With the bowing of the new “Friday the 13th” film, Paramount has tossed out new DVD versions of the first three films in separate editions.

The first set, “Friday the 13th Uncut,” ($16.99) restores something like 8 seconds of material that was cut for the original release. After seeing this footage, it’s easy to see why: it’s terrible. It’s merely a few seconds tacked on to Kevin Bacon’s famous death scene, which exposes the fake neck and torso (his skin tone is visibly different than his face), and the fake blood squirting out appears to go into Bacon’s mouth, causing him to blink and seem to almost break character momentarily. It’s hardly a reason to buy this disc in itself, but is mildly interesting if you’re a fan of the behind-the-scenes stuff, and adds nothing if you sprung for the “From Crystal Lake to Manhattan” set of the first 8 films released a few years back.

Extras in this set include a commentary track cobbled from a series of interviews featuring director Sean S. Cunningham and a variety of crew members. A new track where the crew actually watched and commented on the film. Other extras include a brief new interview segment, a profile of Cunningham, and convention footage where several of the original cast reunited for a Q&A session.

Most interesting, though, may be “Lost Tales from Camp Blood, Part I” a two-part short film (or two interconnected short films) featuring the demise of additional Jason victims.

“Friday the 13th, Part 2” ($16.99) has a similar spate of extras, losing the commentary track and Cunningham profile and adding “Inside Crystal Lake Memories,” a book that came out several years back chronicling the film series. Also dotting the single-disc set is a look at Friday the 13th’s influence from a horror convention perspective, Part 2 of the “Lost Tales from Camp Blood” short, and the featurette “Jason Forever.”

Finally, “Friday the 13th, Part 3 3-D” ($16.99) eschews extras entirely, but finally restores the third film’s 3-D gimmick in a home video format. The film can be viewed in 2-D or 3-D, and comes with two pairs of Jason-styled 3-D glasses in the old red and blue lens style. I’d argue the film is more fun to watch in 2-D, with the 3-D effects looking rather ridiculous (including my favorite, when Jason dispatches a teen by squashing his head, leading to an eyeball “popping out” at the viewer.

Even for a marginal horror fan, the entire “Friday” series is essential viewing (and almost as essential to your library), so if you still don’t want to shell out for the massive 8-film collection, these will be a good starter for you. The third film is worth picking up by itself simply for the 3-D transfer.