In Crystal Lake, the prequel to the Friday the 13th movies, Cardellini plays Pamela Voorhees, the original slasher of the 1980 film. The tooth, by the way, is human and gets embedded in Pam’s knuckle – until she yanks it out with a gruesome, revolting slurping sound. Casual filmgoers may associate Friday the 13th with Jason, the hockey-mask-wearing serial killer.
But aficionados will know that Pam, Jason’s mother, is the villain of the first movie. Did they feel any pressure in taking Friday the 13th on? And not only the gore but the sexuality – all the things you’re not supposed to be watching.
I think it is part of the allure when you’re young. It seems off-limits and rebellious.” She liked the jump scares and the gore, which is handy, because Crystal Lake is full of them. One vivid sequence involves an astronomical amount of blood.
It had to be precisely planned and choreographed, not least because Cardellini’s hair in the show is lighter, and they soon found that the fake blood stained it pink. It’s what you’re actually looking at, which helps with your reaction.” So that wasn’t done in post-production? They pulled it off with fishing wire.
So I saw it for the first time as it came off. It stuck with me for a while, because it’s disgusting.” It proved to be one of her highlights. It’s like a blood opera.” Crystal Lake arrives on a new wave of mainstream horror, from films such as Obsession and Backrooms to Carrie and Widow’s Bay on TV.
Why does Cardellini think horror is having a moment? I can imagine there’s something about the experience of it that is very present – and it’s a controlled fear, because you know that in a few hours, you will have a resolution. Maybe that is digestible.” Recently, Cardellini was backstage at a screening of the show at New York Comic Con.
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