8 Horror Movies Where The Villain Is Really The Hero

8. Friday The 13th - Pamela Voorhees 

How can you really throw too much shade at a grieving mother looking to seek revenge for the tragic death of her young son?

There's no doubting that Pamela Voorhees maybe channelled her heartbreak at the wrong people, but this was a woman who had been wronged on the biggest of big levels. After her son was tragically left to drown by careless counsellors who were more interested in exploring each other's bodies rather than focussing on their responsibilities, Mrs. Voorhees embarked on an initial murder spree a year after this loss.

Skipping ahead 21 years, that's when we see the present-day events of Friday the 13th play out - with Pamela directing her wrath towards the hot young things who have decided to rock up at Camp Crystal Lake.

From Pamela Voorhees' viewpoint, she's the hero of her own story. Her beloved son needlessly died due to the slack attitude of those who were supposed to be looking after him, and she channels that loss into a very understandable rage and sense of vengeance.

As mentioned, she undoubtedly goes a little too extreme in just how she expresses her emotions, but nobody can hold it against Mrs. Voorhees for wanting to exact revenge on those who cost her so much.