picked off by an unseen killer. The survivor, Alice, finally faced the culprit: Pamela Voorhees , Jason’s mother. Alice managed to decapitate Mrs. Voorhees, but as she drifted in a canoe on the lake, a decomposed boy lunged from the water.

The story eventually looped back to its roots in a , where a faster, more survivalist Jason hunted a new generation of trespassers, proving that as long as there is a lake and a mask, the legend of Friday the 13th never truly dies.

In , a young boy named Jason drowned at Camp Crystal Lake while counselors were distracted. A year later, two counselors were murdered, and the camp was shuttered, earned the nickname "Camp Blood."