Friday the 13th is getting a prequel series thanks to Peacock and A24.
Here’s what they need to make Crystal Lake a hit.
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Updated 2 years ago,June 2, 2023
Friday the 13thfans rejoice!
Callie Byrnes
Beyond that, its shrouded in mystery like a fog over Camp Crystal Lake.
yo dont be likeFriday the 13th: The Series.
Not a single thing.
Was the show bad?
Not necessarily, which is why it has a68% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
But we need a show that actually ties to the lore.
Friday the 13th: The Series
Take a page fromHalloweensbook.
Look,Friday the 13this just about as convoluted of a slasher horror franchise asHalloween.
Crystal Lakeshould have the same fate.
Vanessa Kirby as a young Mrs. Voorhees?
Lets ignoreJason XorJason Takes Manhattan.
Lets even ignore the potential otherworldly immortality of the reborn murderous Voorhees son.
It worked forHalloween, so why notFriday the 13th?
Friday the 13th(1980) / Paramount Pictures
Pick a great Mrs. Voorhees.
If its a prequel,Crystal Lakehas to have a great Mrs. Voorhees.
Right now, theres no cast announced other than Adrienne King teasing her hire.
That means we get to imagine someone else in the role of a young Pamela Voorhees.
Add a slasher element even though it shouldnt be there.
We all learn about what happened to young Jason Voorhees in the firstFriday the 13th(1980).
He was a young camper who was ostracized by the rest of the kids his age.
As he was being bullied by the docks, some kids threw him into the lake.
But if thats what the show is about, it isnt exactly spooky?
However they can swing it, plot-wise, some Whos the killer?
goodness would be very welcome inCrystal Lake.
Add moreFriday the 13thcameos.
(Kevin Bacon, were looking at you.)
Clearly Adrienne King is coming back, but who else would you like to see inCrystal Lake?
Probably the biggest getand ironically most likelyis Kevin Bacon.
The now well-known actor was one of several camp counselors to get slaughtered in the original film.
Give it the respect it deservesbut add a little camp.
The total silliness that the slasher genre embodied in the 1980s isnt exactly the vibe for modern-day horror.
Even slasher franchises that have survived into the 2020s (hi,Scream), have had to adapt.
Heres to hoping that it does the franchise justice!
