Silent Night, Bloody Night

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Silent Night, Bloody Night is a 1972 American horror film that blends slasher and gothic elements in a grim Christmas-set murder mystery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
slasher film
alsoKnownAs Death House
Night of the Dark Full Moon
cinematographyBy Adam Giffard
countryOfOrigin United States
countryOfRelease United States
director Theodore Gershuny
distributor Cannon Films
editedBy Tom Kennedy
featuresElement axe murders
escaped mental patient backstory
old mansion
telephone calls
filmingLocation New York state
linked to: New York State
genre gothic
horror
mystery film
slasher
hasCultFollowing true
hasSetting small American town
hasTheme family secrets
insanity
murder mystery
revenge
homeMediaStatus public domain in some regions
influenced later Christmas-themed slasher films
musicBy Gershon Kingsley
narrativeFocus mysterious deaths in a mansion with a dark past
notableFor bleak atmosphere
mix of slasher and gothic elements
nonlinear flashback sequence
originalLanguage English
periodOfProduction early 1970s
producer Edgar Lansbury
Jeffrey Konvitz
releaseYear 1972
runtimeMinutes 85
screenwriter Theodore Gershuny
setInTime Christmas
stars Astrid Heeren
James Patterson
John Carradine
Mary Woronov
Patrick O'Neal
linked to: Patrick O’Neal

Walter Abel
timePeriodDepicted 1890s (flashbacks)
1970s (present-day story)

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Mary Woronov notableWork Silent Night, Bloody Night