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
The absolute greatest in Slasher movies and truly what I believe to be the first. The original calls are coming from inside the house and some truly creepy moments. Scream Queens Margot Kidder - Olivia Hussey - Lynne Griffin & Horror Great John Saxon.
Unrelenting. Massive influence on the slasher genre. Recommended.
cannot be understated how important this movie is
a particularly cruel and bleak slasher film. if you like that sort of thing
A classic for a reason.