We continue to stretch out our summer by breaking up our discussion of THE STAND into two episodes. Enjoy our discussion of the novel here in part one.
This round of Desert Island picks theme is “Blank Of The Blank.” We each picked 5 films with “_ of the _” titles that we wouldn’t mind being stranded with.
We can’t delay the changing of the seasons, and our first Summer Of Stephen episode is upon us! Join us for a discussion of the novel GERALD’S GAME and the film adaption.
As anyone who has any modicum of knowledge about me knows, I am a MASSIVE Friday the 13th fan. So, as you can imagine, I was absolutely thrilled when my partner gifted me with tickets for a Crystal Lake Tour for Christmas!
The tour was in Hardwick New Jersey, at the No-Be-Bo-Sco camp, which lives forever in our hearts as Camp Crystal Lake from the original Friday the 13th. The camp has been open since 1927, making it New Jersey’s oldest continuously operating Scout camp.
We, of course, hit the merch booth hard, and I was so impressed with the level of detail that went into everything-from a replica of Mrs. Voorhees’ Jeep (complete with some pretty amazing cast and crew autographs!) to a replica of Ralph’s bicycle, it’s very clear that the tour team went out of their way to put smiles in the dark little hearts of fans.
Once we had finished with the starting area goodies and the well-stocked merch area, it was on to the tour!
We got to see so many pivotal shooting locations, from the “power house” to the “shower room,” and, my personal favorite, the actual lake! You can even get souvenir bottles of the lake water, which made my day. The spookiness of the lake was only enhanced by the fact that we took the night time tour, which I highly recommend.
One of your parting gifts from the tour is a map of the area, and a list of other filming locations, so of course we had to go on our own tour the next day! We started with the Blairstown Diner, which not only had a lot of fun Friday the 13th eye candy, but also had delicious food, and then wandered around, finding other spots from the film. It was absolutely surreal to spend time in so many spots that feature so prominently in one of my favorite films!
I absolutely recommend Crystal Lake Tours to any Friday the 13th fan who can finagle a trip to Jersey! You can find upcoming events (including a sleepover event!!!!) here. Be there, or you’re DOOMED!