THIS CHRISTMAS… YOU’D BETTER BE GOOD.

After watching his parents get killed by a criminal in a Santa suit, Billy Chapman (Robert Brian Wilson) grows up a disturbed young man; something happens in his head every time he sees a Santa…

Having Kris Kringle as a murderer in a cheap slasher caused a stir, but its awfulness is a much bigger problem.

There’s the gore and naked tits that we expect, including an amusing sleigh-ride decapitation, but far too much here is silly and dull, and there’s no mystery surrounding the killer.

1984-U.S. 79 min. Color. Directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr. Cast: Robert Brian Wilson (Billy Chapman), Lilyan Chauvin (Mother Superior), Gilmer McCormick (Sister Margaret), Toni Nero, Britt Leach, Nancy Borgenicht. 

Trivia: Followed by four sequels, starting with Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987). Remade twice, as Silent Night (2012) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025).