In 1983, producer and director Sean S. Cunningham made the comedy "Spring break", that was made five year's after "National Lampoon's Animal House", (John Landis, 1978). There wasn't a sequel to Cunningham's original "Friday the 13th", (1980); other horror movies like Sleepaway Camp, (1983), written, directed, and Executive Produced by Robert Hiltzik, caused controversy with its gay themed serial killer camp horror movie, that was a cult film, and was a Box Office hit in the early 1980's, and starred Felissa Rose.
The gay themed "Sleepaway Camp", (1983), became a breakout cult horror hit that had proper teenage actors. With no "Friday the 13th" movie made that year, every movie viewer also saw Stephen King's "The Dead Zone", (1983), directed by Canadian David Cronenberg, "Shivers", 1975; and "Rabid", (1976).***
The fourth movie, written by Bruce Hidemi Sakow, and Barney Cohen, intended it to end the horror franchise, with Tom Savini back doing the special effects, and Harry Manfredini doing the music. Directed by Joseph Zito, and produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr., it is the strongest "Friday the 13th" movie. Three year's before Zito made "The Prowler", (1981), a cult slasher movie with Savini working on the movie. The film's success made Zito the right director for "The Final Chapter".
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The WWII themed "The Prowler", (1981), produced and directed by Joseph Zito, was a cult horror success that was different from other movies in that year like Rick Rosenthal's "Halloween II", and "Dead and Buried", (Gary A. Sherman), the zombie classic.
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