Friday the 13th: The Series Ep. 8 Shadow Boxer Review

Shadow Boxer originally aired on November 21, 1987. This was an ok episode. I'm just not a big fan of the antique. The cursed object is boxing gloves. They belonged to a famed boxer who when he won the title actually killed his opponent. He never boxed again. Killer is etched into the leather of the gloves and a shadow kills someone who mocked you earlier while you practice or actually beat up an opponent. The way to defeat it is quite simple, you shine a light at the shadow which blinds the real man and makes the shadow disappear. Having an ending after an ending however was clever. The owner of the gloves was so desperate to get them back that he was willing to kill to be something again. These are definitely self contained episodes, there's no doubt about that. This isn't a bad episode by any sense of the means, but it's not nearly as good as others have been.