Today we’re looking at the top Friday the 13th tattoos. Colour realism wizard, Paul Acker has done quite a few Jason Voorhees tattoos over the years which we have documented here, so in this post we’re focusing on the 40 best (now 60, in 2019) tattoos we found in a sea of thousands on Instagram.
If you’ve watched Scream it’s likely you will never forget that Mrs Voorhees – not Jason – is the killer in the first Friday the 13th film. The 1980 original was followed by a further 8 films over 13 years. Audiences were then transported some 400 years into the future in 2002’s Jason X, then brought back to reality and modern day for Freddy vs. Jason (2003) and the remake in 2009.
Despite it being one of the worst films of the franchise, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday has one of the goriest and visually shocking death scenes – it’s one of our favourites.
A close second is the liquid nitrogren-head smashing scene from Jason X – it was later recreated on Mythbusters. If you want to relive the kills from the 12 Friday the 13th films – without the ridiculous storylines and plot holes – be sure to watch all the Kill Count videos from Dead Meat.
Over some three decades we’ve seen Jason wear several variations of masks, from a sack with an eyehole, to the iconic hockey mask, and a new and improved futuristic mask in Jason X. Which one do you prefer?
Maybe, someday, we’ll see another Friday the 13th film. Until then, take a look at these tattoos for some inspiration for your own piece.
Traditional Jason Voorhees tattoo by @angeloparente
Neo trad Jason Voorhees mask and Freddy Krueger mask tattoo by @adamfox
Jason Voorhees tattoo by @eathantattooer
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @thebakery
Jason Voorhees tattoo by @nicolereidtattoo
New school Jason Voorhees tattoo by @onemanriet
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @daniel_evers
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @andrewsmithtattoo
Friday the 13th themed tattoo by @sherlybird
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @lu_skywalker
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @benjaminlaukis
Jason Voorhees and machete tattoo by @alex_bach85
Sketchy illustrative Jason Voorhees mask and Freddy Krueger mask tattoo by @justjessie310
Black and grey Jason Voorhees tattoo by @david.jorquera
Neo trad Jason Voorhees tattoo by @nicolereidtattoo
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @fabz_art
Jason Voorhees mask tattoo by @angeloparente
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @thebakery
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @thealexwright
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Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @michaelburger.tattoo
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @dallascruztattoo
Neo trad Jason Voorhees tattoo by @meganfelltattoo
Traditional style Jason Voorhees tattoo by @kmacktattoos
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @micksquires
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @audie_tattoos
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @thealexwright
Jason Voorhees and roses tattoo by @matthewlimberstattoo
Neo trad Jason Voorhees tattoo by @kennyteatattoo
Jason Voorhees tattoo by @chase_tattoos
Jason Voorhees (Jason X mask) tattoo by @dan_gagne
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @thebakery
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @yogi_barrett
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @joekworrall
Colour realism Jason Voorhees tattoo by @audie_tattoos
New school Jason Voorhees tattoo by @onemanriet
Traditional Jason Voorhees tattoo by @dan_gagne
Jason Voorhees tattoo by @joekworrall
Machete wielding Jason Voorhees tattoo by @ron570tattoos
Cute Jason Voorhees tattoo by @roxyrydertattoo
Colour realism Freddy vs Jason tattoo by @thealexwright