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Forget Jason's mask - Peacock's Crystal Lake will feature Friday the 13th's real contribution to fashion

Crystal Lake star Linda Cardellini isn't just homaging Betsy Palmer in her performance, but in her wardrobe as well

News by Grant DeArmitt, Staff Writer

Published on Wed Aug 12 2026

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It's never too early to start planning your Halloween costume, and thanks to Linda Cardellini, we now have a hint at what a lot of folks might be dressing up as this year. In case you don't know, Cardellini will be playing iconic slasher mom Pamela Vorhees in the Peacock/A24 Crystal Lake, prequel to the long-running Friday the 13th horror series. And recently, Cardellini revealed that not only will her name carry over from the series that put Pamela in the murder Hall of Fame -

Her iconic outfit will as well.

Cardellini recently appeared at the NBC Backlot Press Day, an event covered by the good folks at Deadline. At one point in the panel/screening of the show's pilot episode (also attended by series showrunner and IT: Welcome to Derry vet Brad Caleb Kane), Cardellini spoke to how she was going to fill the shoes of Friday the 13th's Betsy Palmer, who originated the Pamela Voorhees role in 1980.

"You can’t duplicate what Betsy did," said Cardellini, "Which was to play this devoted mother. So I can take that and sort of bring that to the early childhood years of Jason’s life. I also think that you don’t get to where Betsy is without really truly loving Jason and getting to know him. That was really important to us going in. And no, you can’t be another Betsy. But I do do a little bit of an homage with a certain sweater that makes an appearance."

In case you can't recall what sweater Cardellini is talking about, perhaps this photo will jog your memory.

Spoilers, I guess?

Crystal Lake comes to Peacock October 15.

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Grant DeArmitt: Grant DeArmitt (he/him) likes horror, comics, and the unholy union of the two. In the past, and despite their better judgment, he has written for Nightmare on Film Street and Newsarama. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, Kingsley, and corgi, Legs.