You may never have heard of Black Christmas, a neglected gem from 1974, but you've probably seen one of its many imitators. Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder star as two residents of a sorority house that is emptying out as Christmas approaches. The atmosphere is jolly and carefree, except for an ongoing series of menacing telephone calls, and, oh yes, we've just seen someone climb into the attic with apparent ill intent. Kidder does some scene-stealing as the bad girl, Hussey illustrates one of the downsides to having beautiful long 70s hair and Keir Dullea does a nice... turn as the creepy boyfriend. Director Robert Clark knows that the unseen is far scarier than what can be seen and he ratchets up the tension beautifully, making good use of ominous shadows, and putting in nice touches such as replacing the sound of a distraught woman's scream with the piercing ring of yet another ominous phone call. This is a terrific, well-made little movie that is genuinely sleep-with-the-lights-on scary. Don't miss it. --Ali Davis [show more]
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Canadian horror directed by Bob Clark in which a group of sorority sisters find themselves having to stay in their sorority house over the Christmas break. They begin to receive eerie phone calls from a man they call 'The Moaner', and when Barb (Margot Kidder) invites other girls to listen in on one of the calls, she aggravates him and he threatens to kill them all before suddenly hanging up the phone. What they don't realise however, is that the creepy caller is closer than they think...
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