'Jason X' had FOUR sequels.

[mysterydriver]

Yes, the 10th Friday the 13th film where the iconic horror character Jason Voorhees ended up in space with a brand new uber-body had FOUR sequels... all books. The complete and total bafflement of this discovery has left me with an innate desire to share with this forum. I highly doubt most, or all of you, would care to read this post, let alone these novels...but here we go anyway.

...Warning....Insanely long post...especially when considering the topic at hand...

The original film had a novelization by Pat Cadigan (who typically writes in a cyberpunk sci-fi). You can find it on Amazon for $73. Reviews seem to indicate that it follows the movie for the most part, a few changes here or there.

At the same time the novelization appeared in bookstores, so did the first sequel:

Jason X: The Experiment is also by Pat Cadigan. Here's the plot for it:

In the far future, Jason Voorhees has been resurrected as an invulnerable monster. Military scientists, keen to create unstoppable super soldiers, are anxious to utilize Jason's regenerative powers and killer instinct. But Jason is no lab rat, and escapes into an underground complex to continue his murderous mission. The scientists will soon find out, to their horror, that evil cannot be harnessed and cannot be stopped.

Full of futuristic thrills, action and good old-fashioned slasher mayhem, Jason X: The Experiment proves there's only one thing worse than an unstoppable killer.

Two of them.

Yeah, Taking Jason Voorhees and essentially making someone like him....wait, are they cloning him? Always a great idea. Horror Movie Book Scientists are idiots.

Then there's the next book...

Jason X: Planet of the Beast by Nancy Kilpatrick (better known for vampire novels but does stay in the realm of horror)

The plot:

In the far future, the grim legend of Jason Voorhees has passed into history, his unspeakable killing sprees all but forgotten. But, on Planet 666, the sinister Doctor Bardox has discovered the comatose body of Jason and plans to clone his undead flesh to create a controllable living weapon. However, Bardox unwittingly revives the synthetic monster and soon his crew are fighting for their lives against the unstoppable Jason Voorhees.

Okay...Yeah, they are definitely taking Jason Voorhees and cloning him. Always a great idea. Horror Movie Book Scientists are idiots.

We follow this up with

Jason X: Death Moon by Alex Johnson (who I have no real information on beyond because I'm not sure if the book sites are combining the works of multiple Alex Johnson or if this was the same guy who wrote "Loan Processing: Career Training" and "How to Make Girls Cum: Notes from the sex manual")

Its plot:

In the year 2456, following the disaster that occurred on Planet 666, another round of government officials are assigned to create a super soldier to ensure their invincibility. Jason is captured, contained in isolation until his DNA can be properly harvested. The government re-opens their Moon base, which is now a summer camp for teenagers. Moon Camp Americana, a finishing school for wayward young girls has enough problems with its unruly charges. But a much bigger problem is coming: Jason has arrived, and the lessons he teaches will leave you in a body bag!

SUMMER CAMPS...IN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

Also, random spoiler from the last one for the sake of it, since its in the plot (I snuck it out, ninja style) for the 4th book:

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"And what became of London Jefferson, the lost scientist who was carrying Jason's DNA in her womb?"

What the Alien Resurrection is going on in this daggone series?!

And finally...

Jason X: To The Third Power by Nancy Kilpatrick

And...well...the plot...uhhh...

Twenty years after the last novel, the moon of Americana is now home to a vast prison complex holding some of the most dangerous convicts in the universe. When a team of cyber-engineers uncovers the body of an altered cybernetic Jason beneath the prison, they must fight through rioting inmates to stop the deadly monster that they have unleashed!
It becomes Prisoners vs. Scientists, Scientists vs. Scientists, and EVERYONE vs Uber-Jason...and his deadly clones.

MULTIPLE JASON CLONES. WHAT THE HADES IS WRONG WITH YOU HORROR MOVIE BOOK SCIENTISTS?!

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Combine that with the fact that apparently London Jefferson's...son(?) Free Jefferson (YOU NAMED YOUR KID, FREE?!) still has Jason DNA in his blood.

This nonsense is NONSENSICAL. Five novels on the Jason X subject. Four sequels to Jason X. Final Fantasy couldn't even pull that off with their X installment!

Perhaps the kicker to all this...all these books were out by the end of April the year after the movie and novelization debuted. Talk about just streamlining to hades and back. Dear goodness.

Okay...I feel better now. If you actually read all of this, I thank you very much.

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Edit: Here's a link to the Black Flame (Publisher of these books)'s list of their Friday the 13th novels...including a prequel to Jason Goes to Hell.

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Passes out

[JTG Fan]

Jason X f***ing sucked.

[Deleted]

I knew Avatar Press did a couple of Jason X follow up comics, but.......wow.

Someone kept it going. Neat.

[Juice]

I liked Jason X a lot. And Now I will seek these

[Red Impact]

You have made my night one full of joy and laughter, good sir.

[ZombieElvis]

Feb 22, 2015 21:38:26 GMT -5 Juice said:

I liked Jason X a lot. And Now I will seek these

Same here.  It's in my top 5 of the series.

[Some Guy]

Jason X was like a bad movie on Sci-Fi, complete with actors nobody has ever seen or heard from since.

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

I would take the absurd cheesiness of Jason X over the unbearable boredom of Jason Goes to Hell any day of the week.

[wakko]

Feb 22, 2015 20:55:52 GMT -5 JTG Fan said:

Jason X f***ing sucked.

Not a fan of comedy?

That's what the movie seemed like to me.

[Knailsic From Now On]

I liked Jason X

[kidglov3s]

This recalls how Omen III: The Final Conflict had 2 sequels in book form, Omen IV: Armageddon 2000 and Omen V: The Abomination.

[ZombieElvis]

Feb 22, 2015 22:54:29 GMT -5 Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill said:

I would take the absurd cheesiness of Jason X over the unbearable boredom of Jason Goes to Hell any day of the week.

Jason Goes to Hell - The Friday the 13th movie that had less Jason than the movies where Jason wasn't the killer... It's in my bottom 3 with the remake and Freddy vs. Jason.

After Jason Lives where he becomes an unstoppable super zombie you can't really take the series that serious anymore if you could in the first place. 

The line "Hey guys, it' OK. He just wanted his machete back!" made the movie for me and the sleeping bag kills were great.

[cityboy]

Feb 22, 2015 20:55:52 GMT -5 JTG Fan said:

Jason X f***ing sucked.

That movie disappointed me for different reasons. I expected it to be so bad it's good but it was just ok.

Also, these books are on my to read list.

[DSR]

Jason Goes to Hell also had 4 sequels in book form. Though they're about Jason's spirit taking over a person wearing his hockey mask.

[Capt Lunatic]

LOL at Planet 666.

[Evilution E5150]

these need to be movies for me to watch and laugh at, where are they?

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Heh, the Friday the 13th series has always been dumb as a sack of bricks so I all for taking it towards the intentional comedy route (which Jason X is, something the people who are "shocked" with how silly it is somehow keep failing to notice, or worse, claim it's unintentionally funny or that it's so-bad-it's-good). At least then they are in on the joke.

[Deleted]

I won't be satisfied until we get a Jason X vs. Homeboys in Outer Space. Or maybe Jason X vs. Spaceman Spiff.

[The Ichi]

I liked Jason X.

Sorry but the 8 movie formula of "people go to camp, get killed one by one" just wasn't doing it for me anymore.