Christmas Evil
1980 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 5.5 · 70% critics
A lonely toy factory worker with a deep Christmas fixation decides the holiday has lost its meaning. As frustration with greed, cruelty, and fake cheer boils over, he takes it on himself to reward the “good” and punish the “bad” in increasingly violent ways.
Also known as Terror in Toyland · You Better Watch Out · Santa
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-11-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (203 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a stranger, moodier Christmas horror pick with sympathy for its disturbed lead, somewhere between Motel Hell and Phantasm; Not for you if you want nonstop action, heavy gore, or a straightforward slasher.
Pros: creepy holiday atmosphere; unusual killer portrait; darkly funny moments | Cons: slow pacing; limited scares; cheap-looking effects
Themes
- santa claus
- hospital
- church
- killer
- killing spree
- peeping tom
- killer santa claus
- christmas horror
- toy factory
- christmas
- delusional
Cast & crew
Brandon Maggart
as Harry Stadling
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Philip Stadling
Dianne Hull
as Jackie Stadling
- AF
Andy Fenwick
as Dennis Stadling
- BN
Brian Neville
as Marc Stadling
- JJ
Joe Jamrog
as Frank Stoller
- WM
Wally Moran
as Philip Stadling Jr.
- GS
Gus Salud
as Harry Stadling Jr.
Ellen McElduff
as Harry's Mother
- BH
Brian Hartigan
as Harry's Father
Directed by Lewis Jackson