Although Jason is supposed to be a fictitious character, there are striking similarities in the film to a series of grisly murders in Finland in the summer of 1960. Three teens were stabbed to death while camping at Lake Bodom.

Michael Myers from Halloween would have the precision and stalking abilities to take down Jason Voorhees and claim victory. Pazuzu from The Exorcist would outmatch Jason Voorhees with supernatural survival skills, as Jason's strength and ingenuity would be useless in a physical fight.