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TV · Peacock · 2026

Every book in Crystal Lake

1 book on screen8 episodes, 1 with booksCreated by Brad Caleb Kane

Peacock's Friday the 13th prequel picks up in 1972, months after Jason drowns at the camp. Linda Cardellini plays Pamela Voorhees, a mother the whole town thinks should move on, and anyone who has seen the 1980 movie knows how that goes.

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  1. The BetsyHarold Robbins, 1971 · S1 E1 · 15:29Buy

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The diner's Harold Robbins. Still from Crystal Lake: The Betsy
Crystal Lake · S1 E1 · 15:29Sleuthed by @shelfsleuth
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The diner's Harold Robbins

Nine months after Jason drowns, the diner regulars are passing around a Harold Robbins and laughing at the good parts. Pam is out at the lake insisting her son's body is still in the water. The town picked its reading, and it wasn't the obituaries.

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