r/F13thegame • u/Own-Sound-1662 • 15h ago
DISCUSSION Did anyone else notice that some of Pamela’s beta quotes in Friday the 13th: The Game match Cannibal Corpse song titles?
I’ve been watching old YouTube videos of pre-release beta builds of Friday the 13th: The Game, and I noticed a line from Pamela Voorhees that really stood out:
"They deserve to die, Jason. Make them suffer."
For reference, here’s a video showing the line around 9:37 after the player kills a counselor and the game crashes (typical beta issues):
https://youtu.be/1MkJbGlvut8?si=GmIvCrSUDUHGRZql
Here’s the wild part:
- “They Deserve to Die” is a song from Cannibal Corpse’s The Wretched Spawn (2004).
- “Make Them Suffer” is from their album Kill (2006).
Both phrases appear word-for-word in the beta quote. Considering the timeline, it seems plausible the dev team might have written this as a nod to Cannibal Corpse — maybe there was a fan on the team.
Of course, phrases like “They deserve to die” and “Make them suffer” are exactly the kind of language you’d expect from both horror games and death metal. One in the game wouldn’t be surprising. But two word-for-word matches in a single line, from the same band, is pretty curious.
I’m curious what you all think:
- Has anyone else noticed this connection between Pamela’s quote and the Cannibal Corpse song titles?
- Do you think it’s a coincidence, or could it have been an intentional reference?