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Most horror movies don’t even receive one novelization, yet Friday the 13th Part III somehow ended up with two. In fact, the second sequel in this beloved franchise was the first to be novelized; the original 1980 movie and its immediate follow-up were not adapted until ‘87 and ‘88, respectively. Meanwhile, Michael Avallone’s divisive take on Part III coincided with the movie’s original release. This adaptation of an early draft penned by Martin Kitrosser, Carol Watson & Petru Popescu features small but notable details that were changed for the final cut. On top of that is the book’s use of an alternate ending, which is now thought to be lost.

Higgins Haven had become Hades. A maniac’s playground and a charnel house, all in one hideous night. That lurid technique of the prolific Avallone — who is remembered for his purple prose — pads out as well as occasionally elevates the succinct story of Part III.

Last year, author R. G. Henning sent the book Sackhead: The Definitive Retrospective on Friday the 13th Part 2 – a 277 page book entirely dedicated to 1981’s Friday the 13th Part 2 – out into the world, and you can pick up a copy of Sackhead at This Link. Now Henning has turned his attention to the next sequel in the franchise, 1982’s Friday the 13th Part III, with the retrospective book Jason 3D: A Comprehensive Exposé on Friday the 13th Part 3, and copies are available for purchase on Amazon! The book is currently going for the price of $18.99.

Jason 3D has the following description: 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...