{
  "id": 4994694,
  "title": "Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/victor-miller-friday-the-13th-screenwriter-dies-at-86",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:34:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/victor-miller-dead-friday-the-13th-screenwriter-1236848883/"
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  "summary": "Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind the horror classic “Friday the 13th,” died on Monday in Alameda, Calif. He was 86. Miller’s death was confirmed to Variety by his son, Ian. Released in 1980, “Friday the 13th” is widely considered a seminal installment in the horror canon. It widely popularized the summer camp setting and themes […]",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Victor Miller Dies: ‘Friday The 13th’ Screenwriter Was 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/victor-miller-dies-friday-the-13th-screenwriter-was-86",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:40:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Victor Miller, Original ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/victor-miller-original-friday-the-13th-screenwriter-dies-at-86",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:45:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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