Silent Night, Deadly Night

Theatrical - Wide 1984-11-09

Cast Lilyan Chauvin Gilmer McCormick Toni Nero Robert Wilson
Directed by Charles Gieg Jr.
Written by Michael Hickey

Genres: Horror Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

7/10

Synopsis

A young boy watches his parents killed by a thief in a Santa suit. He spends his youth in an orphanage, staying quietly to his self, but his mind is further bent by an ironhanded Mother Superior. He finally gets a... See more job at a local store, where he finally snaps when he is required to wear a Santa suit, and goes on a killing spree that leads him slowly back to the orphanage.

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