Silent Night, Deadly Night
There’s a reason Christmas is considered the deadliest holiday in the horror film pantheon: because of movies like this. Silent Night, Deadly Night was a 1984 slasher film about a young man who murders a bunch of people while disguised as Santa Claus. It was pretty controversial at the time, which may have prompted its cult status and popularity. It spawned four sequels through 1991—two of which, like Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker, serve as standalone stories with little connection to the original film. A reboot is currently in development and set for 2022, though no word how the covid-19 pandemic has impacted things.
