We’re barely into Halloween, but Christmas movie season is already creeping around the corner. StudioCanal is inviting people to get in the mood with the reveal of the first Silent Night, Deadly Night red band trailer, and it’s ready to watch below.
This is the latest remake of the infamous 1984 slasher horror classic, which put a gruesome twist on the concept of naughty or nice. In the original film (a favourite of Quentin Tarantino’s), a traumatised teen named Billy morphed into a killer Santa Claus after recalling the murder of his parents at the hands of a Father Christmas imposter. The remake is promising to double down on the concept with the synopsis as follows:
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT reimagines a 1984 cult horror classic in which a young boy witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of a man dressed as Santa, only to grow up and become a killer himself. Haunted by trauma and fuelled by a twisted sense of justice, he dons the red suit, turning the advent calendar into a series of nights of terror.
As Christmas Eve approaches, a small town becomes his latest hunting ground, where the naughty and bad pay the ultimate price. Blending psychological horror, brutal slasher thrills, a touch of the supernatural, and – more shockingly still – a sprinkle of romance, the film delivers a modern chilling new take on the ultimate holiday nightmare.
Behind the camera is cult horror director Mike P. Nelson – he’s the man responsible for such splattery hits as Wrong Turn and V/H/S/85. Our new Billy is set to be played by Halloween Ends actor Rohan Campbell with Happy Death Day‘s Ruby Modine in support. All in all, plenty of reasons to expect an enjoyably gory festive offering this Christmas.
Silent Night, Deadly Night on December 12th.
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