Christmas Comes Early This Year With The ‘SILENT NIGHT’ Trailer

The original Silent Night Deadly Night is not a well-made film.  But I’ll be damned if it’s not an entertaining schlocky masterpiece.  A creepy grandpa in a mental institution, a young boy watching a couple having sex (before getting caught by a nun), and clever deaths involving the happy holiday (deer antlers!) all make for some memorable scenes in a “so bad its good” slasher that would make an excellent pairing with Pieces; another film that must be seen to be believed.  The reputation Silent Night Deadly Night has for being an offensive and mean-spirited horror film has simmered quite a bit since the film first appeared in 1984.  Led by the Catholic church and an offended Siskel and Ebert, controversy over the film spawned teens to flock to the theater to see it instead of a little horror film that was released the same day called A Nightmare on Elm St.  After a matter of weeks the film was pulled due to backlash from parental groups.  Almost twenty years later, a remake has come to ring in the holidays.  Steven C. Miller (Automaton Transfusion, The Aggression Scale) is behind the update now simply titled Silent Night.  Starring Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell and Ellen Wong, the remake follows a killer Santa on Christmas Eve.  Not much else needs to be known.  For those keeping track at home . . . yes . . . this is Jamie King’s third holiday film which also includes Mother’s Day and My Bloody Valentine 3D.  I sense a triple feature coming on.  At any rate . . . check out the trailer and info regarding the release below.

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You better watch out! Santa Claus is coming to town, and he knows who’s been bad. On November 30th, Anchor Bay Films presents Silent Night on screen in ten major U.S. metropolitan areas. Blu-ray™/DVD combo and DVD will be available to unwrap nationwide on December 4th.

A loose remake of the horror classic Silent Night, Deadly Night, the film’s stellar cast includes Malcolm McDowell (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Easy A), Jaime King (Sin City, My Bloody Valentine 3D), Donal Logue (Shark Night 3D, Blade), Lisa Marie (Sleepy Hollow), Brendan Fehr (Final Destination, X-Men First Class), and Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World).

McDowell and King star as a small-town sheriff and deputy on the hunt for a murderous Santa Claus terrorizing their community on Christmas Eve. But with the streets full of Santas for the annual Christmas parade, the killer is hiding in plain sight. He’s made his list, checked it twice, and the naughty are going to pay with their lives.

Silent Night was directed by Steven C. Miller (Automaton Transfusion, The Aggression Scale) and produced by The Genre Company and Insidious Pictures.

SRP is $29.99 for the Blu-ray™/DVD combo and $24.98 for the DVD… Bonus features include “SILENT NIGHT: Behind The Scenes” featurette and Deleted Scenes.