‘Crystal Lake’s Linda Cardellini Used Pam Voorhees’ Grief As “Fuel For Her Rage,” Reveals Her Favorite Kill Scenes: “Feels A Little Too Good”
Linda Cardellini says she drew on Pam Voorhees’ grief and longing for her son to shape the character’s growing rage in the prequel series *Crystal Lake*. Pam’s pain over how others treated Jason eventually pushes her to kill, and Cardellini says releasing that anger feels so good to Pam that it changes her.
Set several years before the 1980 *Friday the 13th*, the Peacock series follows Pam after Jason drowns, with his body never recovered and Pam still hoping he is alive. When two mysterious men investigate her past, she takes murderous action to protect her secrets; Cardellini singled out a machete sequence filmed over a week and a later scene involving a mallet at a fast-food restaurant.
- Cardellini says Pam’s grief becomes fuel for her rage.
- *Crystal Lake* is set years before the 1980 film.
- Pam’s first kills include scenes with a machete and mallet.
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Crystal Lake is a prequel to the 1980 horror film Friday the 13th, set several years before its events. It follows Pam Voorhees after her son Jason drowns and his body is never found, leaving her hoping he may still be alive.
Linda Cardellini plays Pam, whose grief and anger over how people treat Jason shape her actions. The series explores how she comes to kill while guarding secrets from two men investigating her past.
The story adds background to Pam, a central character in the original film, and to the events that lead towards it. Its violence is part of the horror series’ portrayal of how grief and anger affect her.