10 Horror Movie Villains Who Deserved The Win
2. Pamela Voorhees - Friday The 13th
Sticking with mothers now, we've got perhaps the most famous one in all of horror history.
Contrary to popular belief, Jason Voorhees is not the main villain of the first Friday the 13th movie. That honour goes to his dear old mum Pamela, who is out to avenge her son's tragic death many years earlier.
Young Jason drowned whilst at Camp Crystal Lake, an event that must have been devastating to his mother. This travesty would never have happened were the camp counsellors not preoccupied with *ahem* coital activities, so Mrs. Voorhees sets about kindly reminding all future counsellors of their duties.
With a knife.
Pam is in mourning, which does strange things to a person. Sure, most grieving people don't go on killing sprees, but this is a horror movie. It kinda has to happen.
Whilst her methods were a little extreme, Mrs. Voorhees' heart was in the right place. She just wanted to make sure that what happened to her boy didn't happen to anyone else, as well as to bring those responsible for his drowning to justice.
There's a life lesson in here - if a camp counsellor ye be, make sure you keep your chastity.