We here at HorrorBid will be recommending one specific treasure for everyday of the month. The ultimate goal is mple; encourage the masses to seek out stellar films that fit the seasonal mold. While I’m certain plenty of our faithful readers will find some of these films predictable, or at the least familiar, we still feel as though a friendly reminder can go a long way towards renewed enjoyment.
On deck for October 5th, is a film that fits today’s Northern California weather perfectly; dark, damp, quiet, and near calm. The topic for today is the terrifying slasher that inspired John Carpenter’s masterpiece, Halloween, none other than Bob Clark’s 1974 slice of mastery, Black Christmas.
I’m under the impreson that I need not break down the gist of the film, as it’s likely virtually everyone to ever scan Horrorbid.com has seen it, but I’ll do so just the same, on the off chance that you’ve ignored a true treasure all these years. Black Christmas focuses on a sorority house tormented by a deranged caller with a sadistic and perverted streak courng through his veins. What the hell could be worse than that? How about planting said psychopath directly in the attic of the same home from which he’s calling?This flick has served as one of the most influential genre efforts of the 1970’s, and rightfully so: It’s a pitch perfect film that blends both the Christmas spirit and the horrors of Halloween seamlessly. Reginald H. Morris nails the cinematography wonderfully, and Clark’s direction is so precise, and so realistic an unnerving ebb brims in the psyche from opening to credits to final frame.
If you want to experience a slasher that altered the landscape of our beloved genre, find Bob Clark’s original Black Christmas, and get ready to learn what fear truly is. Suspense kills, and Bob proved it over 35 years ago.http://youtu.be/ysBKrRtBuag