Silent Night, Deadly Night

1984 · 79 min · EN · R · 5.9 (462 votes)

Dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr. · Starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Charles Dierkop, Toni Nero, Randy Stumpf · Music Perry Botkin Jr. · Silent Night, Deadly Night Collection

“He knows when you've been naughty.”

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After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.

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A deeply unsettling and gory holiday slasher that weaponizes childhood trauma. This film delivers shocking kills and a bleak, disturbing atmosphere, turning Christmas cheer into a nightmarish descent into madness.

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