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Stay safe this Friday the 13th by curling up on the couch to your favorite scary movies on Netflix. Creative Commons

Today is Friday the 13th -- the unofficial unluckiest day of the year, which means you might want to avoid those pesky black cats and walking under ladders for the next 24 hours. And we’ve got just the thing to help you pass the time while you wait for the disastrous day to come to an end: a slew of Friday the 13th-themed movies on Netflix that will you remind you why staying curled up on the couch might not be such a bad idea after all.

Here is a list off all the spooky "Friday the 13th" films playing on the streaming device on the 2015 holiday:

  • “Friday the 13th” (1980): “Twenty years after mysterious deaths close Camp Crystal Lake, it reopens -- but can't shake its curse as a deranged killer terrorizes the counselors.”

  • “Friday the 13th: Part 2” (1981): “The counselors at a new camp near the site of the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake fear Jason might come back to avenge his mother's death.”

  • “Friday the 13th: Part 3” (1982): “Even after taking an ax to the head, evil Jason dons his hockey mask and terrorizes a group of friends during an idyllic summer in the woods.”

  • “Friday the 13th: Part 4: The Final Chapter” (1984): “Hockey-masked psychopath Jason is back in business at Camp Crystal Lake in the fourth (but far from final) chapter of the popular horror franchise.”

  • “Friday the 13th: Part 6: Jason Lives” (1986): “When Tommy -- who killed Jason as a child -- digs up the psychopath to make sure he's dead, he finds a well-rested Jason ready to spill blood again.”

  • “Friday the 13th: Part 7: The New Blood” (1988): “Jason is released from his watery grave at the bottom of Crystal Lake by a telekinetic teen who returned to the site where her dad supposedly drowned.”

  • “Friday the 13th: Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan” (1989): “The festivities aboard a Manhattan-bound boat full of high school graduates are interrupted when evil stowaway Jason Voorhees crashes the party.”

Bonus movie:

  • “Freaky Friday” (2003): “A mother and daughter bicker incessantly until they awake to find they've switched bodies, and they each get a peek at how the other person lives.”

You can also check out what thrillers will be playing today on TV here!

What are your plans for Friday the 13th? Sound off in the comments section below -- and don't forget to throw some salt over your left shoulder!

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