that he had seen all ten installments which had been released at the time. David Nusair said the film has "probably the most effective pre-credits sequence in the entire franchise ... just the sort of appreciatively ludicrous interlude that's generally been sorely missing from this pervasively dull series". However, he felt the bulk of the film, while an improvement over the previous two installments, suffered from tedious pacing and a lack of gore. He gave it two out of four stars, the same rating he gave to six out of the series' ten installments. Other media Novelization A novelization of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives was written by Simon Hawke in 1986; notably, the novelization features an appearance by a Mr. Voorhees, Jason's father who was originally meant to appear in the film but was cut. The book also includes various flashbacks to Jason's childhood and the backstories of characters such as Tommy and Sheriff Garris are also expanded. References External links Film page at the Camp Crystal Lake web site Film page at Fridaythe13thfilms.com Friday Part 6 1986 films 1986 horror films American sequel films American slasher films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Tom McLoughlin Films scored by Harry Manfredini Films set in 1990 Films set in New Jersey Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state) Jason Lives Paramount Pictures films Resurrection in film Films about summer camps Supernatural slasher films Films with screenplays by Tom McLoughlin Films about father–daughter relationships 1980s American films