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Friday the 13th: Carnival of Maniacs is a 2006 British horror novel written by Stephen Hand and published by Black Flame.[1][2] A tie-in to the Friday the 13th series of American horror films, it is the fifth and final installment in a series of five Friday the 13th novels published by Black Flame and involves undead killer Jason Voorhees being found and placed on display as a sideshow attraction by Doktor Geistmann's Carnival of Terror.[3][4]
Plot
Reception
Don D'Ammassa, in a review written for Science Fiction Chronicle, called the book a "not entirely serious extension of the series" that benefitted from "a wry sense of humor."[5] Rod Lott of Bookgasm dubbed the book "crazy" and a "lovably over-the-top gorefest" that, despite not being scary, was ultimately "critic-proof, because it's intended only for F13 fans, and they're going to enjoy it."[6]
References
- ^ "Cult Fiction From BL Publishing: Eight Titles for June". icv2.com. ICv2. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Stephen Jones (2007). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18. Constable & Robinson. Introduction: Horror in 2006. ISBN 9780786720491.
- ^ Marie Toft, ed. (2007). What Do I Read Next? 2007: A Readers Guide to Current Genre Fiction, Volume 1. Gale. p. 217. ISBN 9780787690250.
- ^ Gilliand, Blu (13 July 2018). "If Books Could Kill: Jason Voorhees in Print". cemeterydance.com. Cemetery Dance Publications. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Critical Mass by Don D'Ammassa". Science Fiction Chronicle. Vol. 1, no. 267. United States: Warren Lapine. August 2006. p. 32.
- ^ Lott, Rod (14 June 2006). "Friday the 13th: Carnival of Maniacs". bookgasm.com. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
External links
- Carnival of Maniacs title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database