Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Written by Simon Hawke
Based on screenplay by Tom McLoughlin
Published by New American Library
Release date August 1986
Summary: A hideous creature who will stop at nothing in a soul-chilling battle to the death...
Something unspeakably evil suddenly attacks and snuffs out the life of a horrified young graveside visitor...
Two college students come face-to-face with blood-curdling terror in ther last moments alive...
A silent masked figure mercilessly stalks a beautiful camp counselor through blinding woods until she smashes into a screaming dead end...
Jason, the mysterious boy, possessed of the devil's power, has been laid to rest, and the inhabitants of a small New England town shudder with relief. The evil Jason is rotting in his coffin... they think. But his ominous shadow rises again... consumed by a furious and overwhelming compulsion to kill... and kill... and kill...
Reader Review: "The year is 1986 and once again Paramount finds itself heavily promoting the latest installment of its successful film franchise. Already, though, the genre is feeling the effects of repetitiveness and cheap knock-offs. Still, fans get a second F13 film novelized, a single by Alice Cooper ('He's Back [The Man Behind The Mask]'), a cool video to go with it and Alice's new album with that track and 'Teenage Frankenstein' on it.
Author Simon Hawke offers a book worthy of one of the funnest films in the series. This book offers a few nice additions, courtesy of Hawke's access to early drafts of the script, while remaining faithful to the film. The only complaint is that he spells Jason's last name 'Vorhees', which he'd continue to do in the next three adaptations. Nobody's perfect, and at least he was consistent. Put on Alice Cooper's 'Constrictor' album and give this book a read." - Patrick Lemieux
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