Paraskavedekatriaphobia
Posted on June 13, 2008 by Stuart Kerty
 It’s a warm, moonlit summer evening. You and your sweetie sneak away from your friends around the campfire and head into the woods near the lake to be alone. You hold each other and gaze peacefully out over Crystal Lake.Â
Suddenly, you see the moonlight glint unexpectedly off something in the dark. You squint through the blackness and make out the faint image of a hockey goalie mask and are struck by the sudden realization that today is Friday the 13th! You let out a terrified shriek in anticipation that at any second Jason Voorhees will hack you to pieces with a machete!  Eee-Ahhhh!!!! Â
Oh, wait. Never mind. That’s just your shiny new belt buckle from Halloween Town.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.  While it is completely silly and irrational to be scared of an ordinary day of the week,  it is perfectly reasonable to be terrified of being butchered by a machete-wielding maniac in a mask, since stuff like this happens all the time to people just like you.Â
So, in celebration of Friday the 13th (the only one in 2008!), enjoy a little slasher film nostalgia with the only belt buckle that you might just want to lock safely in another room when you go to sleep at night. That is, if you are able to sleep…
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