Why is the horror of the 1970s and 1980s making a comeback?

The creator of Crystal Lake, prequel to Friday the 13th, tells us about the “golden age of slashers” and this irrepressible nostalgic need to return to it.

Last year, he had already brought Stephen King’s terrifying Pennywise back to the screen with the very successful series It: Welcome to Derry, which explored the origins of the psychopathic clown.

In 2026, Brad Kane deciphers Jason’s roots in Crystal Lake, a new series derived from Friday the 13th. A bloody rereading of the 1980 classic, which fully reclaims its heritage and nostalgia.

But is there anything truly special about 1970s and 80s horror?

“Absolutely,” the showrunner and screenwriter of Crystal Lake responds to Première. For him, “the horror cinema of the 1970s and 1980s was really special. It was the golden age of slashers!” He tries to decipher the phenomenon…..