Friday the 13th features a villain.
Friday the 13th (franchise) . Jason is featured in all of the films , as either the killer or the motivation for the killings . Jason Voorhees . Created by Victor Miller , with contributions by Ron Kurz , Sean S. Cunningham , and Tom Savini , Jason was not originally intended to carry the series as the main antagonist . The character has primarily been an antagonist in the films , whether by stalking and killing the other characters , or acting as a psychological threat to the protagonist , as is the case in Friday the 13th : A New Beginning .