Oakland Tribune: "'Friday the 13th' creator's life in Alameda is one of interesting contradictions"

October 30, 2010

"Friday the 13th. On the list of Hallmark holidays, this one rarely makes the cut. But for Alamedan Victor Miller, it's the luckiest day of the year," writes Ginny Prior. "Miller wrote the terrifying screenplay for Friday the 13th back in 1980 and 30 years later, he's still hearing from fans. 'On Friday the 13th I spend the day answering e-mails," he says. "And smiling.' Just how did a guy who turned a hockey mask into a symbol of paralyzing fear end up in a sleepy island town like Alameda? To understand this, you need to know how Miller's mind works." More at InsideBayArea.com.

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