Stephen King teases fans with "Friday the 13th" book ideaJune 16, 2020 - 12:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Author Stephen King recently said he’s mulled writing a novel from the perspective of Jason Voorhees, the seemingly immortal slasher character from the “Friday the 13th” horror film franchise, New York Post reports. “The best novel idea I never wrote (and probably never will) is I JASON,” King tweeted Sunday, June 14. The “first-person narrative” would follow Voohees’ “hellish fate” of having to be killed at Camp Crystal Lake over and over again, only to be resurrected each time, King wrote. The character was born in 1980, with director Sean S. Cunningham’s original “Friday the 13th” movie. It was followed by 11 sequels, most recently a 2009 remake by the same name, starring Jared Padalecki and Derek Mears as Voohees. That flick included part of Voohees’ origin story, but the 72-year-old novelist’s idea would be told exclusively from the iconic villain’s perspective. King followed up that “Just thinking about the legal thicket one would have to go through to get permissions makes my head ache. And my heart, that too. But gosh, shouldn’t someone tell Jason’s side of the story?” Still, the writer added that “Blumhouse could do it as a movie,” referring to the production company behind horror films like “Paranormal Activity,” “The Purge” and “Halloween.” The pitch has already gained some online support, with comedian Patton Oswalt tweeting: “I want this novel RIGHT NOW.” Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |