Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)
A Reddit user uncovered two previously unseen post-production VHS workprint tapes belonging to the film’s composer, Fred Mollin.
These tapes contain an early, uncensored version of the 1988 film before it was heavily cut by the MPAA to avoid an X rating.
They include alternate takes, an unreleased opening sequence, and far more brutal, graphic gore.
Unlike the heavily pixelated, grainy deleted scenes previously available on special edition home releases, clips shared from these newly discovered tapes show significantly cleaner, better video quality.
While the tapes have been digitized for safekeeping, legal agreements currently prevent the owner from hosting public screenings or officially distributing the uncut version.
Goodnight to our friend Screaming Mad George. An entire generation of horror fans were birthed from your blend of surrealism and carnality. Your contributions to the genre flowed from the grotesque to the dynamically impossible. We hope you know how much you were loved by genre fans around the world.