Silent Night, Deadly Night

  • Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Tomlinson
  • Mike P. Nelson
  • December 12th 2025
  • 96
A child witnesses his parents' murder by a man in a Santa suit. Years later, as an adult, he dons a Santa costume himself and embarks on a violent quest for retribution against those responsible for the traumatic event from his childhood.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night

Verdict: This festive horror remake gets better as it goes along but is ultimately not scary or fun enough to make a lasting impression

  • Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Tomlinson
  • December 12th 2025
  • 96
  • Mike P. Nelson

Rohan Campbell’s Billy Chapman goes on a killing spree dressed in a Santa costume every Christmas.

The Silent Night, Deadly Night horror franchise, which first began way back in 1984, hasn’t had a new instalment for 13 years.

Director Mike P. Nelson, who previously brought us a remake of Wrong Turn in 2021, has now turned his attention to remaking this festive horror franchise.

Taking inspiration from the 1984 original, this film follows Billy Chapman (Rohan Campbell), who puts on a Father Christmas costume and goes on a killing spree every December for reasons unknown for the majority of the film.

Encouraged by the voice in his head, Billy murders at least one person a day and puts a smudge of their blood in his unusual – and chilling – Advent calendar.

His activities fit better with a nomadic loner lifestyle, but Billy decides to stay in a small town he was passing through after becoming attracted to a woman named Pamela (Ruby Modine). In order to get closer to her, he gets a seasonal job in her family’s shop.

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