Clayton George Wickham - final thesis

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The narratives for the films in the series 6 are as follows:
Friday the 13 th centres on a group of teenage counsellors at a summer camp,
called Camp Crystal Lake, and the systematic stalking and slaying of each by Mrs.
Voorhees. Friday the 13 th Part 2 (1981; dir. Miner) follows the stalking and killing
of another group of camp counsellors, this time by Jason Voorhees, the son of the
killer in the previous film. Friday the 13 th Part III 3-D (1982; dir. Miner) sees the
return of Jason as the killer of a group of friends visiting a holiday cabin by Crystal
Lake, ending with Jason’s supposed demise. Friday the 13 th : The Final Chapter 7
(1984; dir. Zito), introduces a young boy, Tommy Jarvis, whose family, along with a
group of visiting teenagers at a nearby house are terrorised by a still-living Jason,
who is verifiably killed at the end of the film. In Friday the 13 th Part V: A New
Beginning 8 (1985; dir. Steinmann), Tommy Jarvis, now a young man, is committed
to an asylum where Jason-style murders occur after his arrival. Jason Lives! Friday
the 13 th Part VI 9 (1986; dir. McLoughlin) again follows Tommy, who inadvertently
brings Jason back to life, and then attempts to find and destroy Jason, who has begun
attacking a new set of camp counsellors. Friday the 13 th Part VII: The New Blood 10
(1988; dir. Buechler) follows a telekinetic teenager who, along with her mother and a
group of teenagers in a nearby cabin are terrorised by Jason. Friday the 13 th Part
VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 11 (1989; dir. Hedden), follows Jason’s attacks on a
group of High School students who are travelling, by boat, to New York City. In
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Jason’s body is destroyed, but his spirit passes
6 See Appendix 1 for a more detailed description of the film narratives.
7 From this point, I will refer to this film as The Final Chapter.
8 From this point, I will refer to this film as A New Beginning.
9 From this point, I will refer to this film as Jason Lives!
10 From this point, I will refer to this film as The New Blood.
11 From this point, I will refer to this film as Jason Takes Manhattan.