The Best Books about Jason Vorhees & the Friday the 13th Franchise

You know I'm a huge horror fan & you probably know that I'm a huge Friday the 13th fan. In fact, have you checked out my Ultimate Guide to Friday the 13th Franchise? And being the pop culture obsessed fanboy that I am, I love collecting books (& everything else) related to my favorite franchises. As I was perusing Friday the 13th items on Amazon, I decided it would be cool to have a blog post that is on all of the best books about Jason Vorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise - so you can be the ultimate Jason Vorhees fan boy, too!

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

This is THE ultimate book for Jason Vorhees and Friday the 13th fans. This proudly sits on my shelf & I often find myself thumbing through it. It really is like a Friday the 13th Bible.

'Friday the 13th' introduced moviegoers to a new kind of cinematic terror - shocking, visceral, and graphic. Spawning ten sequels, the series has become the most successful horror franchise. Illustrated with nearly 600 photos, archives and production materials, this volume is a visual memoir of the series.

Get Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th on Amazon here!

On Location in Blairstown: The Making of Friday the 13th

This book, by David Grove, offers an unprecedented look into the creation of the iconic 1980 horror film. Through exclusive interviews with cast and crew, many sharing their stories for the first time, and the unearthing of previously unseen production materials, this book transports readers back to 1979 and onto the set of Friday the 13th. Experience the making of a horror classic like never before, delving into the adventures, conflicts, and dramas that unfolded behind the scenes of one of the most enduring films in the genre. Get it on Amazon here!

Sackhead: The Definitive Retrospective on Friday The 13th Part 2

For fans of the genre, 1978-1984 is the Golden Age for slasher movies. Towing the line is FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, the first follow-up in the Friday the 13th franchise, released in 1981. Beloved for its hooded antagonist, its cunning Final Girl, and its likable supporting cast, it is a tour de force in low-budget filmmaking. Directed by Steve Miner and starring Amy Steel and John Furey, it is a movie that has stood the test of time despite being a product of its time.

From cast interviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and character analysis to production tidbits, obscure facts, and scholastic answers to over 30 narrative questions, R. G. Henning’s retrospective is the most detailed examination on how and why FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 is a sequel without equal.

Get Sackhead: The Definitive Retrospective on Friday The 13th Part 2 on Amazon here!

Jason 3D: A Comprehensive Expose on Friday the 13th Part 3

In 1982-83, the 3-D movie craze took the American box office by storm. Spurred on by new three-dimensional projection technology, Hollywood studios gambled on genre films. By 1984, however, most 3-D features had flopped, and audiences soon lost interest. But one unlikely contender managed to outshine the others—FRIDAY THE 13th PART 3. A box office juggernaut, the third entry in the slasher franchise is a return to form with bigger scares, a bigger Jason, and an even bigger kill count … all within a bigger dimension.

R. G. Henning’s exposé on FRIDAY THE 13th PART 3 is a master-class in analysis, chock full of cast interviews, character surveys, and production trivia. With scholastic answers to longstanding questions, it’s guaranteed to satisfy even the most informed fan.

Get Jason 3D: A Comprehensive Expose on Friday the 13th Part 3 on Amazon here!

 

Curious Goods: Behind the Scenes of Friday the 13th - The Series

“Lewis Vendredi made a deal with the devil to sell cursed antiques, but he broke the pact, and it cost him his soul. His niece Micki, and her cousin Ryan, inherited the store—and with it, the curse. Now they must get everything back—and the real terror begins.” So opens Friday the 13th: The Series. In 1987, Paramount Studios found success selling a new Star Trek series into syndication. Eager to cash in on other studio-owned properties, Paramount asked producer Frank Mancuso Jr. to develop a series around Friday the 13th, and the television series was born. It had nothing to do with the popular slasher film franchise, which was both a blessing and curse. It was a largely young, inexperienced cast and crew, and one of the first Hollywood productions to shoot entirely in Canada. In the first-ever examination of the TV series, author Alyse Wax delves into the series episode-by-episode, with more than sixty exclusive interviews with the cast, writers, directors, and producers, as well as nearly fifty never published behind-the-scenes photos from the cast and crew’s personal collections.

Get Curious Goods: The Making of Friday the 13th - The Series on Amazon here!

Death Count: All of the Deaths in the Friday the 13th Film Series, Illustrated

This isn't a book like the others, but it's a really cool Friday the 13th franchise related book by Stacie Ponder.

With humor, love, and a lot of cartoon violence, Death Count celebrates the victims, survivors, killers, and other random characters encountered in the long-running Friday the 13th film series.

Get Death Count: All of the Deaths in the Friday the 13th Film Series, Illustrated on Amazon here!

So, what do you think of my list of the best books about Jason Vorhees and the Friday the 13th franchise? Are there any good titles I missed? Any you've already read? Let me know and I just may add it here! And be sure to check out the Pop Culture Weekly episode, Friday the 13th Special: Jason Vorhees, Horror Highlights & Pop Culture Delights here.

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