Cult classic Santa Slasher is getting a reboot (again) from the Terriifier team

One of the most iconic horror films of all time made a big splash in 1984 with Wes Craven’s A nightmare on Elm Street giving birth to Freddy Krueger and still striking fear into the hearts of the public. Also in 1984, Silent night, deadly night depicted an unhinged killer dressing up in a Santa Claus suit, with More frightening distributors Cineverse secure the rights for a completely new reinterpretation of the concept. In 2012, the horror film Silent Night served as a loose reinterpretation of the concept. The new film will be written and directed by Mike P. Nelson, who previously delivered the 2021 film Wrong turn restart.

“The opportunity to work with producers involved in the original Silent night, deadly night and to collaborate with the Scarer 3 team is an honor,” Nelson said in a statement, per Term. “I’ll never forget walking into the mini-mall video store when I was five and seeing that poster for the original movie. I was impressed and started to imagine what horrible things would happen. To be part of the film’s legacy many years later is insane! I’m looking forward to getting production underway and unleashing my new take on this compelling story. Billy is back!”

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Cineverse Executive Director, Acquisitions, Brandon Hill, added: “I’ve always been a big fan of Silent night, deadly night and I can’t wait to bring Mike’s vision to fellow fans of iconic slashers. As we have seen this year, there continues to be incredible demand for independent horror films with grit, and we believe this can create strong audiences from theater to home entertainment and streaming.”

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The original film focused on a young boy who witnessed the brutal attack of his parents by a man in a Santa suit, and when he grew up, witnessed another violent incident while dressed as Santa Claus himself, fueling his violence and those he deemed ‘naughty’ were punished. .” The film inspired four sequels, though the first sequel featured over 30 minutes of recycled footage from the first entry and ultimately had a running time that barely earned it a “feature film” award.

While A nightmare on Elm Street is undeniably more groundbreaking for the horror genre then Silent night, deadly nightthe two films were actually in theaters at the same time in November 1984, and early returns showed that Silent night, deadly night performed better than Craven’s film. However, because the advertising campaign focused on the combination of Santa’s brazen rampage, the audience received a backlash that resulted in the film being pulled from theaters.

The new one Silent night, deadly night is expected to hit theaters in 2025.

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