Directed by:
Charles E. Sellier Jr.Screenplay:
Michael HickeyCinematography:
Henning SchellerupCast:
Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Robert Brian Wilson, Britt Leach, H.E.D. Redford, Geoff Hansen, Leo Geter, Will Hare, Tara Buckman (more)VOD (1)
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Traumatized by his parents Christmas Eve rape and murder, little Billy Chapman is brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns. When a grown-up Billy is forced to dress as jolly St. Nick, he goes on a yuletide rampage to punish the naughty. Santa Claus is coming to town...and this time he's got an axe! (official distributor synopsis)
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An atmospherically sophisticated slasher that provides a decent psychological background to the main character/killer. I expected some sort of entertaining silliness, so I was very nicely surprised by the solid brutality and the atmosphere as a whole. Unlike other Holiday-themed cult movies, Black Christmas fully exploits the potential of the killer – that axe-wielding Santa screaming “punish” is far more charismatic than any ordinary howling asshole :-) 8/10 ()