Review of Christmas Evil (1980) by Scott Weinberg for eFilmCritic.com — 25 Jul 2002

Even before "Halloween," there was "Black Christmas.".

This review of Christmas Evil (1980) was written by Scott Weinberg and published by eFilmCritic.com on 25 Jul 2002.

Christmas Evil has generally received mixed reviews.

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The acting is laughable and the gore was inadequate, Christmas Evil is a little cult film that is somewhat funny but also touching(?)…

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Actually pretty good and convincing xmas horror. Probably my favorite holiday horror B movie piece of entertaining crap…

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By Michael A (1,637) on 24 Dec 2009

I like CHRISTMAS EVIL. Its pretty fucked up holiday fun. Marketed more as a slasher when it is really a slow decent into dementia…

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By Eddie D (96) on 23 Dec 2010

This is amazing! Such a great movie. Not really horror, actually more of a mellow drama, in a sense. Only two kills, but they are awesome…

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By Greg S (1,081) on 02 Jan 2009

I saw this awhile ago don't remember much probably shows how much of an impression it made…

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