- "I told you. I'm not your mother."
- ―Pamela to Laurie Strode in Laurie's dream[src]
Pamela Strode is a minor character in the original Halloween II.
Biography[]
Pamela Strode was the mother (adoptive mother in all timelines that include Halloween II) of Laurie Strode, and the wife of Morgan Strode.
The following information is only relevant to the 4-6 and H20 Timelines.
At some point when Laurie was young, Pamela possibly revealed to her that she was not her real mother. It does seem that Laurie forgot about this information as she became older and only remembered it in a shock-induced dream following the events of October 31, 1978.[1]
On October 31, 1978, Pamela and Morgan went to a Halloween party and left late into the night. It is unknown at what time they got home as Haddonfield Memorial Hospital kept trying to call them as their daughter had been hospitalized there.[1]
H20 Timeline[]
The following information is only relevant to the H20 Timeline.
Pamela and her husband were forced to tell Laurie of her true lineage and this caused a strain between them and their daughter. On Laurie's birthday, Morgan had bought her a new car but she did not accept their gift and only wanted for them to leave her alone. Pamela tried to tell her husband to give their daughter more time as Laurie was still angry over the lies.[2]
When Laurie's graduation came, the relationship was still strained as they attended her graduation, but she still did not want them there.[3]
2018 Timeline[]
In this continuity, she remains the biological mother to Laurie. It is revealed that following Michael Myers' attempt on Laurie's life on Halloween, 1978, Laurie's mother grew tired of her daughter's nightmares about Michael and would frequently kick her out of the house to live with her aunt and uncle. Her husband became a less active participant in the family, and later died from a heart attack in 1979. This caused Laurie to end up blaming herself.
Laurie's relationship with her mother following this is unknown, or if she was still alive as of 2018.
Appearances[]
- Halloween (1978 novelization)
- Halloween II (1981)
- Halloween II (1981 novelization)
- Masks and Grotesque Figures
- Demons Tormenting Me
- Halloween Ends: The Official Movie Novelization
See also[]
- Cynthia Strode, the substitute of Pamela in the remake of Halloween.