Film franchise Friday the 13th has multiple films.
Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films , a television show , novels , comic books , video games , and tie‑in merchandise , as of 2017 . While the franchise was owned by Paramount , four films were adapted into novels , with Friday the 13th Part III adapted by two separate authors . The franchise 's popularity has generated a fanbase who have created their own Friday the 13th films , fashioned replica Jason Voorhees costumes , and tattooed their bodies with Friday the 13th artwork . 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 .