Review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) by John T — 04 Dec 2014

There is no excuse for a film to be this terrible. Christmas horror is a fun idea, but this piece of exploitation garbage doesn't really embrace that.

This review of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) was written by John T on 04 Dec 2014.

Silent Night, Deadly Night has generally received mixed reviews.

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