Film franchise Friday the 13th has multiple films.
Friday the 13th (franchise) . Frank Mancuso , Jr. , a producer of the films , also developed the television show Friday the 13th : The Series after Paramount released Jason Lives . While the franchise was owned by Paramount , four films were adapted into novels , with Friday the 13th Part III adapted by two separate authors . Friday the 13th Part VI : Jason Lives ( also known on screen as Jason Lives : Friday the 13th Part VI ) is a 1986 American slasher film and the sixth installment in the Friday the 13th film series written and directed by Tom McLoughlin .