Don't Open Till Christmas1984
“The gift of terror just won't wait!”
Directed by Edmund Purdom, Alan Birkinshaw
The premise
It's just days before Christmas in London, but not everyone is full of good cheer - as a maniac with a pathological hatred of Santa Claus stalks the streets, butchering any man that’s unlucky enough to be wandering around dressed as Old Saint Nick.
Horror Vault's take
London's Christmas season turns bloody when a deeply disturbed killer begins systematically targeting anyone dressed as Father Christmas, leaving Scotland Yard scrambling to catch a maniac before the holiday arrives. This gleefully mean-spirited British slasher leans hard into its outrageous premise, delivering a parade of inventive, gory set-pieces across the city's festive streets. Equal parts nasty and absurd, it occupies a uniquely grimy corner of yuletide horror that few films dare to enter.
Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Slasher Kills, Sleazy Tone
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