Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Britt Leach and Leo Geter. The film also has a small, but devoted cult following.
The movie begins in December 1971. Billy Chapman, a little boy, goes with his parents and younger brother Ricky to see their grandfather at a mental hospital. Billy's grandfather (played by Will Hare), is...
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Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Britt Leach and Leo Geter. The film also has a small, but devoted cult following.
The movie begins in December 1971. Billy Chapman, a little boy, goes with his parents and younger brother Ricky to see their grandfather at a mental hospital. Billy's grandfather (played by Will Hare), is sitting there in a catatonic state, when the parents go off to review Grandpa's records with the doctor, leaving him alone with Billy. Grandpa starts talking to Billy, and tells him the frightening truth about Santa Claus: Santa Claus not only gives presents to the good boys and girls, but punishes the naughty ones. As soon as the parents return, Grandpa goes back into his catatonic state.
After leaving the mental hospital, Billy asked his mother if Santa ever had to punish her. He is scared to see Santa Claus. Billy's mother assures him...
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