{"id":143089,"date":"2020-12-29T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/"},"modified":"2020-12-29T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:16:00","slug":"the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Silent Night, Deadly Night Franchise Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29bbe64c45d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29bbe64c45d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/#6_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_Part_2_1987\" >6. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/#5_Silent_Night_2012\" >5. Silent Night (2012)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/#4_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_4_Initiation_1990\" >4. Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/#3_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_3_Better_Watch_Out_1989\" >3. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/#2_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_5_The_Toy_Maker_1991\" >2. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-silent-night-deadly-night-franchise-ranked\/#1_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_1984\" >1. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Silent Night, Deadly Night Franchise Ranked<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8--><em>Welcome to <strong>Carnage Classified<\/strong>, a monthly column where we break down the historical and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> influence of all things horror, then rank the films of each month\u2019s category accordingly. Franchises, movements, filmmakers, sub-genres, etc \u2026 It\u2019s all here! This entry is about the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>December: the joyous month of holiday cheer. Snow, colored Christmas lights, and hot chocolate by the fire are ever so peaceful. But there\u2019s gotta be at least a <em>little<\/em> room for a bloodbath \u2026 at least one, just for some variety. Your go-to holiday horror film might be the classic 1974 slasher <em>Black Christmas<\/em>, or the more recent psychological horror <em>The Lodge<\/em>. But the <strong><em>Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em> <\/strong>franchise fulfills the Christmastime carnage quota over the course of five films and a remake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The franchise doesn\u2019t come without its street cred. The original 1984 film was heavily panned and highly protested <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingghoulish.com\/protests-silent-night\/\">by the PTA<\/a> (yes, that PTA \u2014 the suburban moms were on their usual bullshit), who demanded that it be removed from theaters. The television ads were shown between family-friendly shows like <em>Little House on the Prairie<\/em>, and evidently, children were becoming horrified of Santa Claus. Even more hilarious was that people protested the film\u2019s distribution by caroling outside of theaters\u2026if nothing else, suburban moms have a penchant for melodrama. What better way to tackle a fictional slasher Santa than with some hearty<em> fa la las<\/em>?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But alas the original became a cult classic and spawned a number of sequels. Even to the chagrin of the Norman Rockwell wannabe Cindys and Sharons, the public has been gifted a franchise of snowy slasher cheer. Although the holiday season is proposed to be a time of endless frivolity and wonderfully warm family group hugs, quite a few people enjoy a disruption via a fatalistic film. That\u2019s what <em>Silent Night, Deadly Night <\/em>has to offer: homicidal Santas, killer toys, and cults in plain sight \u2026 just the Christmas thrill you need.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Onto the ranks!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_Part_2_1987\"><\/span>6. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-360885 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-2-ricky.jpg\" alt=\"Silent Night Deadly Night franchise Ricky\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-2-ricky.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-2-ricky-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-2-ricky-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-2-ricky-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2<\/em><\/strong> might be the laziest film I\u2019ve ever seen. This direct sequel to the original aims to concretely tether familial paths of trauma, continuing from the original film and following the story of Billy\u2019s younger brother, Ricky (Eric Freeman). In a mental hospital after committing a killing spree, Eric pridefully relays his crimes to a psychologist. The rest of the film is told in flashbacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly the entire first half of this ninety-minute film is told in flashbacks to the first film \u2026 using footage from the first film. It\u2019s like rewatching the movie and makes the sequel feel like a complete waste of time. It\u2019s not even mildly redeemed by the time the film chooses to create half-baked original content. It\u2019s campy as all hell with loads of eyebrow acting and stoically evil \u201cHA <em>HA<\/em>!\u201d dialogue, but it doesn\u2019t feel self-aware or intentionally crafted enough to be funny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2<\/em> attempts a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>: the consequences of the denial of and lack of treatment for trauma. Ricky is given a good upbringing by loving adoptive parents, but the memory of the fateful Christmas Eve, when his parents died, has left a festering wound in his psyche. Yet as we follow his rampage, the kills are boring and often without concrete reason or pattern. Even when he conclusively kills the supposed root of his metastasized issues, the scene has no impact \u2014 leaving a highly anticipated sequel feeling empty.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Silent_Night_2012\"><\/span>5. Silent Night (2012)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360891\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-santa-killer-with-axe.jpg\" alt=\"Silent Night Santa Killer With Axe\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-santa-killer-with-axe.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-santa-killer-with-axe-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-santa-killer-with-axe-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-santa-killer-with-axe-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Loosely based on the original, <strong><em>Silent Night <\/em><\/strong>morphs the narrative for a 2012 audience. This shift in tone and time is signaled first by the aggressively green color grading that opens the film, though this eventually chills itself out. The film is a loose remake, following the story of a Santa killer blending into a small town\u2019s annual Christmas festivities. With a Santa parade upcoming, slasher Santa is able to hide in plain sight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This film takes the concept of killing the \u201cnaughty\u201d to an extreme, and the entire narrative revolves around variously explicit degrees of sleaze. The kills follow the same pattern, airing severely on the side of brutality, rather than the habitual campy violence of the franchise\u2019s original films. This time around, we have no idea who the man in the Santa suit is, making the film as much of a mystery as it is a slasher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, a villain with zero identity, origin, or motive killing a bunch of characters we never get to know makes for a one-note narrative. We have no reason to care, and no one to root for. While the sight of blowtorch murders and woodchipper demises are inherently exciting, the lack of context makes it all meaningless. The humor and emotional weight alike fail to strike a chord, and <em>Silent Night<\/em> winds up falling completely flat.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a hint at a point that the holidays can be rough for lonely and isolated people, but it only comes through in an on-the-nose monologue from a random angry Santa. There\u2019s more coherence to this film than <em>Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2<\/em>, but once the killer is finally revealed here, it\u2019s so disconnected from the rest of the story that we truly have no reason to find interest in anything that took place in <em>Silent Night<\/em>\u2019s ninety-four minutes.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_4_Initiation_1990\"><\/span>4. Silent Night Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-360887 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-4-cult-ritual.jpg\" alt=\" Cult Ritual\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-4-cult-ritual.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-4-cult-ritual-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-4-cult-ritual-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-4-cult-ritual-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation<\/em><\/strong> is the most out-of-pocket installment of the franchise. But what else can possibly be expected from a film directed by Brian Yuzna, partnering with Screaming Mad George for the effects! This film is the first of the franchise to sever itself from the original plotline. <em>Initiation<\/em> opts for a feminist she-demon cult using their goon, Ricky (Clint Howard), to initiate a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>woman, Kim (Neith Hunter), into their gang with male sacrifices and lots of\u2026 bugs.<\/p>\n<p>The man\u2019s world theme comes as Kim vies to cover a spontaneous combustion story for her publication, only to be shafted as it\u2019s given to her male colleague (and lover). This makes her ripe for the pickin\u2019 of some shady culty librarian women and their bitch boy, who swoop in on her vulnerability and ruin (or save?) her male-infested existence. The film is admittedly a little incoherent and messy, but it\u2019s fun nonetheless \u2014 chock full of absurdity and effective bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p>Yuzna and Screaming Mad George\u2019s collaborative touch is very clearly felt: this movie is GROSS. The infestation of bugs that run parallel to the rest of the film\u2019s happenings is alarming, and the special effects that take over in the latter half are as dazzlingly campy as they are disgusting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where this film fits into the rest of the franchise I\u2019m not really sure. It\u2019s very far removed contextually and thematically, feeling more like a spiritual sequel to Yuzna\u2019s own <em>Society<\/em> from 1989 with a dash of <em>Rosemary\u2019s Baby<\/em> inspo. Christmas is about as present in the narrative as it is in <em>Psycho<\/em>, feeling wholly consequential, but the repulsive quality of <em>Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation<\/em> is as captivating and culty as the women who helm it.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_3_Better_Watch_Out_1989\"><\/span>3. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-360886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-3-ricky.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-3-ricky.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-3-ricky-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-3-ricky-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-3-ricky-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!<\/em><\/strong> is the franchise\u2019s first true departure thematically and stylistically. It adopts more slasher tropes and delves into sci-fi territory, bringing a fresh and welcome spin after a disappointing second chapter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the shootout at the end of <em>Silent Night, Deadly Night P<\/em><em>art 2<\/em> leaves Ricky \u201cdead,\u201d a scientist reconstructs his brain, rendering him into a <em>Frankenstein<\/em>-esque monster with a fishbowl brain at the top of his dome. Then, he hopes Laura (Samantha Scully), a blind psychic girl, can connect to Ricky\u2019s brain telepathically. This works, but once this tie is bound, Ricky awakens and pursues Laura to her grandmother\u2019s house for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>This third installment uses its sci-fi horror backdrop to explore themes of good versus evil and the damning dilemma of whether or not brutal killers can be rehabilitated and forgiven. Contrary to the preposterous nature of the film\u2019s plot, it\u2019s comparatively nuanced in its themes and execution. The atmosphere it builds is palpable, with more slasher-eque suspense than the previous two films.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These characters have personalities, especially Laura, rather than the traditional stoicism or archetypal writing in many of the other films. <em>Better Watch Out!<\/em> also drives into the familial aspect of the franchise\u2019s themes more successfully. There are clear relationships between the characters: they care about each other so we care about them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With an overall moody vibe, synthy score, and tangible characters with impact, <em>Better Watch Out!<\/em> leans fully into its camp and frivolity. The context of the relationships fit perfectly into the relatable awkwardness of the Christmas season, and bring just enough blood to make it fun, too.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_5_The_Toy_Maker_1991\"><\/span>2. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-360888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-5-killer-toys.jpg\" alt=\"Killer Toys\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-5-killer-toys.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-5-killer-toys-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-5-killer-toys-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-5-killer-toys-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This movie is bananas. <strong><em>Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker<\/em><\/strong> turns up the flamboyance and absurdity higher than the previous films in its concept more so than its execution (that goes to Yuzna\u2019s<em> Initiation<\/em>). It\u2019s fun as hell.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, some way, killer toys are on the market: facehugging Santas and invasive creepy crawlies are taking lives. Suspiciously, it all seems to revolve around Joe Petto\u2019s (Mickey Rooney) toy store.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The best thing about this film is that it dives headfirst into its Christmas setting. It concerns itself more with the roots of the franchise and Yuletide horror than it does with sci-fi and cult fluff. There\u2019s a twist on the franchise\u2019s original \u201cpunish the naughty\u201d theme, opting for a motif of the consequences of opening presents before Christmas (and includes a hint of the lonely holiday season theme that\u2019s present in the 2012 remake).<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still plenty of trauma to be had, and a Hallmark-style set up that makes the carnage more dramatic. Yuzna is only a producer on this installment, but his influence is still felt in the gore, character arcs, and a cheeky <em>Re-Animator<\/em> easter egg. <em>The Toy Maker<\/em> is a return to form with a newfound, zealous Christmas priority. Things spill a little out of hand in the film\u2019s final reveal, becoming laughably insane, but it doesn\u2019t negate any of the fun the film delivered along the way.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Silent_Night_Deadly_Night_1984\"><\/span>1. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360889\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-billy-with-axe.jpg\" alt=\"Silent Night Deadly Night Billy With Axe\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-billy-with-axe.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-billy-with-axe-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-billy-with-axe-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/silent-night-deadly-night-billy-with-axe-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The one that trumps the bunch is, of course, the original! Billy\u2019s (Robert Brian Wilson) life was set for one shitty spiral. As a kid, he witnessed his parents being butchered by a man dressed as Santa. Then, he finished his childhood living in an orphanage under the rule of an abusive nun, Mother Superior. After that, his part-time job at a toy shop requires him to take on the role of Santa last minute \u2014 forcing him to embody his greatest fear and reigniting his trauma, sending him on a Christmas killing spree.<\/p>\n<p><em>Silent Night, Deadly Night <\/em>makes naughty versus nice a mortal motif. Those who are naughty are \u201cpunished severely,\u201d an edict that\u2019s been indoctrinated in Billy since the day of his parent\u2019s demise. The film makes use of the typical sex and violence parallels but also concerns itself with cycles of abuse and patterns of trauma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s perfectly Christmas-y, mixing in the carnage and calamity with fun \u201980s ease. The Christmas Eve murder of Billy\u2019s parents is spliced with crying babies and carolers \u2014 it\u2019s all very metaphorical. <em>Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em> is a campy cult-classic that\u2019s self aware of its insanity and embraces its hilarity with open arms. The film that started it all is a slasher classic that\u2019s not stingy with the brutality, doing for Christmas what <em>Halloween<\/em> did for Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>__<\/p>\n<p>The holiday season can be a rough one, so watching it get beaten and bloodied could be of some relief. Or maybe the overflow of joy can get to be a little much for you, and some good old fashioned slashing can save you from the zeal of it all. Either way, the <em>Silent Night, Deadly Night<\/em> franchise and remake gifts you a total of six films loaded with Christmas-time carnage. 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