“Jason Voorhees” was sent from theater to theater to promote the film.

The only Friday the 13th films I’ve personally been able to see on the big screen are the more recent ones – Jason X, Freddy vs. Jason and the ’09 remake – but I’d have to imagine that it’d be pretty cool to have memories of seeing the earlier installments upon release. Particularly Friday the 13th: Part 3, which brought Jason into 3-dimensions.

We’ll never be able to go back in time to experience a film such as Friday 3D during its opening weekend, but a batch of incredible photos that just surfaced do at least allow us to virtually time travel back to 1982. The photos were brought to our attention by Friday the 13th: The Franchise, shared by Gene Crowell in the FB group Jason Voorhees Lives.

Gene relays the story behind the photos…

“Here are some rarely ever seen photos of a local F13 Part 3 in 3D Jason promotional appearance in the Washington DC area in 1982. My late friend, makeup artist, Tim Davis was hired to promote the film at local theaters. He was only given a few days notice and a few photos to work from and had to hire an unknown actor, do the makeup and take him from theatre to theatre.”

Now who can build us a time machine so we can take selfies with Jason?