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Chris Nigro and James Bojaciuk

This Saturday, December 12, the TVCU Crew will be recording the episodes 3 and 4 of the Television Crossover Universe podcast from Castle Wolfenstein on the Grand Guignol Network.  



In Episode 3, Robert, James and Ivan will be talking with special guest Chris Nigro, author of several short stories, as well as moderator for MONSTAAH, Wold Newton Beyond, and other crossover related websites and discussion groups.  




In Episode 2, Robert, Ivan and guest co-host Chris Nigro will be talking with James Bojaciuk, CEO of 18thWall Productions, short story author, co-owner of the Television Crossover Universe website, and co-host of the Television Crossover Universe Podocast.  
New episodes of the show are released every Tuesday.  You can check out the latest episode at the link provided in the upper right hand corner of this page.
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The Mummy Revisited

I have previously covered the Universal Mummy series, which you can find here.

This post will cover the remake of the film.

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GLIMMERGLASS: THE CREATIVE WRITER’S ANNUAL, VOLUME 1 “THE BEAST” (STORY BY JOHN SMALL)Release Date: October 15, 2009 (Setting is 1700s to Contemporary Times)Series: King Kong (Original)Horror Crosses: King Kong (2005 remake); War of the Worlds (novel); War of the Worlds (radio); The Mummy (remake film series); Jurassic Park (film series); Kong: the Animated Series; Jurassic Park (novel)Non-Horror Crosses: Buckaroo Banzai; Tarzan; Flash Gordon; Tales of the Gold Monkey; Journey to the Center of the Earth; Tales of the Shadowmen; Doc Savage; Indiana Jones; Mighty Joe Young; A-Team; Fu ManchuThe Story: Author John Small discovers that the film King Kong was based on true events and gathers research on the true events of the film and the follow-up events that have happened since.
Notes: John Small uses a popular Farmerian method (named for Philip Jose Farmer) in which he places himself in the world of fiction, imagining that fictional stories are based on true events. Here, he melds together the original Kong story, and its sequels, prequels, and remakes, and makes them all fit into one coherent reality. Along the way, he throws in references to other fictional characters who must have been involved in such events based on their stature and the nature of the event. John Small makes official my conjecture that the 2005 film by Peter Jackson is the same events as the original film, just retold with dramatic license from Mr. Jackson. In explaining how the events of Kong could have happened in a world where most people are unaware of the supernatural and the extraordinary, he references other events that have later been covered up, despite their overly public exposure, such as the 1898 and 1938 Martian invasions from War of the Worlds, and the invasion of Mongo from Flash Gordon. DOC SAVAGE and TARZAN employ Denham to return to Skull Island to do documentary filming. Skull Island is said to be "the Menace of the Monsters". Joining in on the expedition were INDIANA JONES, Alex O'Connell (famous for taking down THE MUMMY), and Joshua Williams (from "Joshua Williams Breaks a Date"). (TARZAN couldn't make it due to events seen in TARZAN ALIVE). Roland Tembo is among the expedition as well. Tembo's CINEVERSE counterpart appears in THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK. SON OF KONG is a fictionalized version of events that actually happened during this expedition. In Kong Reborn, Dr. Jill Drake is involved in this incident. Jill discovers that BUCKAROO BANZAI has moved a clone of KING KONG to BANDUKI. It may be that the events of KONG: THE ANIMATED SERIES may be based on these events, which involve a female scientist who clones Kong then has to release him in a suitable environment. It was followed by KONG: KING OF ATLANTIS and KONG: RETURN TO THE JUNGLE. Among the crew that journeys to Skull Island in the first expedition is Jake Cutter (TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY). Kong is of the same species as seen in JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, TARZAN AT THE EARTH'S CORE, and TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN 3: DANSE MACABRE "The Ape Gigans". Mighty Joe Young is also connected to Kong and one of Denham’s grandsons is tied in as a villain on an episode of the A-Team. Fu Manchu is also said to be the villain secretly behind Jurassic Park.
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THE MUMMY (FILM)Release Date: May 7, 1999 (Setting is 1926)Series: The Mummy (remake)Non-Horror Crosses: The Jungle BookThe Story: High Priest Imhotep is mummified for touching the Pharoah’s bride, Anck-su-Namun, and she is killed. Thousands of years later, the priest’s place of unrest is a fabled place considered to be cursed, but also a place of great treasure. Librarian and hopeful archeologist Evie Carnahan and her no-good brother Jonathan enlist Rick O’Connell, who has been there, to show them the way, while a competing team also heads there seeking treasure. Of course, they accidentally resurrect Imhotep, who now has amazing magical powers. He plans to rule Earth, and kind of destroy it, and resurrect his love in the body of Evie. Rick gets the assistance of the Maji to put the bad guy down.
Notes: This is more of an action film, but it is a remake of the classic Universal horror film. Both versions are brought into the Horror Universe, but luckily are different enough to not cause continuity issues. In the film they visit Fort Brydon, which is named for Colonel Brydon of the Jungle Book. Stephen Sommers wrote and directed both 1999’s Mummy and 1994’s Jungle Book. In the Mummy’s commentary, Sommers states this was an intentional linking of the films. This film is followed by a few sequels, starting with the Mummy Returns. This film has been referenced as fictional, paid homage to, and spoofed numerous times in other films and on television.

THE MUMMY RETURNS (FILM)Release Date: April 29, 2001 (Setting is 1933)Series: Mummy (remake)Non-Horror Crosses: Scorpion KingThe Story: The reincarnation of Anck-su-namun unearths her beloved Imhotep, who returns for revenge and a new plan to defeat a resurrected Scorpion King and steal his power. Notes: Sequel to the remake Mummy, this film continues in an animated series and a third film, and the Scorpion King gets his own prequel film series after this, which are not even remotely horror but more of the sword and sandals genre. This film has been referenced as fictional and paid homage to numerous times in other films and on television. It has also been spoofed in the 2001 MTV Movie Awards and Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
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THE MUMMY (ANIMATED SERIES)Release Date: September 29, 2001 to June 7, 2003 (Set in 1930s following the Mummy Returns)Series: The Mummy (Remake)The Story: Imhotep arises again, but this time the O’Connells must chase the fiend around the world.Notes: The only thing that may contradict the live action movies is that in Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Rick states that he put down the same mummy twice, but if we count this series, it would be three times. This series follows the Mummy Returns and is followed by The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 “THE ORB OF ATAN”Release Date: November 3, 2001 (Setting is 1935)Horror Crosses: The Mummy (Universal)Non-Horror Crosses: Simon of Gitta; Conan the BarbarianThe Story: I’ve only seen one episode of this series, when it was originally airing. I barely remember the episode, and I’m sure this wasn’t the episode I watched. I tried to do an internet search and came up with nothing.Notes: The Scroll of Thoth appears in this episode. The Scroll first appeared in Universal’s The Mummy, which was remade into the film that this cartoon is a spin-off of. If the Scroll had appeared in the first remake film, I may have not counted it as a cross, and thus wouldn’t have included the remake for inclusion. But because it shows up here, we can use this as a cross with the original, and so both versions are in the Horror Universe. Incidentally, the Scroll was also seen regularly in sword and sandal series Simon of Gitta, and the Scroll is named for Conan’s adversary Thoth-Amon. My choice for including this series in supported also with the appearance of Shangra-La in Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
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THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR (FILM)Release Date: 2008 (Setting is 1946)Series: The Mummy (remake)Non-Horror Crosses: Lost HorizonThe Story: The family who should know better find another mystical mummy. This time around, Rick and Evelyn are bored, having no adventures any more. Evelyn has successfully published two “fictional” tales about fighting a mummy in Egypt. (One must wonder if these later became films.) Their boy Alex is supposed to be in college but instead is digging up another mummy. The three must work through their family problems while putting down another mummy.Notes: The third in a series that was loosely a remake of the Universal Mummy series. This series doesn’t mention the animated series, and in fact mentions that Rick put down the same mummy twice, which might seem to negate the animated series. However, I’m choosing to overlook it since the animated series and this film are both meant to be continuations of the first two films and other than the one remark, there is no other contradiction. In this film, the O’Connells visit Shangri-La, from the novel Lost Horizon. This film follows The Mummy: Secrets of the Medjai and is followed by a 2016 film called the Mummy currently in development at this writing. This film has been referenced on Saturday Night Live, the Tonight Show, and more.



GHOSTBUSTERS II (FILM)Release Date: June 16, 1989 (Setting is five years after Ghostbusters, in December - January 1)Series: GhostbustersHorror Crosses: Mummy (remake)Non-Horror Crosses: Sherlock Holmes (Modern Film Series)The Story: After having been shut down due to the mess they made of the city when they destroyed the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, the team has gone in separate directions with new jobs. But when a supernatural slime under the city starts bringing the ghosts back, the team reunites.
Notes: The film would seem to contradict the animated series, in that the series has the team continue to operate over the past five years, while the film implies that the team went under shortly after the fight with Zuul. It’s been suggested that perhaps due to the slow nature of lawsuits, it took five years to shut them down, and they had only been out of business for a few months. The fact that Slimer shows up a few times in the film, hanging out at the firehouse, and helping in the final battle, would indicate that the animated series did happen before this film. The main supernatural villain of this film, Vigo, is based on Dracula. More specifically, he’s inspired by the historical Vlad the Impaler. In the Horror Universe, Vlad the Impaler is the Count Dracula from Bram Stoker’s novel. Vigo might have been another Son of the Dragon, but it’s doubtful that he was a soul clone. Vigo is quoted as saying just before his execution “Death is only the beginning.” This quote was also said by Imhotep in the 2000s remake of the Mummy and by the villain in the 2000s film Sherlock Holmes. I have done a lot of research to find the source of that quote historically, and have found none. It seems to originate from this film. Viggo of course was an occultist who studied how to return from the dead with great power. Imhotep did as well, and so did the villain from Sherlock Holmes (though in the last instance it was a hoax, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t still quite the scholar in the occult). I can only conclude that in the Horror Universe, this is an ancient quote from some ancient text of the occult, regarding resurrection. That then provides a link between Ghostbusters and the Mummy, both of which are already in the Horror Universe. It also provides a link to the 2009 Sherlock Holmes film. The 2009 film works for Horror Universe canon, but the sequel must be a divergent timeline. A third Ghostbusters film is currently in development at the time of this writing. This film has been referenced as fiction or paid homage to numerous times in other films and on television. It has also been spoofed on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, The Van, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Saints Row IV.

Simon R. Green and Erik Burnham

This Saturday, December 12, Robert E. Wronski, Jr. and James Bojaciuk will be recording the first two episodes of the Television Crossover Universe podcast from Castle Wolfenstein on the new podcast network, the name of which is forthcoming.  
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In Episode 1, Robert and James will be talking with special guest Simon R. Green, author of the Nightside and Secret Histories series, as well as numerous other works.  

In Episode 2, Robert and James will be talking with special guest Erik Burnham, writer of IDW's Ghostbusters ongoing series, as well as numerous other works.  
Both episodes will be available in the rss feed Saturday evening, and then in iTunes a few days later.  
Once we have links for both shows, we will post those links here.  And please join us on Facebook to discuss the episodes.  Feel free to join us before the show to post any questions you have for our guests, and then feel free to join us after the shows to provide feedback.

Child's Play: Blog of Chucky

CHILD’S PLAY (FILM)Release Date: November 9, 1988 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Child’s Play The Story: Using voodoo, serial killer Charles Lee Ray transfers his body into a “Good Guy” doll before his execution. The toy is bought for a young child, and “Chucky” continues his murder spree as a living doll.
Notes: This is the first of the series, followed by Child’s Play 2. A later sequel, Bride of Chucky, will have minor cameos of the claws of Freddy Krueger, the masks of Michael Myers and Jason Vorhees, and the chainsaw of Leatherface. Those crosses with A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre bring Child’s Play into the Horror Universe. This film was remade in 1993 as Zapatlela. This film has been referenced as fiction, paid homage to, and spoofed numerous times in other films and on television.

CHILD’S PLAY 2 (FILM)Release Date: November 9, 1990 (Contemporary Setting; Two years after Child’s Play)Series: Child’s PlayThe Story: Following the events of two years earlier, Andy, the little boy from the first film, is in foster care after his mother went insane. Meanwhile, the toy company decides the best way to recover from bad publicity is to rebuild the same killer toy, which is still possessed by Chucky. Chucky revives in the doll, and goes after Andy to seek revenge.Notes: This is a sequel to Child’s Play and is followed by Child’s Play 3. This film is referenced as fictional or paid homage to numerous times in other films and on television. It was also spoofed in the Goosebumps episode “Night of the Living Dummy II” in which Slappy the Dummy is a parody of Chucky.

BRIDE OF CHUCKY (FILM)Release Date: October 16, 1998 (Contemporary Setting; one month after Child’s Play 3)Series: Child’s PlayHorror Crosses: Friday the 13th; Halloween; A Nightmare on Elm Street; Texas Chainsaw MassacreThe Story: Tiffany, the girlfriend of serial killer Charles Lee Ray, steals the doll and performs the ritual to place his soul back inside it. The plan is to find a human for Chucky to inhabit, but when the couple have a fight, Tiffany resolves not to help him. As revenge, he performs a ritual to trap her in a doll, knowing this will force her cooperation. And it does, as the two seek out a young couple to possessNotes: Chucky is brought in by the Katrina Protocol. This film occurs between Child’s Play 3 and Seed of Chucky. At the evidence locker where the Chucky doll is kept, are also the masks of Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers, the glove of Freddy Krueger, and the chainsaw of Leatherface. This brings Halloween into the Horror Universe. The others have already been brought in. Even though it was meant as a quick prop gag, this quick film moment connected five of the most famous modern horror icons. This film has been referenced as fictional and paid homage to numerous times in other films and on television. It was also spoofed on the Roseanne Show.

THE KATRINA PROTOCOL (NOVEL BY JEAN-MARC AND RANDY LOFFICIER)Release Date: 2007 (Setting is August 2005)Series: Club Van HelsingHorror Crosses: Dracula (Bram Stoker); White Zombie; Brother Voodoo; Child’s Play; Tales of the Zombie; Revolt of the Zombies; Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; I Walked with a Zombie; Zombies on Broadway; Kolchak the Night Stalker; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Works of Stephen King; Charmed; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; The Lives of the Mayfair Witches; The Body Snatchers (novel); Carnacki Ghost Finder; The Exorcist (novel); the ThingNon-Horror Crosses: Too Numerous to List. The Story: During Hurricane Katrina, Hugo Van Helsing must fight zombies raised by a voodoo priest.Notes: Hugo Van Helsing comes from the famous vampire hunting family, and his ancestors have met many famous figures of fiction, accounting for the large number of crossovers.

HACK/SLASH VS. CHUCKY (DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING)Release Date: March 2007 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Hack/Slash; Child’s PlayHorror Crosses: A Nightmare on Elm Street; Friday the 13th; Halloween; ZataraThe Story: Cassie Hack teams up with Chucky for a mutual cause.Notes: In the story, Chucky compares himself (as being better) to Freddy (Krueger), Jason (Voorhees), and Michael (Myers). Cassie once again meets Laura Loch, who says her spells backwards just like John Zatara and his daughter Zatanna from DC Comics.

HACK/SLASH ANNUAL 2011: HATCHET/SLASH # 1 (IMAGE)Release Date: December 7, 2011 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Hack/SlashHorror Crosses: Hatchet; Child’s PlayThe Story: Cassie heads to New Orleans to stop Victor Crowley.Notes: Crowley is the slasher from the Hatchet films. Cassie also refers to her previous encounter with Chucky from the Child’s Play films.

CABIN IN THE WOODS (FILM)Release Date: April 13, 2012 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Cabin in the WoodsHorror Crosses: Alien; Half-Life; Evil Dead; Poltergeist; Frankenstein (Universal); Child’s Play; Creature from the Black Lagoon; Corpse Bride; Killer Klowns from Outer Space; Stephen King Universe; Killjoy; Devil’s Rejects; Clownhouse; Drive Thru; Funhouse; Amusement; Circus of Fear; Clown Camp; Demonic Toys; Demons; Night of the Demons; Supernatural; Charmed; Gremlins; Ghoulies; Creeps; Troll; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Frankenstein (novel); Dr. Giggles; The Human Centipede; House on Haunted Hill; The Dead Pit; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Strangers; Underworld; Attack of the 50 Foot Woman; Troll Hunter; Anaconda; Python; Mega Snake; Snakes on a Plane; Resident Evil; Hellraiser; Cannibal Holocaust; Creepshow; Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns; Pumpkinhead; Frankenfish; The Mummy! Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century; The Mummy (Universal); The Hills Have Eyes; Wrong Turn; Chernobyl Diaries; 28 Days Later; Signal; the Works of Quentin Tarantino; Left 4 Dead; Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; Re-Animator (film); Siren; The Exorcist; The Exorcism of Emily Rose; Reptillicus; Jurassic Park; Abomidible Bigfoot; The Legend of Boggy Creek; Ape Canyon; Curse of Bigfoot; Night of the Bloody Apes; Wendigo; Night Beasts; Night of the Scarecrow; Scarecrows; Husk; Scarecrow Gone Wild; The Scarecrows Walk at Midnight; The Town that Dreaded Sundown; The Craft; Witches of Eastwick; Hocus Pocus; Jack Frost; Hellboy (film); Rumplestilskin; Lephrechaun; Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters; Gingerbread Man; The Vampyre; Dracula (novel); Nosferatu; The Wolf Man; An American Werewolf in London; The Howling; Wolf; Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Friday the 13th; Night of the Living Dead; Return of the Living Dead; F.E.A.R.; The Blob; Feast; Horrors of the Wendigo; Frostbiter; Ghost; Bram Stoker’s Dracula (film); The Cyclops; Cyclops Giant; Nightbreed; Leeches!; Attack of the Giant Leeches; Rows of Teeth; The Birds; Killing Birds; Birdemic: Shock and Terror; Silent Hill; Attack of the Killer Lane Gnomes; Alligator; Lake Placid; Them!; Legion of Fire: Killer Ants!; Ants; Empire of the Ants; King Kong; Centipede Horror; The Giant Claw; The Ring; Attack of the Giant Gila Monster; The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; Tarantula; Eight Legged Freaks; Jaws; Frogs; Lord of Darkness; House of the Dead; The Grudge; Chopping Mall; BlinkyTM; The Kraken; Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep; Octopus; The Beast; Deep Rising; It Came From Beneath the Sea; Tentacles; Eye of the Beast; Mega Shark; Giant Octopus; Castle Freak; Tokyo Gore Police; Septic; Mutants; Ogre; Blood Pool; Legend of the Ogre; Killing Floor; Little Shop of Horrors; The Breed; Hatchet; Phantasm; See No Evil; Thinner; Monster House; Attila; Dead Snow; Frankenstein’s Army; Manhunt; The Monster in the Closet; Killer Eyes; Demomata; CSP-682; Parasite Eve 2; Dead Space; Night of the Lepus; Creature from the Haunted Sea; Tremors; Hostel; The Collection; The Butcher; Dead Rising; My Bloody Valentine; The Exterminator; Willard; War of the Worlds; Signs; Lollipop Chainsaw; Ghost Ship; Curse of the Pirates; Jolly Roger; Lead Soldiers; Vampire Vikings; The Witch; Blair Witch Project; The Village; The Thing; Vampire Breath; Goosebumps; Angel; King CobraNon-Horror Crosses: Harry Potter; Wizard of Oz; Great Expectations; Batman; Labyrinth; Land of the Giants; The Wrath of Paul Bunyan; Dreamscape; Last of the Mohicans; Blood Meridian; Scalps; Savage Sam; Sin City; Kevin Spencer; We Need to Talk About Kevin; Jacob’s Ladder; Doctor Who; Black Swan; Pan’s Labyrinth; Nutcracker; Blade Hunter; The Chronicles of Narnia; Time Bandits; The Princess and the Frog; Pirates of the Caribbean; Futurama; The Incredible Shrinking Man; Pee-Wee’s Playhouse; Red Planet; Terminator; Zathura; Hardware; Robot Wars; Bacterial Contamination; Firefly; Clash of the Titans; Team Fortress; Man from Planet X; Starship Troopers; Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal; Twisted MetalThe Story: A group of teens head out for a weekend in a cabin in the woods, not knowing that they have been chosen as sacrifices to an ancient deity in order to save the world from his wrath.Notes: This film exposes the secret truth behind modern horror. Behind it all is a secret organization, chosen to sacrifice youth to ancient gods. All of the above named crossovers have been linked in this film, and revealed to be part of this secret conspiracy. Most of the crossovers above come from the monsters and artifacts contained in the facility. While some of the monsters and artifacts are clearly from certain films above, many are based on certain types of horror films, in which case I included the more well-known of these film types. I recommend the well-researched Cabin in the Woods Wiki for a more detailed listing of the monsters and their inspirations. Note that I included in the above crossovers some monsters that only appeared in the official novelization and the official Universal Theme Park attraction tie-in. With this film, I break one of my major rules of crossover connecting. Though some of the crosses are direct crosses, like Evil Dead and Left 4 Dead, most of them are only connected because the films represent the more well-known films of the trope from which a certain monster comes. Normally, I would not count something that is “like something from”, but there is dialogue within the film that makes me break my rule. In one scene, referring to the monsters, security officer Daniel Truman says “They’re like something from a nightmare.” Lin, a head scientist, responds, “No, they’re something nightmares are from.” She goes on to explain that these monsters are the creations of the Ancient Ones, having been around since the beginning, and different cultures have told stories that interpret them in different ways. Thus, in the instance of this film, “like” is enough because of the author’s intent. And thus my love/hate relationship with Joss Whedon, for expanding the Horror Universe dramatically but making me do a lot of work to write this entry. Note that this film ends with the start of an apocalypse, so the end must veer into a divergent timeline. We must presume in the main Horror Universe, the virgin shot the fool. And if you haven’t seen the movie, that last sentence probably seems very bizarre. This film has been referenced as fictional in South Park, The Cinema Snob, Scary Movie 5, and Doc of the Dead. It is also paid homage to in Red Dawn when Chris Hemsworth and his friends once more wind up in a cabin in the woods. The film has also been spoofed in Robot Chicken and Scary Movie 5.

Exciting New Announcement: TVCU Podcast!!!

We will begin recording the initial episodes of the new Television Crossover Universe podcast in a few weeks. The show will be hosted by Robert E Wronski Jr., Ivan Ronald Schablotski, and James Bojaciuk. The guests lined up for the first four episodes are Simon R. Green, Erik Burnham, Christofer Nigro, and James Bojaciuk. We are still seeking donations to help pay for the studio fees. https://www.gofundme.com/TVCUPodcast

First Review for TVCU: Worlds and Mythology I

Customer Review Good, but needs editing, October 27, 2015ByGilbert AquinoThis review is from: Television Crossover Universe: Worlds and Mythology Volume I (Kindle Edition)This could really use some editing. It seems a lot of it was just copy-pasted from the website, typos and all. Many entries seem to not be written as if they were part of a compilation, and I found a couple that reference this very book as if it were something separate from itself. The premise of the Bedrock Anomaly, the immortality of the Three Stooges, and things like that are occasionally just thrown in as if the reader hadn’t just read them at the beginning of the section. All that aside, it’s obviously a labor of love, heavily researched, and fascinating. A lot of fun!

Hellraiser

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This post has nothing to do with Thanksgiving.



ANNO DRACULA (SERIES BY KIM NEWMAN)Release Date: 1992 - 2013 (so far) [Setting is 1888 -1991 (so far)]Series: Anno DraculaHorror Crosses: Dracula (novel); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Invisible Man (novel); The Island of Doctor Moreau; The Vampyre; Varney the Vampire; The Soft Whisper of the Dead; They Thirst; Hotel Transylvania; The Black Castle; The Vampire Tapestry; Stephen King Universe; Carmilla; Good Lady Ducayne; The Tomb of Sarah; Ken’s Mystery; The Mysterious Stranger (story); The True Story of a Vampire; Carnacki Ghost Finder; Black Sabbath; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Interview with a Vampire (Anne Rice Vampire Lestat series); The Werewolves of London (Brian Stableford); Count Yorga; The Fearless Vampire Killers; Brides of Dracula; Vampire Circus; Dracula (Universal); Dark Shadows; El Vampiro; Black Sunday; Martin (George A. Romero film); Kolchak the Night Stalker; Blacula; Nosferatu; Kiss of the Vampire; Mr. Vampire; Blood of the Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Dracula (Hammer); Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; Averoigne; Grave of the Vampire/Seed of Terror; Hellraiser; Alraune; The Black Cat (film); Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural; The Vampire Thrills; Faustine; Near Dark; Forever Knight; Fright Night; The House of Dracula (novel by R. Chetwynd-Hayes); Anak Pontianak; Necroscope; Revelations in Black; The Dragon Waiting; The Bloody Pit of Horror/The Crimson Executioner; The Playgirls and the Vampire; The Niece of the Vampire/Fangs of the Vampire; The Phantom of the Opera; Incense for the Damned/Bloodsuckers; Addams Family (television); Frankenstein (Universal); The Monkey’s Paw; Three Mothers trilogy; Toby Dammit; The Exorcist; Cave of the Living Dead; The Golem (1920 film); The Old Dark House; Cat People; Black Magic (film); Spirits of the Dead; Les Vampires; The Awful Doctor Orloff; A Bucket of Blood; Those Who Hunt By Night/Immortal Blood/Traveling with the Dead; The Hunger; Fevre Dream; Empire of Fear; Dr. Blood’s Coffin; The Vampire’s Ghost; The Horrible Sexy Vampire; Mark of the Vampire; Vampire (1979); Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Gray; El Hombre Lobo; Curse of the Undead; Circus of Horrors; The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus; Twice Bitten/Vampire Hookers; The Lost Boys; Deathmaster; Velvet Vampire; I, Vampire; Nancy Baker’s Vampire Stories; Sunglasses After Dark; Vamps (Vertigo Comics); Blade; Scooby-Doo; Hellboy; Nocturna; Rosemary’s Baby; American Psycho; Lost Souls; Elvira; Rosemary’s Baby; The Films of Tarantino and Rodriguez; Light at the End; Andy Warhol’s Dracula/Blood for Dracula; Geek Maggot Bingo; Daughter of Darkness; Nightmare in Blood; Madhouse; Vampire Junction/Vanitas; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Shadowman; Werewolf of London; Little Shop of Horrors; Texas Chainsaw Massacre; The Howling; Gremlins; Suckers: Bleeding London Dry; Desire the Vampire/I Desire; The Creature Commandos; The Vampire (1957); The Vampire (Sydney Horler)Non-Horror Crosses: Too numerous to list. The Story: In 1888, during the events of Bram Stoker’s novel, events diverge and Dracula marries Queen Victoria, causing a major alteration in the socio-political world for the next 125 years and beyond.
Notes: This is a divergent timeline, but not a parallel universe. In my theory, a parallel universe is created at the dawn of time at the same time as the main universe and other parallel universes. They may evolve similarly, but they are separate. Meanwhile, each universe has a main timeline, and at each moment, there are an infinite number of divergent timelines created off of the main timeline. When thinking of divergent timelines, try picturing a fork in the road. Both paths lead in different directions, but they both start at the same point, and once were the same road. The Anno Dracula timeline has shown to be an alternate timeline of the main Horror Universe in several other entries in this reference guide. Because it’s a divergent timeline, the above horror crosses, though depicted in an alternate manner, should still count for inclusions in the Horror Universe. Some of the above crossed series are already in, and the others are brought in via this crossover series despite being an alternate timeline series. For the record, the complete Anno Dracula series (thus far) consists of Anno Dracula, the Bloody Red Baron: Anno Dracula 1918, Judgement of Tears: Anno Dracula 1959 (aka Dracula Cha Cha Cha), Coppola’s Dracula (from the Mammoth Book of Dracula), Castle in the Desert: Anno Dracula 1977, Andy Warhol’s Dracula: Anno Dracula 1978 - 1979 (from the Mammoth Book of Vampires), Who Dares Wins: Anno Dracula 1980, The Other Side of Midnight (from Vampire Sextette), You are the Wind Beneath My Wings: Anno Dracula 1984) and Johnny Alucard.


HELLRAISER (FILM)Release Date: September 18, 1987 (Contemporary Setting)Series: HellraiserThe Story: A guy thinks opening Pandora’s Box in order to summon demons to torture him will get his rocks off, then later realizes it was a bad idea. When he manages to escape from Hell, he is barely flesh and bone, and convinces his lover to kill people so he can use their bodies to restore him. His niece finds him hiding in the attic, and summons the demons to collect their escapee.
Notes: Though this film is based on the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, it’s the film version that gets into the Horror Universe. Pinhead, the lead demon of the story, is referred to by Cassie Hack in a Hack/Slash comic book, along with Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees, famous film slashers. Thus I assume the reference to Pinhead was also to the film version. This film has had several sequels, starting with Hellbound: Hellraiser II. A remake is in development at this writing. This film has been referenced as fictional, paid homage to, and spoofed numerous times in other films and on television.

HELLRAISER NIGHTBREED - JIHAD # 1 - 2 “AS ABOVE.../...SO BELOW” (EPIC/MARVEL COMICS)Release Date: 1991 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Hellraiser; NightbreedHorror Crosses: Lovecraft’s Cthulhu MythosThe Story: The Cenobites and the Nightbreed wage war on each other. Notes: If combining Clive Barker’s two great horror series weren’t enough, this story also ties into Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.

HACK/SLASH: EUTHANIZED (DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING)Release Date: April 2004 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Hack/SlashHorror Crosses: Friday the 13th; A Nightmare on Elm Street; HellraiserThe Story: Cassie Hack and Vlad fight an undead slasher who controls an army of undead pets.Notes: Cassie Hack is the daughter of a “slasher”, and has devoted her life to fighting them. Thus she has become an expert on them. In this story, she knows about notorious slashers such as Jason Voorhees (Friday the 113th), Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street), and Pinhead (Hellraiser).

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TORC (NOVEL BY SIMON GREEN)Release Date: January 1, 2007 (Set in the summer, before the start of the Nightside series)Series: Secret HistoriesHorror Crosses: Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; Evil Dead; Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde; War of the Worlds; Nightside; Hellraiser; Frankenstein (novel)Non-Horror Crosses: The Mystery of Edwin Drood; Doctor Who; RUR; Alice in Wonderland; Thunderbirds; Area 52 (Image Comics); Allan Quatermain; The Coming Race; Journey to the Center of the Earth; Cave Carson; Moomin; Maltese Falcon; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Moby DickThe Story: The Droods are a family that for a long time have been a force for good fighting supernatural evils. Edwin is one of the latest secret agent wizards, who finds himself cast out as a rogue and hunted by his own family. Notes: The date setting is based on events from future novels and the Nightside series. Green connects all of his series within one larger mythology. One might wonder why I have Secret Histories listed in the Nightside entries as a non-horror cross but the Nightside series listed as a horror cross in the Secret Histories series. Edwin Drood is a wizard secret agent, and I don’t consider wizards as horror. They are more fantasy. Nightside exists in a pocket dimension cloaked in eternal darkness, where monsters walk around freely, so it’s more on the horror side. Both really straddle on the line of horror and non-horror, and I made a call. Having said all that, the Secret Histories series still has a large number of horror crosses, giving it a large presence in the Horror Universe nonetheless. This novel has three Lovecraft references. A patient at a hospital for supernatural conditions is the living embodiment of every mystical tome, including the Necronomicon. There is a rumor that the Old Ones are going to rise, to which Eddie’s friend Janissary Jane dismisses as a constant rumor that will never come to pass. The conspiracy against the Droods is linked to the Lurkers on the Threshold from the Lovecraft Mythos. One of Eddie’s enemies has a Kandarian possessing amulet. Kandarian demons are from the Evil Dead series. Eddie has a confrontation with someone who has taken the Hyde formula. Martian Red Weed is seen as a drug. This is from War of the Worlds. Eddie’s witch friend Molly Metcalf talks about the Arcadia Project that turns up again in the Nightside series. The Blue Fairy finds the puzzle box from the Hellraiser series. The Droods have a scalpel once owned by Baron Von Frankenstein. Based on its significance, I’m assuming they mean Victor and not another member of the Frankenstein family. Edwin’s name is a reference to Charles Dickens’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood, with a implied family connection. At a hospital for supernatural conditions, there is a time agent whose latest regeneration had gone terribly wrong, turning him inside out. Time agents are from the Doctor Who series, and so are Time Lords who regenerate. However, typically, Time Lords are not time agents, and in fact, the two groups do not care for each other. Perhaps this was a rogue Time Lord who was recruited by the time agents. Eddie has a confrontation with an android from the 23rd century’s Rossum’s Unionised Robots. This is from the play RUR. Eddie’s grandmother suggests that Eddie court Allice Little, who “lives in a world of her own and only comes out for mealtimes. Lots of mealtimes.” This is meant to be Alice Liddel, from Alice In Wonderland, but of course can’t be the same Alice from the original story. It may still be one of the Alices who has been to Wonderland. Girls name Alice have been drawn to Wonderland for a long time. Another suggested match is Penelope Creighton, who may be related to the character named Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward from Thunderbirds. Eddie mentions a time when he broke into Area 52 in the antarctic. This seems to be a reference to the Image Comics series. The drug taduki is from the Allan Quatermain series. Vril Power, Inc. is behind the conspiracy against the Droods. Vril power is from the Coming Race. Eddie compares a trip through the sewers to the explorers who took the Journey to the Center of the Earth and to Cave Carson. The Blue Fairy also finds a stuffed Moomintroll and the Maltese Falcon. Eddie and Molly when choosing the form of their weapon, have the choice of the Holy Hand Grenade of St. Antioch. At Drood Hall is a scrimshaw carved apparently from Moby Dick.

THE SPY WHO HAUNTED ME: A SECRET HISTORIES NOVEL (NOVEL BY SIMON R. GREEN)Release Date: June 1, 2010 (Contemporary Setting, between Nightside novels Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth and Hell to Pay)Series: Secret HistoriesHorror Crosses: Nightside; Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde; War of the Worlds (novel); Gravel; Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; The Monkey’s Paw; Hellraiser; Frankenstein (many of them); Stephen King Universe (the works of Stephen King)Non-Horror Crosses: The Coming Race; Excalibur (Marvel Comics); Wizard of Oz; Shadows Fall; I Dream of Jeannie; Doctor Who; Wolf of Kabul; Maltese Falcon; Doom Patrol; The Time Machine; Chronicles of Narnia; Lone Ranger; Area 52; The Men Who Stare at Goats; A Midsummer’s Nights Dream; The Avengers (television)The Story: Many of the Drood agents compete in a competition where the prize is the knowledge of a legendary past agent. Notes: There are numerous references to Green’s other series, the Nightside. Harry Fabulous appears, selling the Hyde drug and Martian Red Weed. Later, the agents battle a user of the Hyde drug. It’s mentioned that the War of the Worlds Martians once attempted to invade the Nightside. The Tower of London is guarded by SAS Combat Sorcerers, who come from the Gravel series. There is an appearance of two of Pickman’s paintings from Lovecraft’s Pickman’s Model. There is a mummified Monkey’s Paw. A puzzle box (from the Hellraiser series) appears. There was a factory in Cuba using Frankenstein monsters as slave labor. Later, several of the monsters are seen doing karaoke in the Nightside. A representative of Vril Power, Inc. appears. There is also a representative from MI13. This agency comes from the Excalibur comic from Marvel Comics. Eddie Drood is familiar with the existence of Oz. Shadows Fall is mentioned and indicated to exist in the far future of the Green Universe. However, many Green stories also have Shadows Fall interacting with other realms in the present and Shadows Fall is a reality of characters who are imaginary in the “real world”. In fact, Shadows Fall may be the same realm also called the Land of Fiction and Imaginationland. Likely time is irrelevant in that realm and exists in all times at once in relation to the Horror Universe. One of the Droods mentions Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie. Jeannie’s cousin, from the animated Jeannie, has previously crossed with Scooby-Doo in the New Scooby-Doo Movies. The Travelling Doctor is mentioned. Doctor Who? The Wolf of Kabul is also mentioned. He is a character from a military themed comic of the same name. There’s another reference to Green’s favorite thing, the Maltese Falcon. There is an appearance of the Painting that Devoured Paris from Grant Morrison’s run on the Doom Patrol. A stuffed Morlock appears. Eddie is familiar with the talking beavers of Narnia. Eddie’s ally Honey wonders why the Lone Ranger really used silver bullets, implying that Tonto knew of their use against the supernatural. Area 52 is mentioned. There is a reference to a U.S. government project training soldiers to be psychics, including walking through walls and knocking over goats. This is a reference to the film The Men Who Stare at Goats. Eddie has a history with the elf Peaseblossom from A Midsummer’s Nights Dream. The Droods keep watch over Crouch End Towen from Stephen King’s Crouch End. The Nightside’s Walker uses a sword cane which he claims to be a British spy tradition. Of course he’s referring to John Steed of the Avengers.

CABIN IN THE WOODS (FILM)Release Date: April 13, 2012 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Cabin in the WoodsHorror Crosses: Alien; Half-Life; Evil Dead; Poltergeist; Frankenstein (Universal); Child’s Play; Creature from the Black Lagoon; Corpse Bride; Killer Klowns from Outer Space; Stephen King Universe; Killjoy; Devil’s Rejects; Clownhouse; Drive Thru; Funhouse; Amusement; Circus of Fear; Clown Camp; Demonic Toys; Demons; Night of the Demons; Supernatural; Charmed; Gremlins; Ghoulies; Creeps; Troll; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Frankenstein (novel); Dr. Giggles; The Human Centipede; House on Haunted Hill; The Dead Pit; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Strangers; Underworld; Attack of the 50 Foot Woman; Troll Hunter; Anaconda; Python; Mega Snake; Snakes on a Plane; Resident Evil; Hellraiser; Cannibal Holocaust; Creepshow; Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns; Pumpkinhead; Frankenfish; The Mummy! Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century; The Mummy (Universal); The Hills Have Eyes; Wrong Turn; Chernobyl Diaries; 28 Days Later; Signal; the Works of Quentin Tarantino; Left 4 Dead; Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; Re-Animator (film); Siren; The Exorcist; The Exorcism of Emily Rose; Reptillicus; Jurassic Park; Abomidible Bigfoot; The Legend of Boggy Creek; Ape Canyon; Curse of Bigfoot; Night of the Bloody Apes; Wendigo; Night Beasts; Night of the Scarecrow; Scarecrows; Husk; Scarecrow Gone Wild; The Scarecrows Walk at Midnight; The Town that Dreaded Sundown; The Craft; Witches of Eastwick; Hocus Pocus; Jack Frost; Hellboy (film); Rumplestilskin; Lephrechaun; Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters; Gingerbread Man; The Vampyre; Dracula (novel); Nosferatu; The Wolf Man; An American Werewolf in London; The Howling; Wolf; Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Friday the 13th; Night of the Living Dead; Return of the Living Dead; F.E.A.R.; The Blob; Feast; Horrors of the Wendigo; Frostbiter; Ghost; Bram Stoker’s Dracula (film); The Cyclops; Cyclops Giant; Nightbreed; Leeches!; Attack of the Giant Leeches; Rows of Teeth; The Birds; Killing Birds; Birdemic: Shock and Terror; Silent Hill; Attack of the Killer Lane Gnomes; Alligator; Lake Placid; Them!; Legion of Fire: Killer Ants!; Ants; Empire of the Ants; King Kong; Centipede Horror; The Giant Claw; The Ring; Attack of the Giant Gila Monster; The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; Tarantula; Eight Legged Freaks; Jaws; Frogs; Lord of Darkness; House of the Dead; The Grudge; Chopping Mall; BlinkyTM; The Kraken; Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep; Octopus; The Beast; Deep Rising; It Came From Beneath the Sea; Tentacles; Eye of the Beast; Mega Shark; Giant Octopus; Castle Freak; Tokyo Gore Police; Septic; Mutants; Ogre; Blood Pool; Legend of the Ogre; Killing Floor; Little Shop of Horrors; The Breed; Hatchet; Phantasm; See No Evil; Thinner; Monster House; Attila; Dead Snow; Frankenstein’s Army; Manhunt; The Monster in the Closet; Killer Eyes; Demomata; CSP-682; Parasite Eve 2; Dead Space; Night of the Lepus; Creature from the Haunted Sea; Tremors; Hostel; The Collection; The Butcher; Dead Rising; My Bloody Valentine; The Exterminator; Willard; War of the Worlds; Signs; Lollipop Chainsaw; Ghost Ship; Curse of the Pirates; Jolly Roger; Lead Soldiers; Vampire Vikings; The Witch; Blair Witch Project; The Village; The Thing; Vampire Breath; Goosebumps; Angel; King CobraNon-Horror Crosses: Harry Potter; Wizard of Oz; Great Expectations; Batman; Labyrinth; Land of the Giants; The Wrath of Paul Bunyan; Dreamscape; Last of the Mohicans; Blood Meridian; Scalps; Savage Sam; Sin City; Kevin Spencer; We Need to Talk About Kevin; Jacob’s Ladder; Doctor Who; Black Swan; Pan’s Labyrinth; Nutcracker; Blade Hunter; The Chronicles of Narnia; Time Bandits; The Princess and the Frog; Pirates of the Caribbean; Futurama; The Incredible Shrinking Man; Pee-Wee’s Playhouse; Red Planet; Terminator; Zathura; Hardware; Robot Wars; Bacterial Contamination; Firefly; Clash of the Titans; Team Fortress; Man from Planet X; Starship Troopers; Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal; Twisted MetalThe Story: A group of teens head out for a weekend in a cabin in the woods, not knowing that they have been chosen as sacrifices to an ancient deity in order to save the world from his wrath.Notes: This film exposes the secret truth behind modern horror. Behind it all is a secret organization, chosen to sacrifice youth to ancient gods. All of the above named crossovers have been linked in this film, and revealed to be part of this secret conspiracy. Most of the crossovers above come from the monsters and artifacts contained in the facility. While some of the monsters and artifacts are clearly from certain films above, many are based on certain types of horror films, in which case I included the more well-known of these film types. I recommend the well-researched Cabin in the Woods Wiki for a more detailed listing of the monsters and their inspirations. Note that I included in the above crossovers some monsters that only appeared in the official novelization and the official Universal Theme Park attraction tie-in. With this film, I break one of my major rules of crossover connecting. Though some of the crosses are direct crosses, like Evil Dead and Left 4 Dead, most of them are only connected because the films represent the more well-known films of the trope from which a certain monster comes. Normally, I would not count something that is “like something from”, but there is dialogue within the film that makes me break my rule. In one scene, referring to the monsters, security officer Daniel Truman says “They’re like something from a nightmare.” Lin, a head scientist, responds, “No, they’re something nightmares are from.” She goes on to explain that these monsters are the creations of the Ancient Ones, having been around since the beginning, and different cultures have told stories that interpret them in different ways. Thus, in the instance of this film, “like” is enough because of the author’s intent. And thus my love/hate relationship with Joss Whedon, for expanding the Horror Universe dramatically but making me do a lot of work to write this entry. Note that this film ends with the start of an apocalypse, so the end must veer into a divergent timeline. We must presume in the main Horror Universe, the virgin shot the fool. And if you haven’t seen the movie, that last sentence probably seems very bizarre. This film has been referenced as fictional in South Park, The Cinema Snob, Scary Movie 5, and Doc of the Dead. It is also paid homage to in Red Dawn when Chris Hemsworth and his friends once more wind up in a cabin in the woods. The film has also been spoofed in Robot Chicken and Scary Movie 5.

SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY INCORPORATED (ANIMATED SERIES)SEASON 2 EPISODE 5 “THE HODAG OF HORROR”Release Date: August 3, 2012 Horror Crosses: Hellraiser; Friday the 13Non-Horror Crosses: Transformers AnimatedThe Story: A creature called the Hodag is stealing jewelry.Notes: The puzzle box from Hellraiser is seen in the sheriff's office and Pinhead’s voice is heard. Jason Voorhees’ hockey mask is also seen in the cabinet of curiosities. Sari Sumdac appears in a flashback. She is a character from Transformers Animated. In the main Horror Universe timeline, IDW’s “steampunk” version of Transformers exists, but apparently in this divergent timeline, Transformers Animated is the version that exists.

HELLRAISER # 18 “BLOOD COMMUNION, PART TWO” (BOOM! STUDIOS)Release Date: September 1, 2012 (Contemporary Setting)Series: HellraiserHorror Crosses: Harry D’amourThe Story: When humanity and Hell are both threatened, a Cenobite must work with occult detective Harry D’amour.Notes: Harry D’amour is the star of his own series also by Clive Barker.

PLAY WITH FIRE & MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS “MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS” (NOVELLA BY JUSTIN GUSTAINIS)Release Date: March 26, 2013 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Morris & Chastain InvestigationsHorror Crosses: Dracula (novel); Gravel; Felix Castor; Nightside; Wolf Man; Fright Night; Hellraiser; Anita BlakeNon-Horror Crosses: Dexter; American Gods; Dresden FilesThe Story: Terrorists summon a djinn to help their cause.Notes: Quincy Morris, the lead character, is a descendant of the character from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A mention of a sergeant major in the SAS who is also the greatest living combat magician is a reference to William Gravel, a comic character from a series of graphic novels by Warren Ellis. There is also a reference to occult detective Felix Castor, a creation of author Mike Carey. Castor lives in a world where magic is public knowledge, so his regular stories must take place in a divergent timeline of the Horror Universe. He must have a counterpart in the main Horror Universe timeline as well. Likewise Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires are public knowledge. The same notes for Castor apply to Blake as well. There is a mention of a London bar called Strangefellows, which is from the Nightside series. Werewolf Larry Talbot appears. This is of course the famous Wolf Man from the Universal films. Another reference is to a teen vampire named Jerry who was staked. This is Jerry Dandridge from Fright Night. One of Morris’ associates can’t assist in the djinn case because he’s dealing with Pinhead, who is from Hellraiser. The FBI receive a report that includes blood splatter analysis from some guy named Morgan. That would be Dexter Morgan. There is a reference to an Afreet that drove a cab in New York City, which is a reference to American Gods. Finally, the terrorist discuss others who might interfere in their plans, including Dresden.

Gremlins

ANNO DRACULA (SERIES BY KIM NEWMAN)Release Date: 1992 - 2013 (so far) [Setting is 1888 -1991 (so far)]Series: Anno DraculaHorror Crosses: Dracula (novel); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Invisible Man (novel); The Island of Doctor Moreau; The Vampyre; Varney the Vampire; The Soft Whisper of the Dead; They Thirst; Hotel Transylvania; The Black Castle; The Vampire Tapestry; Stephen King Universe; Carmilla; Good Lady Ducayne; The Tomb of Sarah; Ken’s Mystery; The Mysterious Stranger (story); The True Story of a Vampire; Carnacki Ghost Finder; Black Sabbath; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Interview with a Vampire (Anne Rice Vampire Lestat series); The Werewolves of London (Brian Stableford); Count Yorga; The Fearless Vampire Killers; Brides of Dracula; Vampire Circus; Dracula (Universal); Dark Shadows; El Vampiro; Black Sunday; Martin (George A. Romero film); Kolchak the Night Stalker; Blacula; Nosferatu; Kiss of the Vampire; Mr. Vampire; Blood of the Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Dracula (Hammer); Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; Averoigne; Grave of the Vampire/Seed of Terror; Hellraiser; Alraune; The Black Cat (film); Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural; The Vampire Thrills; Faustine; Near Dark; Forever Knight; Fright Night; The House of Dracula (novel by R. Chetwynd-Hayes); Anak Pontianak; Necroscope; Revelations in Black; The Dragon Waiting; The Bloody Pit of Horror/The Crimson Executioner; The Playgirls and the Vampire; The Niece of the Vampire/Fangs of the Vampire; The Phantom of the Opera; Incense for the Damned/Bloodsuckers; Addams Family (television); Frankenstein (Universal); The Monkey’s Paw; Three Mothers trilogy; Toby Dammit; The Exorcist; Cave of the Living Dead; The Golem (1920 film); The Old Dark House; Cat People; Black Magic (film); Spirits of the Dead; Les Vampires; The Awful Doctor Orloff; A Bucket of Blood; Those Who Hunt By Night/Immortal Blood/Traveling with the Dead; The Hunger; Fevre Dream; Empire of Fear; Dr. Blood’s Coffin; The Vampire’s Ghost; The Horrible Sexy Vampire; Mark of the Vampire; Vampire (1979); Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Gray; El Hombre Lobo; Curse of the Undead; Circus of Horrors; The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus; Twice Bitten/Vampire Hookers; The Lost Boys; Deathmaster; Velvet Vampire; I, Vampire; Nancy Baker’s Vampire Stories; Sunglasses After Dark; Vamps (Vertigo Comics); Blade; Scooby-Doo; Hellboy; Nocturna; Rosemary’s Baby; American Psycho; Lost Souls; Elvira; Rosemary’s Baby; The Films of Tarantino and Rodriguez; Light at the End; Andy Warhol’s Dracula/Blood for Dracula; Geek Maggot Bingo; Daughter of Darkness; Nightmare in Blood; Madhouse; Vampire Junction/Vanitas; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Shadowman; Werewolf of London; Little Shop of Horrors; Texas Chainsaw Massacre; The Howling; Gremlins; Suckers: Bleeding London Dry; Desire the Vampire/I Desire; The Creature Commandos; The Vampire (1957); The Vampire (Sydney Horler)Non-Horror Crosses: Too numerous to list. The Story: In 1888, during the events of Bram Stoker’s novel, events diverge and Dracula marries Queen Victoria, causing a major alteration in the socio-political world for the next 125 years and beyond.Notes: This is a divergent timeline, but not a parallel universe. In my theory, a parallel universe is created at the dawn of time at the same time as the main universe and other parallel universes. They may evolve similarly, but they are separate. Meanwhile, each universe has a main timeline, and at each moment, there are an infinite number of divergent timelines created off of the main timeline. When thinking of divergent timelines, try picturing a fork in the road. Both paths lead in different directions, but they both start at the same point, and once were the same road. The Anno Dracula timeline has shown to be an alternate timeline of the main Horror Universe in several other entries in this reference guide. Because it’s a divergent timeline, the above horror crosses, though depicted in an alternate manner, should still count for inclusions in the Horror Universe. Some of the above crossed series are already in, and the others are brought in via this crossover series despite being an alternate timeline series. For the record, the complete Anno Dracula series (thus far) consists of Anno Dracula, the Bloody Red Baron: Anno Dracula 1918, Judgement of Tears: Anno Dracula 1959 (aka Dracula Cha Cha Cha), Coppola’s Dracula (from the Mammoth Book of Dracula), Castle in the Desert: Anno Dracula 1977, Andy Warhol’s Dracula: Anno Dracula 1978 - 1979 (from the Mammoth Book of Vampires), Who Dares Wins: Anno Dracula 1980, The Other Side of Midnight (from Vampire Sextette), You are the Wind Beneath My Wings: Anno Dracula 1984) and Johnny Alucard.

KOLCHAK: TALES OF THE NIGHT STALKER # 3 “THE CREATURES OF HABBIT” (MOONSTONE COMICS)Release Date: 2004 (Setting is 1976)Series: Kolchak the Night StalkerHorror Crosses: GremlinsThe Story: Kolchak is in Habbit, Oregon where he and a real estate agent end up fighting Gremlins.Notes: These are the same type of Gremlins from the film of the same name, thus bringing in that film and its sequel.

THE HOWLING (FILM)Release Date: 1981 (Contemporary Setting)Series: The HowlingHorror Crosses: Gremlins; Bucket of BloodThe Story: To heal from psychological trauma she experienced, a television journalist goes to a secluded spa and encounters werewolves.
Notes: One of the colleagues of the main character is television journalist Lew Landers, who will appear again in Gremlins. Also appearing is Walter Paisley, played by Dick Miller. Miller first played Paisley in the film, Bucket of Blood, where he died, but either the rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated, or he was resurrected by unknown means. Or that film was a divergent timeline. I prefer the first explanation. Miller as Paisley reappeared in Chopping Mall, and has also appeared in Twilight Zone: the Movie and Hollywood Boulevard. This film is followed by several sequels, starting with Howling II: ...Your Sister is a Werewolf. It has been referenced as fictional or in homage several times in film and on television. It has been spoofed in Monster in the Closet, Dexter’s Laboratory, and Futurama.

GREMLINS (FILM)Release Date: June 8, 1984Series: GremlinsHorror Crosses: The HowlingNon-Horror Crosses: The Time Machine; Forbidden Planet; It’s a Wonderful Life; The GooniesThe Story: A father brings home an unusual gift for his young adult son. It’s a creature called a Mogwai, which he names Gizmo. Everything is fine, until he first gets the creature wet, which causes him to duplicate. But while Gizmo is cute and sweet, the others are not so. They then trick their owner into feeding them after midnight, a big no-no which transforms them into much deadlier creatures. Notes: The main character’s father attends an inventor’s convention where the famous time machine from H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine is seen, and then a moment later, it’s gone, replaced by a puff of smoke. Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet is also seen. If this is truly Robby the Robot, then likely he arrived with the time machine, and that would mean that Forbidden Planet occurs in one of the possible alternative futures of the Horror Universe. Television journalist Lew Landers also appears, who was last seen in the Howling. This story takes place in Kingston Falls, but if you pay attention to the background, it’s clear this is Bedford Falls from It’s a Wonderful Life. Perhaps at some point in the past 40 years, the town changed its name. Of course to complicate matters, the Christmas classic is shown on TV near the beginning of the film. But it could be that a film was made of George Bailey’s life. This film is followed by a sequel in 1990. A remake is in development at the time of this writing. This film has been referenced as fiction, paid tribute to in homage, and spoofed several times in other films and on television. Another crossover with this film happens in the Goonies. When Chunk tries to tell the police about the criminals of the film, the cop dismisses him, and recalls the time Chunk called them about the creatures that multiply in water.

GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (FILM)Release Date: June 15, 1990 (Contemporary Setting)Series: GremlinsHorror Crosses: Body SnatchersNon-Horror Crosses: The Quatermass Experiment; InnerspaceThe Story: After the death of Mr. Wing, Gizmo ends up the property of Clamp Enterprises and is sent to their headquarters for study. Of course, Gizmo gets wet and multiplies, and the others eat after midnight and become evil gremlins, and the staff of the building must fight to contain the menace.Notes: This is of course a sequel to Gremlins, already brought in via a cross with the Howling. It should be noted that there is also a reference to the Gremlins in the film The Goonies. One of the Clamp scientists is also in possession of a pod, as seen in The Body Snatchers. One of the offices has a nameplate for a Dr. Quatermass. Considering the first film and this film and their homages, it’s likely meant to be the main character of the classic sci-fi film. Another nameplate lists the offices of Vectorscope Labs. They are the ones who created the shrinking ray in the film Innerspace. I should also note one other crossover in the film that doesn’t really count. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig appear at the beginning and end of the film, and in a more expanded segment on the DVD version. The film opens as if the viewer will be seeing a Looney Tunes short first, but when Daffy and Bugs fight over it, Bugs decides to just skip to the movie. The film also ends with a typical Porky Pig ending, also interrupted by Daffy. This framing sequence is not part of the main story, and in fact, the implication is that Bugs, Daffy and Porky also see Gremlins 2 as a fictional film from their perspective. So their appearance, not being part of the story that is canon, does not bring them into the Horror Universe. (However, see the entry for Looney Tunes: Back in Action.) This film has been referenced as fictional or paid homage to numerous times in other films and on television. It was also spoofed in a 2013 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Jennifer Lawrence when a movie is called Hobbit 14: The New Batch in a digital short.


SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY INCORPORATED (ANIMATED SERIES)SEASONS 1 EPISODE 18 “THE DRAGON’S SECRET”Release Date: March 18, 2011 (Contemporary Setting -- See Series Notes)Horror Crosses: GremlinsThe Story: The gang is caught between a battle of wizards.Notes: In a Chinatown shop, there is a Mogwai that resembles Gizmo from Gremlins.


CABIN IN THE WOODS (FILM)Release Date: April 13, 2012 (Contemporary Setting)Series: Cabin in the WoodsHorror Crosses: Alien; Half-Life; Evil Dead; Poltergeist; Frankenstein (Universal); Child’s Play; Creature from the Black Lagoon; Corpse Bride; Killer Klowns from Outer Space; Stephen King Universe; Killjoy; Devil’s Rejects; Clownhouse; Drive Thru; Funhouse; Amusement; Circus of Fear; Clown Camp; Demonic Toys; Demons; Night of the Demons; Supernatural; Charmed; Gremlins; Ghoulies; Creeps; Troll; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Frankenstein (novel); Dr. Giggles; The Human Centipede; House on Haunted Hill; The Dead Pit; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Strangers; Underworld; Attack of the 50 Foot Woman; Troll Hunter; Anaconda; Python; Mega Snake; Snakes on a Plane; Resident Evil; Hellraiser; Cannibal Holocaust; Creepshow; Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns; Pumpkinhead; Frankenfish; The Mummy! Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century; The Mummy (Universal); The Hills Have Eyes; Wrong Turn; Chernobyl Diaries; 28 Days Later; Signal; the Works of Quentin Tarantino; Left 4 Dead; Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos; Re-Animator (film); Siren; The Exorcist; The Exorcism of Emily Rose; Reptillicus; Jurassic Park; Abomidible Bigfoot; The Legend of Boggy Creek; Ape Canyon; Curse of Bigfoot; Night of the Bloody Apes; Wendigo; Night Beasts; Night of the Scarecrow; Scarecrows; Husk; Scarecrow Gone Wild; The Scarecrows Walk at Midnight; The Town that Dreaded Sundown; The Craft; Witches of Eastwick; Hocus Pocus; Jack Frost; Hellboy (film); Rumplestilskin; Lephrechaun; Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters; Gingerbread Man; The Vampyre; Dracula (novel); Nosferatu; The Wolf Man; An American Werewolf in London; The Howling; Wolf; Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Friday the 13th; Night of the Living Dead; Return of the Living Dead; F.E.A.R.; The Blob; Feast; Horrors of the Wendigo; Frostbiter; Ghost; Bram Stoker’s Dracula (film); The Cyclops; Cyclops Giant; Nightbreed; Leeches!; Attack of the Giant Leeches; Rows of Teeth; The Birds; Killing Birds; Birdemic: Shock and Terror; Silent Hill; Attack of the Killer Lane Gnomes; Alligator; Lake Placid; Them!; Legion of Fire: Killer Ants!; Ants; Empire of the Ants; King Kong; Centipede Horror; The Giant Claw; The Ring; Attack of the Giant Gila Monster; The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms; Tarantula; Eight Legged Freaks; Jaws; Frogs; Lord of Darkness; House of the Dead; The Grudge; Chopping Mall; BlinkyTM; The Kraken; Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep; Octopus; The Beast; Deep Rising; It Came From Beneath the Sea; Tentacles; Eye of the Beast; Mega Shark; Giant Octopus; Castle Freak; Tokyo Gore Police; Septic; Mutants; Ogre; Blood Pool; Legend of the Ogre; Killing Floor; Little Shop of Horrors; The Breed; Hatchet; Phantasm; See No Evil; Thinner; Monster House; Attila; Dead Snow; Frankenstein’s Army; Manhunt; The Monster in the Closet; Killer Eyes; Demomata; CSP-682; Parasite Eve 2; Dead Space; Night of the Lepus; Creature from the Haunted Sea; Tremors; Hostel; The Collection; The Butcher; Dead Rising; My Bloody Valentine; The Exterminator; Willard; War of the Worlds; Signs; Lollipop Chainsaw; Ghost Ship; Curse of the Pirates; Jolly Roger; Lead Soldiers; Vampire Vikings; The Witch; Blair Witch Project; The Village; The Thing; Vampire Breath; Goosebumps; Angel; King CobraNon-Horror Crosses: Harry Potter; Wizard of Oz; Great Expectations; Batman; Labyrinth; Land of the Giants; The Wrath of Paul Bunyan; Dreamscape; Last of the Mohicans; Blood Meridian; Scalps; Savage Sam; Sin City; Kevin Spencer; We Need to Talk About Kevin; Jacob’s Ladder; Doctor Who; Black Swan; Pan’s Labyrinth; Nutcracker; Blade Hunter; The Chronicles of Narnia; Time Bandits; The Princess and the Frog; Pirates of the Caribbean; Futurama; The Incredible Shrinking Man; Pee-Wee’s Playhouse; Red Planet; Terminator; Zathura; Hardware; Robot Wars; Bacterial Contamination; Firefly; Clash of the Titans; Team Fortress; Man from Planet X; Starship Troopers; Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal; Twisted MetalThe Story: A group of teens head out for a weekend in a cabin in the woods, not knowing that they have been chosen as sacrifices to an ancient deity in order to save the world from his wrath.Notes: This film exposes the secret truth behind modern horror. Behind it all is a secret organization, chosen to sacrifice youth to ancient gods. All of the above named crossovers have been linked in this film, and revealed to be part of this secret conspiracy. Most of the crossovers above come from the monsters and artifacts contained in the facility. While some of the monsters and artifacts are clearly from certain films above, many are based on certain types of horror films, in which case I included the more well-known of these film types. I recommend the well-researched Cabin in the Woods Wiki for a more detailed listing of the monsters and their inspirations. Note that I included in the above crossovers some monsters that only appeared in the official novelization and the official Universal Theme Park attraction tie-in. With this film, I break one of my major rules of crossover connecting. Though some of the crosses are direct crosses, like Evil Dead and Left 4 Dead, most of them are only connected because the films represent the more well-known films of the trope from which a certain monster comes. Normally, I would not count something that is “like something from”, but there is dialogue within the film that makes me break my rule. In one scene, referring to the monsters, security officer Daniel Truman says “They’re like something from a nightmare.” Lin, a head scientist, responds, “No, they’re something nightmares are from.” She goes on to explain that these monsters are the creations of the Ancient Ones, having been around since the beginning, and different cultures have told stories that interpret them in different ways. Thus, in the instance of this film, “like” is enough because of the author’s intent. And thus my love/hate relationship with Joss Whedon, for expanding the Horror Universe dramatically but making me do a lot of work to write this entry. Note that this film ends with the start of an apocalypse, so the end must veer into a divergent timeline. We must presume in the main Horror Universe, the virgin shot the fool. And if you haven’t seen the movie, that last sentence probably seems very bizarre. This film has been referenced as fictional in South Park, The Cinema Snob, Scary Movie 5, and Doc of the Dead. It is also paid homage to in Red Dawn when Chris Hemsworth and his friends once more wind up in a cabin in the woods. The film has also been spoofed in Robot Chicken and Scary Movie 5.

Friday the 13th: The Blog of Jason Vorhees

Friday the 13th: The Blog of Jason Vorhees



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I've already made mention of Jason Vorhees in my blogs regarding Freddy Krueger, Ash Williams, and Scooby-Doo.



As always please feel free to leave comments for me on what you thought I missed or got wrong.  I really love the feedback, and I do incorporate it in future blogs.  And I'll give you a plug.


1667--DEATH MOON--John D Lindsey Jr says:  In the Jason X novel DEATH MOON, a character recounts the story of Jebediah Voorhees, a wizard and ancestor of Jason in 1667 Salem, Mass., who possed a copy of the Necronomicon Ex Mortis until he disappeared. This would explain how it came into the possession of Pamela Voorhees, as seen in JASON GOES TO HELL and FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH.

January 1758--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  BAD LAND--From Wikipedia:   The series explores the history of Crystal Lake before Pamela and Jason Voorhees arrived.[127][128]Bad Land takes place in two time frames, the "present day" and 250 years before "present day". It follows three hikers in the present and three fur trappers in the past, each of whom is snowed in by a blizzard at Crystal Lake. Each group experiences similar events, suggesting that there is a connection between the two groups.[129] 

1930--Birth of Pamela Voorhees. Note that my background info for Jason comes from this Friday the 13th timeline.  Note I had to make some date adjustments to keep with dates in Win Scott Eckert's Crossovers.  Two alternate timelines can be found here and here.

1935--Camp Crystal Lake is opened.

1945--Pamela Voorhees is marrried to Elias Voorhees.  Note that Pamela's maiden name has never been revealed.

June 13, 1947--Birth of Jason Voorhees.  He is born deformed.

1954--Birth of Diana Voorhees.  Diana is Jason's half-sister.  Elias is the father of both, but they have different mothers.  Diana's mothers name has not been revealed.

October 1958--Jason Vorhees drowns in Crystal Lake, due to bullying by his campmates and the neglect of the teen camp counselors at Camp Crystal Lake.

June 13, 1959--Two camp counselors are murdered, but the killer is not found.

1960 to 1962--Fires prevent Camp Crystal Lake from reopening.

1963--Bad water prevents the camp from opening.

1972--Jessica Kimble is born, the daughter of Jason's sister, Diana (Voorhees) Kimball.

Early June 1979--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  PAMELA'S TALE--From Wikipedia:  The two issue comic book covers Pamela Voorhees' journey to Camp Crystal Lake and the story of her pregnancy with Jason as she recounts it to hitchhiker Annie, a camp counselor who is killed in the original film.[120] 

June 12 to 13, 1979--FRIDAY THE 13TH--After her son is drowned due to the bullying of children and the neglect of the counselors, Pamela Voorhees goes on a killing spree.

AUGUST 1979--FRIDAY THE 13TH PROLOGUE--Alice, the survivor of the June massacre, returns and finds Jason alive holding his mother's head, and Jason kidnaps Alice.

Summer 1982--Chris has a fight with her parents and runs out the cabin, where she is attacked by Jason and passes out.  She awakes in her room, and her parents won't speak of the matter.

July 10 to 11, 1984--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2--Jason Voorhees is revealed to have survived his drowning and may be kept alive by some kind of supernatural means.

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July 12 to 13, 1984--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III--Two days later, more teens are slaughtered by Jason.

July 14 to 16, 1984--FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER--Twelve year old Tommy Jarvis kills Jason Vorhees.

Sometime after 1984--MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM--Jason appears twice.  Also note that he has appeared several times in both MAD and CRACKED MAGAZINES.

1985--In an attempt to distance itself from the "Camp Blood" reputation, Crystal Lake is renamed Forest Green.

1985 to 2006--Jason's killing continues in many video games.

Summer 1987--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V:  A NEW BEGINNING--Tommy Jarvis, the survivor of the events of 1984, is institutionalized, and finds himself facing off against Roy Burns, an ambulance driver who after losing his son becomes a copycat of Jason Voorhees.

1987 to 1990--THE 13TH HOUR/FRIDAY THE 13TH:  THE SERIES--Two cousins must try to retrieve all the cursed objects sold from a cursed antique store.  Though the series seems to only be tied to the the movies in name only, in fact there was an intention that the hockey mask Jason wears has some connection to the antique store.

May 12 to 13, 1988--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI:  JASON LIVES--Tommy, who had been institutionalized escapes and goes to Jason's grave to destroy his body, but instead accidentally aids in resurrecting him.

1989--THE RESURRECTION OF MICHAEL MYERS PART 2--At a wild party at a hospital, Michael Myers, Jason Vorhees, Leatherface, and a zombie all show up to cause mayhem.

July 28, 1989--THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW--Jason shows up on the set.

October 13, 1989--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII:  THE NEW BLOOD PROLOGUE--Thirteen year old Tina Sheppard unintentionally kills her father with her telekinetic powers.  She is institionalized.

1992--MTV MOVIE AWARDS--Jason Vorhees accepts a lifetime achievement award.

August 12 to 13, 1993--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII:  THE NEW BLOOD--A telekinetic named Tina while under duress accidentally resurrects Jason.

Mid August 1993--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII:  JASON TAKES MANHATTAN--Apparently Crystal Lake connects to the Atlantic, as a cruise ship full of graduating seniors takes off from Crystal Lake to Manhattan.  Jason follows, and Tommy follows him.  Everyone is killed on the boat by Jason but Tommy and his new girlfriend, who are chased around the city by Jason.

Mid August 1993--TMNT ENTITY:  BODYCOUNT--Matt Hickman says:  so in this Tmnt Mini Series Jason Voorhees shows up in the back ground of one Scene in a dinner.  Ivan places these events logically during JASON TAKES MANHATTAN.  Note that since Mirage Turtles stories don't tend to work with the TVCU canon (as established by James), we may have to place this and the entire Mirage Turtle canon in the TVCU2.  http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2011/0...

Late August 1993--JASON VS. LEATHERFACE--This takes place between JASON TAKES MANHATTEN and JASON GOES TO HELL.  Crystal Lake is drained in order to place an office tower there.  The contents are shipped to Texas, including Jason.  Jason awakes and meets Leatherface and the Sawyer family.  At first, he is accepted into family, but eventually he and Leatherface do battle.  Leatherface seemingly wins and dumps Jason in a lake, but that's always been a temporary setback for Jason.  Jason, in an unrecorded tale, must make his way back to Camp Crystal Lake, where the tower is destroyed and the lake is filled up again.

Summer 1993--JASON GOES TO HELL:  THE FINAL FRIDAY--After years of people dismissing the killings at Camp Crystal Lake as being unconnected, the FBI finally takes notice after Jason Vorhees had struck in New York City.  The FBI set up a sting operation at Camp Crystal Lake and shoot him down.  Of course he returns from the dead and it's up to a group of teenagers to take him down again.  Some notes:  In the Voorhees home is the Necronomicon Ex Mortis.  How it got there is unknown.  It can't be the sole reason Jason stays alive, since Jason has continuously risen even during the events of EVIL DEAD and this  is not the same cabin from EVIL DEAD.  Could there be more than one?  Also, the crate from the CREEPSHOW segment titled "the Crate" is here as well.  How that got there is unknown.  Bringing in that one story does not necessarily bring in all the stories from CREEPSHOW.  Finally, at the end of the film, when Jason is killed, we see Fred Krueger's claw come from the ground to pull Jason's mask down, and we hear his laugh.  These events come after the events of FREDDY'S DEAD:  THE FINAL FRIDAY.  This must also happen after WES CRAVENS' NEW NIGHTMARE.  Freddy was finally killed and his dream demons had abandoned him, returning to Earth-Prime, but Wes Craven and Heather Langencamp defeated them and returned them to the TVCU.  Freddy has been trapped in Hell, but his power got restored by the dream demons.  His power was still low from losing all the souls of the people he killed and from not being feared.  He discovers Jason in Hell and starts to mold his mind to do his bidding.

1994--FRIDAY THE 13TH YOUNG ADULT NOVELS--Different people keep finding Jason's mask, which possesses them when they wear it.

January 13, 1995--Stephanie Kimble is born.  She is Jason's great niece.  

Summer 1995--WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE--The dream demons return to their home dimension, that of Earth-Prime.  On Earth-Prime, the Nightmare on Elm Street series were fictional movies.  In fact, Wes Craven had been haunted by these demons, and found a way to trap them by creating Freddy Krueger.  By trapping them in this way, he sent them to the TV Crossover Universe, where they had to help Krueger.  But when Craven ended the series, the Demons were no longer trapped, and returned to Earth-Prime, where they haunted not only Craven, but the cast of the first Nightmare film.  Eventually, they are trapped once more, beginning with simple act of placing a cameo of Freddy's laugh and his claw at the end of a Friday the 13th film, thus keeping them trapped waiting for the idea of a team-up to come to fruition.  Thus the Demons come back to the TV Crossover Universe, and aid Krueger, though he is still at his lowest power point, lacking the fear or the souls to fuel him.

Summer 1997--BRIDE OF CHUCKY--Krueger's claws are seen in an evidence locker.  Also there are the masks of Jason Vorhees and Michael Myers.  A Good Guy doll (which was possessed by serial killer Charles Lee Ray) is also there.  These claws must be the claws that were stored in the basement of Nancy Thompson's home.  Also in this locker room is the chainsaw used by the Texan serial killer known as Leatherface.

2001 to 2009--BONEYARD--James says:  The "Satan" who shows up in the first volume of the Boneyard comic books passes himself off as "Mayor Wormwood," which is a crossover of sorts with C. S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters.

Problems with this? This demon really isn't as powerful as Satan should be, so it's clearly not him. And Wormwood died a terrible death at the hands of his Uncle Screwtape at the end of Lewis' novel, so it's clearly not him. For that matter, what being would pass themselves off under the name of a murdered demon?

I believe the one who murdered the demon in question might adopt the dead demon's name in an effort to protect himself against name based magic; and who better to steal the name of the murdered than the murderer himself, Screwtape (Senior Demon of the Lowerarchy of Hell).  [This]  would place both The Screwtape Letters and the first volume of Boneyard on the timeline (Boneyard is in through crossovers with Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Friday the 13th).


2001--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PSYCHOPATH--From Wikipedia:  Friday the 13th: Church of the Divine Psychopath has Jason resurrected by a religious cult.[99] 

2001--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  HELL LAKE--From Wikipedia:   In Friday the 13th: Hell Lake, a recently executed serial killer, Wayne Sanchez, persuades Jason to help him escape back to the real world.[100]

2001--HATE-KILL-REPEAT--From Wikipedia:  In Hate-Kill-Repeat, two religious serial killers attempt to find Jason at Crystal Lake, believing that the three of them share the same contempt for those that break the moral code.[101] 

2001--THE JASON STRAIN--From Wikipedia:  The Jason Strain places Jason on an island with a group of death row convicts—placed there by television executives running a reality game show—while a scientist attempts to create an age-retarding "super drug" from Jason's DNA. Instead, she creates a virus that reanimates the dead into zombies.[102] 

2001--CARNIVAL OF MANIACS--From Wikipedia:  The character of Pamela Voorhees returns from the grave in Carnival of Maniacs, and she searches for Jason, who is now part of a traveling sideshow and about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.[103]

Fall 2002--FREDDY VS. JASON--While in Hell, Fred Krueger finds Jason Vorhees.  Jason is a type of zombie.  He cannot be killed.  He continuously reanimates his body.  Freddy can't return because the people of Springwood have eliminated all knowledge of him, and he had lost all the souls he had collected.  He plans on sending Jason to Springwood to kill, figuring the people there would think that Freddy returned.  This fear would actually resurrect Freddy.  As is typical, many teens die, but a couple of them survive to kill both slashers.  They use the old trick of pulling Freddy into the real world, then pit the two against each other.  In the end, it appears they both died at Crystal Lake, but as usual, we learn at the end that both have survived.

Fall 2002--FRIDAY THE 13TH SPECIAL--From Wikipedia:  Siblings Miles and Laura Upland inherit Camp Crystal Lake. Knowing that Jason caused the recent destruction, Laura, unknown to her brother, sets out to kill Jason with a paramilitary group so that she and her brother can sell the property.[106] 

Late 2002--FIRSTJASON--Ari Lehman creates a rock band called FIRSTJASON.  Ari played Jason Voorhees in the first film based on the series of events at Camp Crystal Lake, but in his lyrics, he also reveals that he himself has encountered the real Jason Voorhees.

Winter 2003--COLD HEART OF CRYSTAL LAKE--Four teens encounter Jason.

Summer 2003--HACK/SLASH:  EUTHANIZED--Cassie Hack, who battles slashers, knows of Fred Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Pinhead.  (I haven't read this book, and am getting this info from Win Scott Eckert's Crossovers, so I don't know the actual wording.  I'm not sure if this means she's heard of them, or she's encountered them.)

2004--MICHAEL VS. JASON--Tommy Jarvis and Jamie Loyd try to set a trap for Michael Myers and Jason Vorhees.

June 2005--ROBOT CHICKEN--"Operation Rich in Spirit"--Usually I place Robot Chicken in it's own reality, but this one could fit and should.  Mystery, Inc. investigate Camp Crystal Lake and face Jason Vorhees.  Of course in the sketch, Jason kills everyone, and that wouldn't be how it would turn out in the TVCU.  So the basic premise fits, if not the actual story.  Note that the rest of the show is in the Robot Chicken Universe.  Note Scooby appears in another episode that is clearly in the Robot Chicken Universe only.

September 2005--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  BLOODBATH--From Wikipedia:  A group of teenagers come to Camp Tomorrow, a camp that sits on Crystal Lake, for work and a "party-filled weekend". The teenagers begin to discover that they share common family backgrounds and soon awaken Jason, who proceeds to kill them.[108]

June 2006--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  FEARBOOK--From Wikipedia:  Jason is captured and experimented upon by the Trent Organization. Jason escapes and seeks out Violet, the survivor of Friday the 13th: Bloodbath, whom the Trent Organization is holding in their Crystal Lake headquarters.[111]

July 2006--WILDSTORM'S FRIDAY THE 13TH MINI-SERIES--From Wikipedia:  The story involves Jason's return to Crystal Lake, a lone survivor′s tale of the murder of her friends by a monster, a new revelation about the evil surrounding Crystal Lake, and the truth of what Jason embodies.[112][113]  John D Lindsey Jr adds:  In Wildstorm's FRIDAY,THE 13TH #3, a character mentions "last year's Milkman murders in Pennsylvania." THE MILKMAN MURDERS was a pretty dark four-issue miniseries from Dark Horse.

August 2006--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION--From Wikipedia:  The comic book provides insight into the psychology of Jason Voorhees as he befriends a boy born with a skull deformity.[124]

October 2006--HACK/SLASH VS. CHUCKY--Chucky references his superiority to other slashers like Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers.

Spring 2007--FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH # 1 - 6--Ash has returned home, and is transfered to the S-Mart in Crystal Lake.  Yes, it's the name of the town, the lake, and the camp.  There the Necronomicon Ex Mortis seems to have resurrected Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees since their last battle in FREDDY VS. JASON.  Actually, Freddy has been wandering...to Denver in fact, since those events, but the book must have recalled him to the lake.  Additionally, Jason has been resurrected several times since FREDDY VS. JASON.  But he always ends up back in the lake.

October 31, 2007--CARNIVAL OF CARNAGE--Matt Hickman says:  this Has officially licensed appearances by The thing Movie version Freddy Jason Leatherface(remake version Mary Shaw form Dead Silence bill and Ted the transsexuals form rocky horror and tyes into the Halloween horror nights over all Story I say if Brave and bold the lost Issues count this should too.   http://websites.horrornights.be/2007s...

January 2008--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  BAD LAND--From Wikipedia:   The series explores the history of Crystal Lake before Pamela and Jason Voorhees arrived.[127][128]Bad Land takes place in two time frames, the "present day" and 250 years before "present day". It follows three hikers in the present and three fur trappers in the past, each of whom is snowed in by a blizzard at Crystal Lake. Each group experiences similar events, suggesting that there is a connection between the two groups.[129] 

April 2008--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  ABUSER AND THE ABUSED--From Wikipedia:  The story involves a teenager named Maggie tricking her abusive boyfriend into travelling to Crystal Lake, where she plans to murder him, but she encounters Jason shortly after arriving at the camp.[130] 

2008--CABIN IN THE WOODS--Wolfram and Hart are responsible for keeping the old ones from rising and destroying the Earth by making regular ritual sacrifices.  Basically, every few years they lure teens to a rural setting and set up a situation for them to become victims of some sort of slasher.  This film crosses BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, FIREFLY, EVIL DEAD I and II, HELLRAISER, ANGEL, CLOVERFIELD, GRUDGE, MUMMY, FRIDAY THE 13TH, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, THE SHINING, ROMERO ZOMBIE FILMS, RE-ANIMATOR, LEFT 4 DEAD, FRANKENSTEIN, HALLOWEEN, RESIDENT EVIL, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, and DOC SAVAGE.  James and I also infer a link to SCOOBY-DOO, but that link is harder to prove.  Note these aren't the only crossovers, but the only ones that James and I caught on our first viewings.  Once we have it on video, I'm sure we'll find more.  The results of the end of the movie lead to two alternate events.  In the TVCU, Gort comes to Earth to reclaim the Earth, but in the end, chooses to give humans another chance.  But in the TVCU2, Gort allows for the release of giant monster, as seen in the film Cloverfield.  2008 is a key year for divergence between the TVCU and TVCU2.  This is also the year vampires and mutants go public.  I can only imagine that four men's trip in time via a hot tub during this year (with one of them staying behind to intentionally alter history has some major effect.)

2008--THE MONSTER SQUAD 2--Ivan Ronald Schablotski says:  Gotta be honest, the story of IT using the grown up kids from MONSTER SQUAD fighting Freddy, Jason, Michael, and Chucky, in Amityville, with Ash from Housewares thrown in... plus Romero zombies; I could totally see that happening. One of the rare fan-made movies I'd actually want to watch.
 


2008--JASON X--Ivan Ronald Schablotski says:  Scranton has zombies, as evidenced in DIARY OF THE DEAD (speaking of, today's George Romero's birthday). There was also a secret government installation in Scranton in 2008 to immobilize and study the undying slasher Jason Voorhees, as per JASON X.
2008--FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH:  THE NIGHTMARE WARRIORS--Ash again faces the slashers, this time aided by those who have faced both slashers in the past.  My pal, Crazy Ivan says:  The Freddy vs Jason vs Ash 2 crossover also references Halloween (the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois is a bus destination) and suggests Ash will be heading to Texas at the end, possibly to deal with Leatherface.  BTW, I'm currently working on a project called the Necronomicology which will delve into the lives (and afterlives) of Freddy, Jason, and Ash, since they've all been linked to the Necronomicon ex Mortis.

July 2008--FRIDAY THE 13TH--More teens are slaughtered by Jason.  Even though this is meant as a reboot, in my opinion it fits in just fine as a sequel. Crazy Ivan said... With this in mind, I then put the new F13 movie in that same month (it had to be in the summer, so it should have been before the Feb 09 release), and I assume that the characters Clay Miller (played by Jared Padalecki) is actually Sam Winchester, who is monster-hunting solo that summer while his brother is in Hell. Sam Winchester uses aliases all the time, and his trip to Crystal Lake could have been to find the daughter of a fellow hunter.  In the TVCU, same actor / same character would be impossible, but there are a few cases where I still support it. Clay Miller is not likely to be a reoccuring character, and his use as a guise for Sam Winchester allows me to fill in part of the time that Sam was hunting monsters alone, so I support it. The only other example I can recall would be Bill Maxwell, the agent who helped Ralph Hinkley use the super-suit. I feel justified in thinking of Bill as an identity used by agent Kelly Robinson.

June 2010--DEXTER VS. JASON VS. HACK/SLASH--John D Lindsey Jr says: I was gonna post this on Friday the 13th, but I never got the chance. Anyhow, sure, it will never be an "official" published crossover, but it was written by H/S creator Tim Seeley, so I count it as legit.

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2010--ZAAG 3--Five guys are hunted by Jason.

2011--FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH FAN FILM--Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees team up to seek revenge on Ash Williams. Lucy's haunting nightmares of Freddy resurface as he persuades her to read from the Necronomicon while Jason terrorizes Lucy's friends, leading them to the sacred ceremonial ground.  (Is this the same plot as the comic, or an original story, Ivan?)  This would mean that the dream demons either returned to the TVCU, or else Freddy no longer needs them.

October 2011--THE NIGHTMARE ENDS ON HALLOWEEN II--Freddy, Jason, Michael, Leatherface,and Pinhead.

Early 2012--RED, WHITE, AND BLOOD--John D Lindsey Jr says:  And RED, WHITE, AND BLOOD seems to hint that the Boogeyman had a hand in the actions of Freddy, Jason, Norman Bates, and some real life serial killers like the Zodiac and Son of Sam.

The Possible Near Future--FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2--Jason returns to kill more teens.

Also in the Possible Near Future--CRYSTAL LAKE CHRONICLES--A group of teens have to deal with living in the town of Crystal Lake, famous for it's slasher, who occasionally appears.

January 2017--Ash has another fight against the evil dead...and maybe Freddy and Jason.

Then, after that...--JASON X PROLOGUE--Jason is finally apprehended by the government, and they sentence him to death, but find it difficult to carry that out.  The Crystal Lake Research Facility is created to house Jason.  After studying him, they decide to place him in cryogenic suspended animation.  Jason breaks free and kills the staff, except for the project leader, who manages to freeze Jason at the sacrifice of having to freeze himself as well.

2455--JASON X--Jason is found floating in space by a ship full of teenagers on a field trip.  He is resurrected and merges with the ship to become a cyborg zombie.

2455--JASON X SPECIAL--Wikipedia:  Picking up after the events of the Jason X film, Jason is now on Earth 2 where a bioengineer, Kristen, attempts to subdue him in hopes that she can use his regenerative tissue to save her own life and the lives of those she loves.[109]

2455--FRIDAY THE 13TH:  JASON VS. JASON X--Wikipedia:  The story takes place after the events of the film Jason X, where a salvage team discovers the spaceship Grendel and awakens a regenerated Jason Voorhees. The "original" Jason and Über-Jason, a version of Jason with mechanical limbs, are drawn into a battle to the death.[110]   Me:  This one confuses me, because I thought Jason Voorhees was the being that was transformed into Jason X.  I think this would have worked better as a time travel story.

2455--JASON X:  THE EXPERIMENT--Wikipedia:  The Jason X series consisted of four sequels to the 2005 adaptation. The first to be published was Jason X: The Experiment, which saw the government attempting to exploit Jason's indestructibility to create an army of "super soldiers".[95] 

2455--PLANET OF THE BEAST--Wikipedia:  The second novel,Planet of the Beast, follows the efforts of Dr. Bardox and his crew as they try to clone a comatose Jason and stay alive when Jason awakens.[96] 

2455--DEATH MOON--Wikipedia:  Death Moon revolves around Jason crash-landing at Moon Camp Americana.[97] 

2455--TO THE THIRD POWER--Wikipedia:  The final novel, To The Third Power, is about the discovery of a Jason clone underneath a prison.[98]

ALTERNATE REALITIES:

BONGO UNIVERSE--In this reality, as portrayed on FAMILY GUY, Jason Voorhees lives in Quahog.  He is very nice, polite, well-mannered and articulate.  He is an environmental enthusiast and manages a clothing store.  Oh, and he's a psychopathic killer.

CHASING JASON--A girl goes on a blind date with Jason.  This is a self contained universe.  It can't fit in with the TVCU because of the premise.

IMAGINATIONLAND--This is the reality where all fictional characters of the Bongo Universe exist, as well as fictional version of real characters.  In this reality, the villains are kept separate from everyone else, until the wall is broken and they are set looks.  Jason is amongst them.  Jason in this reality of effeminate and squeamish.  

ROBOT CHICKEN UNIVERSE--Jason is part of a slasher version of BIG BROTHER, with house mates Michael Myers (HALLOWEEN), Freddy Krueger (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), Leatherface (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE), Pinhead (HELLRAISER), and Ghostface (SCREAM).  Note that all of these characters do exist in the TVCU with the exception of Ghostface who exists in the DC Universe.  This can't fit in the TVCU due to the ridiculousness of the premise.  Jason appears in another episode where we see his typical days on Thursday the 12th and Saturday the 14th.

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR--In this multiverse of alternate versions of THE SIMPONS, in one such reality, Jason and Freddy are sitting on the Simpsons' couch waiting for the family to arrive, but they aren't showing up.

TELEVISION CROSSOVER UNIVERSE: WORLDS AND MYTHOLOGY VOLUME I -- now in paperback

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The Television Crossover Universe is a shared reality that is created based in interconnected crossovers. The center is I Love Lucy, so to be in the TVCU, you should be able to do a six degrees of Lucy. Television Crossover Universe: Worlds and Mythology is a combination of material originally appearing on the Television Crossover Universe and new material. This volume consists of three in-depth chronologies detailing some of the wilder theories that have been presented within the Television Crossover Universe's history. Flintstones Forever: The Bedrock Anomaly explains how two modern stone age families became the ancestors of comedic fat and thin duos, and eventually modern families of animation. The Doctor Who Universe explores the world created by crossover connections that lead back to the classic long running BBC series. A League of Their Own: Crisis of the Super Friends focuses of DC super-heroes, as depicted on the screen, attempting to explain the links that trace them back to the Television Crossover Universe. This book is for fans of the fictional crossover, those who obsess over the details of their favorite shows and like to image their favorite characters existing out there in the multiverse.