Silent Night, Deadly Night1984

Horror Vault's take

A single night of yuletide violence shatters a young boy's world and sets him on a collision course with his own demons. Raised under the iron hand of a merciless orphanage authority, Billy Chapman grows up with Christmas permanently branded as a symbol of terror. When a seasonal job forces him to don the red suit, the psychological fault lines cracked open in childhood threaten to give way entirely. Silent Night, Deadly Night weaponizes holiday cheer into something genuinely unsettling, courting controversy every step of the way.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Decapitation, Depictions Of Child Abuse, Sexual Violence, Strong Language