How Do You Get ‘Friday the 13th’ Fans to Care About Jason’s Mom? ‘Crystal Lake’ Team on Their Ambitious Attempt and Decision to Leave Out the Hockey Mask
“You should know that Jason’s mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer.”
Variety reports: “You should know that Jason’s mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer.”
That quote from “Scream,” in which Ghostface trips up Casey (Drew Barrymore) while asking her about scary movies, is a reminder that for many modern audiences, “Friday the 13th” matriarch Pamela Voorhees exists as little more than a trivia question.
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