This week on SlashBack Cinema, we ask the question: Ho ho ho? Or no no no? we unwrap Silent Night, Deadly Night, the controversial 1984 Christmas slasher that turned mall Santas into horror icons. From Billy’s childhood trauma and religious guilt to infamous kill scenes, protest-fueled marketing, and a body count that launched a franchise, we break down what still works, what absolutely doesn’t, and why this film refuses to stay buried under the tree. Send us a text Support the show
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This week on SlashBack Cinema, we ask the question: Ho ho ho? Or no no no? we unwrap Silent Night, Deadly Night, the controversial 1984 Christmas slasher that turned mall Santas into horror icons. From Billy’s childhood trauma and religious guilt to infamous kill scenes, protest-fueled marketing, and a body count that launched a franchise, we break down what still works, what absolutely doesn’t, and why this film refuses to stay buried under the tree. Send us a text Support the show
Hack-O-Lantern (1988) When a Pumpkin-Obsessed Grandpa Runs a Satanic Cult
SlashBack Cinema
42 minutes
2 months ago
Hack-O-Lantern (1988) When a Pumpkin-Obsessed Grandpa Runs a Satanic Cult
Get ready for Hack-O-Lantern (1988) A schlocky, satanic, headbanging mess packed with awkward family moments, cheap cult rituals, and enough bad acting to fill a pumpkin patch. It’s Halloween horror at its most wonderfully awful. Shanny and Ryan ask the question - How did this ever get made? Send us a text Support the show
SlashBack Cinema
This week on SlashBack Cinema, we ask the question: Ho ho ho? Or no no no? we unwrap Silent Night, Deadly Night, the controversial 1984 Christmas slasher that turned mall Santas into horror icons. From Billy’s childhood trauma and religious guilt to infamous kill scenes, protest-fueled marketing, and a body count that launched a franchise, we break down what still works, what absolutely doesn’t, and why this film refuses to stay buried under the tree. Send us a text Support the show
