Black Christmas '74

Published: Dec. 24, 2022, 1 a.m.

Christmas brings warm feelings to most. It's a holiday nearing its year end, along with celebrating gifting loved ones presents. I love the feeling I get giving someone a thoughtful gift, something they never knew they always wanted. You can really discover a lot about person on how they unwrap presents. You have the “Rabid Wolverine” whose quick and calculated swipes unveil the neatly wrapped gift under all of the chaos. Next you have the “confident crusader” This one always wears that smug smirk like they knew it’s exactly what they asked for, because hey who’s going to say no to them? Then the last one, the “Timid Timmy” they open the gift very neatly, almost like they’re planning a new gift idea with the same paper. They are usually the hardest to shop for, thanks to them always buying everything they wanted on their own. Regardless, Christmas Day helps bring out the kid side inside of you out to display, even if it’s a small glimpse. Their’s always another side to Christmas. Something sinister behind anyone’s walls. You can assure your house is safe, clear and ready for holiday fun times. But, nothing can ever prepare you for murder during December. All of those folk tales passed down from generations, are just that, tales. But, I urge you to continue taking these stories with caution. All we need is one dimwit to conjure up a real life Krampus. It’s difficult to associate death, and destruction during this joyous occasion. I guess that list of yours should have a wish of good luck, and good health. Black Christmas, is one of the greatest Christmas Horror films of all time. Made in a peak era of horror films, it shines with the core shaking audio, the story build, and the overall atmosphere of it all. The silence back then during horror films have them an extra character to rave about with your buddies, and it’s almost hypnotic. Immediately after I watched it, I was ready for round two. Contemplation runs heavy after the endings. It holds no explanation, and because of that it’s even more disturbing.