The next one after December won't occur until June 2025. Fear and anxiety about the day may have been amplified by the slasher-movie series featuring Jason Voorhees, but where did the superstition originate?

But a Friday the 13th that falls in September? You can count on a chilling atmosphere to arise, even if there isn't yet an actual chill in the air, temperature-wise. And few places do Friday the 13th like the Winchester Mystery House,

Without any new Friday the 13th movies on the horizon — various legal and creative issues have kept the property in limbo for years — horror fans might naturally turn to streaming for themed Friday the Actual 13th watching.

Stevens said that he likes to think of the superstition around Friday the 13th as an example of magical thinking. He says that magical thinking is when someone believes there is a causal relationship between two things that are otherwise unrelated. For example, Friday and 13 together take on a different quality when they fall on the same day.

Friday the 13th is not unlucky everywhere in the world though. In Spain, Tuesday the 13th is the day to fear, specifically due to its connection to Mars, the Roman God of war and destruction, and in Italy,

Friday the 13th is a day with a reputation for being unlucky and dangerous. But is there any truth to that superstition?