Silent Night, Deadly Night

About Silent Night, Deadly Night

After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) is a horror thriller film directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.. Released in November 1984, it runs 79 minutes. It is part of Silent Night, Deadly Night Collection.

The film is filed under orphan, santa claus, holiday horror, and christmas eve.

Robert Brian Wilson appears as Billy at 18, Lilyan Chauvin as Mother Superior, Gilmer McCormick as Sister Margaret, and Charles Dierkop as Killer Santa. The screenplay is by Michael Hickey. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and AMC+.

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, Santa's Slay, and Black Christmas make useful companions to Silent Night, Deadly Night, all filed under christmas, christmas horror, and decapitation. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 465 votes and it carries a R rating.