Other wannabe horror films that are set around Christmas containing a murderous Santa Claus at least tried to top this one, but failed. This is the first ever slasher pic that actually has no supernatural aspect, unlike the "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" films and has characters you actually feel sympathy for. "Silent Night, Deadly Night" is an interesting little story, both physically and psychologically in many ways. Billy is traumatized after watching his parents being brutally murdered by a psychopath dressed in a Santa suit after his loony grandpa tells him that ol' Saint Nick punishes bad little boys and girls. So, years later Billy grows up to be a serial killer himself, donned in a Santa suit, axing anyone being "naughty" to death.
Seeing half naked women getting killed makes Billy lose his mind. The character to blame for all of this is the nun in charge, Mother Superior, and she's one annoying bitch that you'll want getting hers in the end. Billy, on the other hand, doesn't deserve to get his, simply because it's difficult to hate someone who's had such a tragic past.
The producers pick up a brutal script by Michael Hickey, transforming it into a somewhat realistic masterpiece that has offended moms and pops from all over the USA, which was what caused all the controversy about this picture. It ended up being banned in theatres from across the country, and soon had its long awaited release for video years after its original release for the silver screen. The kind of film that's waited a long period of time to be viewed on television.
Containing extremely gory, extremely excellent "methods of death", and creepy camera work, this is a definite must-see for fans of the genre. Check out scream queen Linnea Quigley get impaled onto a reindeer's antlers topless.
Four stars out of four.
Seeing half naked women getting killed makes Billy lose his mind. The character to blame for all of this is the nun in charge, Mother Superior, and she's one annoying bitch that you'll want getting hers in the end. Billy, on the other hand, doesn't deserve to get his, simply because it's difficult to hate someone who's had such a tragic past.
The producers pick up a brutal script by Michael Hickey, transforming it into a somewhat realistic masterpiece that has offended moms and pops from all over the USA, which was what caused all the controversy about this picture. It ended up being banned in theatres from across the country, and soon had its long awaited release for video years after its original release for the silver screen. The kind of film that's waited a long period of time to be viewed on television.
Containing extremely gory, extremely excellent "methods of death", and creepy camera work, this is a definite must-see for fans of the genre. Check out scream queen Linnea Quigley get impaled onto a reindeer's antlers topless.
Four stars out of four.