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Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86

The screenplay launched a long-running horror franchise and helped popularize slasher tropes, while Miller also won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for daytime TV writing.

Summary by Variety
Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind the horror classic “Friday the 13th,” died on Monday in Alameda, Calif. He was 86. Miller’s death was confirmed to Variety by his son, Ian. Released in 1980, “Friday the 13th” is widely considered a seminal installment in the horror canon. It widely popularized the summer camp setting and themes […]

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Victor Miller, writer of the classic Friday 13, died at the age of 86 in California, USA. Learn more about his career.

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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