Kulture Meltdown: Crystal Lake (2026), Episodes 3–4 — "It's like someone put a curse on this town."

Camp Crystal Lake is open for business again. Episodes 3 and 4 of Crystal Lake bring a bear hunt gone wrong, Pam settling a score on Grace's behalf, a crew of hippies reopening the camp, and flashbacks that make Jason, the franchise's monster, a kid worth mourning. Is Argonaut a government experiment, a super soldier, or something older in the woods? And once the show asks its audience to cheer for Pam as an avenging angel, is it still Friday the 13th?

Movie Meltdown's Bryan Renfro joins Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, to talk Grace's rise, the Jaws DNA, Stranger Things comparisons, and so much more.

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The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter.

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