Black Christmas
Directed by Bob Clark
During a festive Yuletide party, a group of sorority sisters receive a creepy call from someone who claims he’s going to kill them all. The girls soon realize the threats were serious, when one by one, they each fall prey to the mysterious maniac. After directing two relatively ignored horror flicks which later became cult classics (CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS & DEATHDREAM), a Christmas miracle made Bob Clark’s 1974 classic a hit. A huge influence on John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN, BLACK CHRISTMAS is frequently credited with helping spawn the slasher subgenre.
This horror classic about a killer stalking sorority girls on Xmas helped spawn the slasher genre.
Cast: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder
Member Reviews
let's you live in the world. I think this movie paved the way for a lot of what a good slasher is and can be .
Classic, really good. Characters and acting are decent, really creepy.
I can't believe I hadn't heard of this movie. It was SO good. Cannot be replicated though it was tried. Olivia Hussey was one of a kind. I learned a lot about old houses and even more about phones in the 70s. It's a classic.
Top teir, a must watch classic. but could of had some better plot points or less throw it in the audiences face during the final showdown and reveals
Classic and a must watch. So great to have a film that you can watch at both Christmas time and halloween each year.