Jason Voorhees As Mears explained, portraying Jason is similar to Greek mask work, where the mask and the actor are two separate entities, and, based on the scene, there will be various combinations of mask and actor in the performance. The physical design of Jason Voorhees has gone through changes, some subtle and some radical. For "Friday the 13th", the task of coming up with Jason's appearance was the responsibility of Tom Savini, whose design for Jason was inspired by someone Savini knew as a child whose eyes and ears did not line up straight. The original design called for Jason to
Jason Voorhees to kill the counselors before they can escape or time runs out. The character has been referenced, or made cameo appearances, in various entertainment mediums. Outside of literature sources based on the character, Jason has been featured in a variety of magazines and comic strips. "Cracked" magazine has released several issues featuring parodies of Jason, and he has been featured on two of their covers. "Mad" magazine has featured the character in almost a dozen stories. He has appeared twice in the comic strip "Mother Goose and Grimm". The "Usagi Yojimbo" antagonist Jei is based on Voorhees; his name, with