BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) Original U.S. TV Spot - Classic Slasher Horror

Black Christmas (originally titled "Silent Night, Evil Night" in the United States and retitled "Stranger in the House" on television and pay-tv screenings) is a 1974 Canadian slasher film produced and directed by Bob Clark (A Christmas Story (1983) and Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)), and written by A. Roy Moore.

It stars Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Lynne Griffin and John Saxon. The story follows a group of sorority sisters who receive threatening phone calls and are eventually stalked and murdered by a deranged killer during the Christmas season.

Inspired by the urban legend "the babysitter and the man upstairs" and a series of murders that took place in the Westmount neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Moore wrote the screenplay under the title Stop Me. The filmmakers made numerous alterations to the script, primarily the shifting to a university setting with young adult characters. It was shot in Toronto in 1974 on an estimated budget of $686,000, and was distributed theatrically in N. America by Warner Bros.

Upon its release, Black Christmas received mixed reviews, but it has since received critical re-appraisal, with film historians noting it for being one of the earliest slasher films. It is also praised for its influence on John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). Aside from its earning a cult following since its release, a novelization written by Lee Hays was published in 1976. It is the first film in the Black Christmas series, being followed by two remakes in 2006 and 2019.

Here's the full U.S. TV spot from 1974. For entertainment, historical & nostalgic purposes only.

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