# Crystal Lake: What is Argonaut?

> Peacock's Crystal Lake reveals Argonaut, a Cold War-era secret project that turned Jason Voorhees into a slasher.
- Title: Crystal Lake: What is Argonaut? · Mashable | Shortify
- Summary: Peacock's Crystal Lake reveals Argonaut, a Cold War-era secret project that turned Jason Voorhees into a slasher. Argonaut, a 1950s-60s Bellflower Chemical…
- Keywords: crystal lake, argonaut, bellflower chemical, jason voorhees, pam voorhees, linda cardellini, peacock, cold war, nuclear war, slasher film, fifth the 13th, technology
- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/entertainment/crystal-lake-argonaut
- Author: Belen Edwards
- Published: 2026-10-15T22:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: crystal lake, argonaut, bellflower chemical, jason voorhees, pam voorhees, linda cardellini, peacock, cold war, nuclear war, slasher film, fifth the 13th, technology
## What is Argonaut?
Argonaut is a secret project carried out by Bellflower Chemical in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
## Jason Voorhees' origin
Jason Voorhees was once known as Jason Whittering and drowns in 1971, not 1957.
## Argonaut's goal
Bellflower's project aimed to prepare humans for nuclear war between the US and Soviet Union.
## The cockroach myth
Scientists claimed cockroaches could survive atomic blasts, but this was a myth.
## Jason as test subject
Jason was the first test subject to be successfully carried to term under Argonaut.
## Pam's experience
Pam Voorhees' miscarriage led to her being part of Argonaut's clinical trial with compromised consent.
## Key takeaway

Argonaut, a 1950s-60s Bellflower Chemical project, used Jason Voorhees as a test subject to prepare humans for nuclear war.