Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86
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"Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 15 articles from 15 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include That Eric Alper, Revista Merca2.0, Daytime Confidential and No Film School. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (15)
- Victor Miller, Screenwriter Who Created "Friday the 13th," Dies at 86 That Eric Alper · 1d ago
- Victor Miller, Friday the 13th Screenwriter, Dies: Cause of Death and Net Worth Revista Merca2.0 · 1d ago
- Veteran Soap Opera and Horror Writer Victor Miller Dead at 86 Daytime Confidential · 1d ago
- The Screenwriter Behind the Movie That Changed Slasher Horror Forever No Film School · 2d ago
- ‘Friday the 13th’ screenwriter Victor Miller, creator of Jason Voorhees, dies at 86 The Washington Post · 2d ago
- Victor Miller, the creator of Jason in the terrifying Friday the 13th, has passed away El Mundo America · 2d ago
- Original ‘Friday the 13th’ Writer Victor Miller Has Passed Away Bloody Disgusting · 2d ago
- Victor Miller, Screenwriter of the Original Friday the 13th, Has Died at 86 iHorror · 2d ago
- Huge Friday the 13th Talent Victor Miller Dies Yahoo · 2d ago
- ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter Victor Miller Dies at 86 Gizmodo · 2d ago
- Friday The 13th Screenwriter Victor Miller Dies At 86 wflaorlando.iheart.com · 2d ago
- Friday the 13th writer Victor Miller dies aged 86 IMDb · 2d ago
- Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind Friday the 13th, has died. He was 86. Read more below. facebook.com · 2d ago
- Victor Miller Dies: ‘Friday The 13th’ Screenwriter Was 86 Deadline · 2d ago
- Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86 Variety · 2d ago
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