Tag: Black Christmas
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This Was the Best Year for Horror Movies
2022 was seen as one of the best years in horror history. Part of that success came from how unexpected it was. Yes, there was the anticipation around popular franchises like Scream and Halloween, but it was the surprises that made the year so memorable. Who expected much from the straight-to-Hulu release of Prey? Instead,…
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One of the Earliest Slasher Films Ended Its Director’s Career
When there is a discussion of what the first-ever slasher was, a lot of titles come up. John Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978 certainly changed everything and set off the subgenre, with Friday the 13th and its sequels leading the way through the 1980s. Still, Halloween wasn’t the first slasher. There had been others before it,…
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Killer Santas in Movies and TV, Ranked
The string lights are red, dripping in blood. The yule log is crackling, while necks are being snapped. Black Christmas (1974) hides a killer within a sorority house. Krampus (2015) welcomes in a beast from Austrian folklore. What happens when it’s Santa Claus unleashing all the yuletide havoc? Maybe his motive depends on who’s naughty…
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10 Creepiest Holiday Movie Characters That Would Make Terrifying Horror Villains
There is a stable plethora of holiday horror films like Silent Night, The Lodge, and Black Christmas. Whether they are good horror films is up for debate among Rotten Tomatoes critics and audiences. As we all sit down to watch the Christmas classics and the Hallmark originals, we wonder if some of these characters could…
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Black Christmas Was A Stepping Stone On The Way To Creating A Christmas Story
Given that 1983’s “A Christmas Story” only continues to grow in popularity with each passing year, one of my favorite party tricks to use when a relative or friend is in the throes of TNT’s annual 24-hour marathon of the heartwarming holiday comedy is explain how it and 1974’s “Black Christmas” — a bitter, bleak,…
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Black Christmas and the True Story that Inspired the First Slasher Film
The 1974 cult classic Black Christmas, directed by Bob Clark, has captivated horror fans for decades and has spawned two remakes since it was released. Black Christmas paved the way for movies like Halloween and set the tone for slasher tropes everywhere. One thing that sets this iconic slasher above the rest is its roots…
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What’s Leaving Hulu in November 2022
With November coming in hot, Hulu is making a few changes to their catalog, with the addition of a host of great new movies and shows. Even as the Halloween season winds up, there are some great horror films arriving on the service that includes the Saw franchise, the fantasy action Underworld movies, and the…
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Daria Nicolodi Is the Ultimate Scream Queen of Giallo Horror
When you think of Scream Queens, the usual names come to mind like Jamie Lee Curtis, Neve Campbell, and Heather Langenkamp. That trio and many others have dominated the American horror scene. There are a plethora of non-American films and actresses, however, that have given us some great Scream Queens, such as the Argentine Olivia…
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The Daily Stream: Bob Clark’s Black Christmas Is The Ultimate Seasonal Slasher
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Black Christmas“Where You Can Stream It: Peacock, Pluto TV, and Tubi TVThe Pitch: A group of sorority sisters spending the winter holiday on campus begin…
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How Halloween Became The Unofficial Sequel To Black Christmas
You might think of “Halloween” as the patriarch of the slasher film sub-genre, but John Carpenter’s iconic horror movie has a formidable older sister. Before Michael Meyers was stalking the streets of Haddonfield, there was a psycho prowling a college campus, killing off sorority sisters one by one. “Black Christmas” might not always get its…