Sophia Takal’s
Black Christmas is a horror movie, of course, but at its core is the bond between college sorority sisters Riley Stone (Imogen Poots) and Kris Waterson (Aleyse Shannon), who are endlessly supportive of each other but also not hesitant to call each other out if necessary. These two women represent two sides of Takal’s artistic voice in
Black Christmas, which is a loose remake of Bob Clark’s 1974 proto-slasher classic of the same name and it’s this relationship that makes the 2019 film something special. Both Takal’s film (co-written by April Wolfe) and Clark’s original spring from the same basic premise, with sorority sisters stalked by a mysterious killer over winter break on a college campus.
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Horror History: The Original BLACK CHRISTMAS Was Released on This Day in 1974 By Josh Millican
While most credit John Carpenter’s
Halloween for igniting the slasher craze in horror, the film is actually soaked in the DNA of Bob Clark’s
Black Christmas, released on this day in 1974.
Black Christmas has been remade twice, but the original remains unsurpassed (not to mention a heavyweight in horror history).
If it’s been a while, or if you’ve never experienced the unnerving insanity of this classic holiday horror movie, give the trailer for
Black Christmas a spin below.
Synopsis:
As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess (Olivia Hussey) and the often inebriated Barb (Margot Kidder), begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. Initially, Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb’s friend Claire (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the