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Silent Night, Deadly Night
Human Monsters, Psychological, Genre Hybrids

Silent Night, Deadly Night

1984

He knows when you've been naughty.

Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.

User Rating

3.8
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233
In 3 lists

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.

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Written by
Michael Hickey
Produced by
Ira Barmak
Cinematographer
Henning Schellerup
Makeup FX
Karl Wesson
Studio
Slayride
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
en
Rating
R
TMDB
5.9/10 (439 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
55% Rotten
Metacritic
31/100
IMDb
5.8/10 (20,367 votes)
Released November 9, 1984·$1,065,000 budget·$2,491,460 revenue

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

Perry Botkin, Morgan Ames

Silent Night, Deadly Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Podcasts

The Evolution of HorrorCHRISTMAS BONUS: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) & Krampus (2015)

Silent Night, Deadly Night Collection

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