Right click this link to save the pdf or click below to read in your browser. Im assuming that within those 10 years friday the th part 5 takes place, because it too is considered a metal hospitalhalf way house, and because in the beginning of part 6 tommy has just been released. Mar 22, 2018 nobody was certain of the success of friday the th part 2, so the studio didnt put much thought into the story. Their cold feet means the studio will lose the rights to the property. Add image friday the th was adapted into a series of novels with the aim of establishing a new continuity and fixing the many issues that plagued the original film series. The film also features the return of adrienne king, betsy palmer and walt gorney, who respectively portrayed alice hardy, pamela voorhees, and crazy ralph in the. Soon enough, a new killer is looking for revenge in friday the th. When the phone rang, she almost had a heart attack. Friday the th, part ii, by simon hawke, is a faithful adaptation of the film that is one of the best in the friday cycle.
May 01, 20 friday the th, part 2 the cinema snob duration. This is a computer read unabridged audiobook for the friday the th. Ginny field a plucky but perpetually late assistant counselor. Friday the th part 2 sets the template for the franchise to follow with more teen victims, more gruesome set pieces, and fewer reasons to keep following. Friday the th part 2 novel friday the th part iii michael avallone novel. I saw friday the th, part 2 at the virginia theater, a former vaudeville house in my hometown of champaignurbana, illinois. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself as it rang again, and then she went to answer it. I havent read his tiein for part 2 yet, butas keeping with my favorites of the friday the th movies themselves, this and part 6 are hawkes best adaptions. Cunninghams friday the th 1980 as the vengeful mother of jason voorhees, and was simply known as mrs.
Next, its five years later and new camp counselors ignore the death curse and party it up at crystal lake. It also describes the details of jasons birth and drowning and the conflict that he feels over his mother. This novel is really nothing more than the film in book form, fans hoping that it might. The young people who were training as camp counselors near crystal lake were past the age of believing in horror stories. Friday the th part 2 novel friday the th wiki fandom. Friday the th novelization series fanon wiki fandom. Official friday the th novelizations the sequel almost never lives up to the original. You and six other unlucky souls will do everything possible to escape and survive while the most wellknown killer in the world tracks you down and brutally slaughters you. Except in the case of friday the th part 2, which might just be the best installment of the infamous slasher horror series. Friday the th part 3 soundtrack suite harry manfredini part 1 720p. Friday the th fans are well aware that a number of novels were published about the films in the 1980s and have been long out of print. This book is frightning even without seeing the movie. Overall this isnt quite as good as his novelization of the first film, which was a small masterpiece of trash fiction, but. This book is arguably better than its 1987 predecessor and goes into great detail when people are getting killed.
The restored text version of the 1981 friday the th part 2, sequel, produced and directed by steve miner with new characters to add atmosphere, but remains true to the movie. Friday the th part 2 1981 friday the th part 2 2015 this is the friday the th part 2 disambiguation disambiguation page. Friday the th part 2 by simon hawke first printing feb. For the remainder of the friday the th franchise, truly memorable characters become few and far between, but part 2 is an example of a series known for its subpar writing knocking it out of the. The game is a thirdperson horror, survival game where players take on the role of a teen counselor, or for the first time ever, jason voorhees. On august, 1980, jason voorhees arrives at the house of alice hardy, the sole survivor of the previous friday the th, and kills her. After ginny questions where paul is, the scene switches to mrs. Official friday the th novelizations friday the th. The animaldog the two characters find while venturing near camp crystal lake certainly looked a lot like muffin in the brief up close shot of the animal. Simon hawkes novelization of friday the th, published more than seven years after the film was originally released, hits all the right notes and mostly avoids hitting the wrong ones. Jason lives, which was published in 1986, and friday the th, which was published in 1987.
After all, there is far better material for novels out there. Friday the th part 2 is more existential than mumblecore art house cinema, paring life down to the basics. The website publishes fan christopher highlands novel. A novel, new american library, new york, 1988, isbn 045115337 5. Friday the th star adrienne king has explained why her character alice died so quickly in the 1981 sequel. Friday the th part 2 was released on may 1st, 1981. Jan, 2017 for the remainder of the friday the th franchise, truly memorable characters become few and far between, but part 2 is an example of a series known for its subpar writing knocking it out of the. Friday the th bluray uncut graphic novel slipcover new limited edition. Long considered a harbinger of bad luck, friday the th has inspired countless superstitionsas well as a late 19thcentury secret society, an early 20thcentury novel and a horror film franchise. Last february, paramount pictures abruptly halted plans to produce a friday the th reboot just months before the film was slated to go into production.
The low costhigh return formula of the original convinced the studio to press. The legend of the thing called jason sounded to them like a fairy tale. Can i read the friday the th novel online anywhere. Friday the th part 2 is a 1981 american slasher film produced and directed by steve miner in his directorial debut, written by ron kurz, and starring amy steel and john furey. The character was created by victor miller, and was portrayed by betsy palmer in the original film, as well as friday the th part 2 1981. It serves to clarify the difference between several closely named or closely related articles.
While our readers patiently wait to for official reprints of these books, we decided to post transcriptions of simon hawkes novel from friday. Just like jason lives, it features details and scenes cut from the movie before filming began. Between the years of 1982 and 1988, five official novelizations of the friday the th films were published and were based on the original shooting scripts of the films they represent. The hideous happenings of the past meant nothing to them. From the friday the th wiki pauls fate was more explained in an interview with peter bracke, author of crystal lake memories. It was the summer of 1984 in the town of crystal lake. Friday the th part 2 is 1988 novelization of the film of the same name written by simon hawke and published by signet. Friday the th part 2 is a 1981 american slasher film produced and directed by steve miner in.
The complete history of friday the th, in the friday the th part ii dvd features. The success of andy muschiettis it is having rippleeffects that could reinvigorate the horror genre in a big way. This is another pretty good novelization of a not particularly good film from simon hawke, whose previous slasher film novelizations include friday the th part vi. Those involved with the original were opposed to the idea of jason being alive since it didnt make sense from either a timeline point of view or explain why pamela voorhees was killing people to avenge her sons death in the original. Friday the th part 2 novel friday the th part iii michael avallone novel friday the th part iii simon hawke novel friday the th part vi. Friday the th part 2 1981 frequently asked questions. The original friday the th started life as a lowbudget ripoff of halloween, but thanks to some gruesome kills and a genuinely creepy atmosphere, it became a surprise success. Its been awhile since ive seen friday the th, but from what i remember, the plot of hawkes novel seems to follow it pretty closely. Voorhees is dead, and camp crystal lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. After the first film in the series proved viable filming began for the sequel. Filming locations include kent, new preston, torrington and waterbury, ct. Friday the th part 2 disambiguation horror film wiki. She had heard the vigorous sounds coming from their bedroom, and knew they must be lying exhausted in each others arms by now. Friday the th, part 2 friday the th by simon hawke.
Apr 24, 2016 friday the th fans are well aware that a number of novels were published about the films in the 1980s and have been long out of print. I watched friday the th part 2 last friday the th, and im pretty sure muffin was killed in the film. The opening is based on the original intro for the film. Overall this isnt quite as good as his novelization of the first film, which was a small masterpiece of trash fiction, but there is one. Ginny field is a fictional character in the friday the th franchise, portrayed by amy steel. Yes, it clearly rivals friday the th in terms of scares, fun, and overthetop gore. Jun 06, 2016 this is a computer read unabridged audiobook for the friday the th. Jason takes manhattan 1989 its a decent idea transport our hockey masked horror to the big apple and let him murder a few new yorkers in the process. The characters are all fleshed out more, with backstories and. The late show was halffilled with high school and college students, and as the lights went down i experienced a brief wave of nostalgia. Heres why alice died so quickly in friday the th part 2. If youve read the friday the th part 6 novel, it says that tommy spends the next 10 years of his life in and out of mental hospitals. Friday the th part 2 sets the template for the franchise to follow with more teen victims, more gruesome set. The film also features the return of adrienne king, betsy palmer and walt gorney, who respectively portrayed alice hardy, pamela voorhees, and crazy ralph in the prior installment.
Friday the th part 2 novel friday the th part iii michael avallone novel friday the th part iii simon hawke novel. Rounding out the dvd is a theatrical trailer and a forgettable short film, lost tales from camp blood part 2, which incorporates the music and killkillkill sound effects from the friday the th series. While our readers patiently wait to for official reprints of these books, we decided to post transcriptions of simon hawkes novel from friday the th part 3. Oct 10, 20 sure enough, a mysterious stalker soons starts slicing everyone up in sean cunninghams original friday the th from 1980. Friday the th part 2 novel by simon hawke camp blood. Contentsshow friday the th the first novel makes several differences. Prepare yourself for sleazy, lurid, explicit thrills. Please choose the article you wish to view from the list below. Its a modified version of a plot point from friday the th part 2, which is not quite enough to justify how incredibly contrived and stupid.
Introduced in steve miners sequel friday the th part 2 in 1981, ginny is an aspiring child psychologist who is hired as an assistant to paul holt at the packanack lodge, a site paul plans to transform into a counselor training center which is located near the infamous camp crystal. Friday the th part 2 by eisforextinction on october 25, 2009 friday the th part 2 was rushed into production. Friday the th part 2 1981 frequently asked questions imdb. These novels can be hard to find and when they are located sell for a large sum of money. Be the first to ask a question about friday the th part ii. As darkness settles over the forest, the victims enter his lair. A novel 1988 was written by american science fiction writer simon hawke. The only body of water in which the legend behind it is much bigger than the lake itself.
With betsy palmer, amy steel, john furey, adrienne king. The book that takes you from the edge of your seat to the edge of madness. There he reveals that there was an unused ending in the movie. These books hold previously unknown scenes and dialogue from the films that lend more insight into different characters and situations that occur throughout the stories inside. Crystal lake morning the scorching hot sun beats down on the famous lake. These books hold previously unknown scenes and dialogue from the films that lend more insight into different characters and situations that occur throughout the stories inside the movies. Overall this isnt quite as good as his novelization of the first film, which was a. Sure enough, a mysterious stalker soons starts slicing everyone up in sean cunninghams original friday the th from 1980.
Jun 26, 2012 between the years of 1982 and 1988, five official novelizations of the friday the th films were published and were based on the original shooting scripts of the films they represent. Introduced in steve miners sequel friday the th part 2 in 1981, ginny is an aspiring child psychologist who is hired as an assistant to paul holt at the packanack lodge, a site paul plans to transform into a counselor training center which is located near the infamous camp crystal lake. On august, 1980, jason voorhees arrives at the house of alice hardy. For a brief period of time it appeared that jason lives adaptor simon hawke would be writing novelizations of the entire friday the th film series, but thankfully he never made it past part 2. Friday the th part 2 is 1988 novelization of the film of the same name written by simon hawke. Simon hawke wrote the friday the th novelizations and i was wondering if there is anywhere i can read friday the th or any of the others online.
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