10 ‘Bad’ Horror Movies Everyone Gets Wrong
4. Black Christmas (2006)
The fact that Black Christmas has been remade twice now is a shocking example of just how far the horror genre is willing to sink. The 2019 version was an ill-conceived trainwreck that sought to be topical as opposed to terrifying, but the often-overlooked 2006 film is something of a lost treasure from the post-Scream era of slasher films.
Where the original film relied on atmosphere and persistent dread to unnerve its audience, this 2006 iteration instead goes for the jugular and offers up an orgy of brutal violence and appalling bad taste. This may not butter everyone's crumpet - nor did it do so upon release - but if you're in the mood for a nasty festive slasher film, you can't really go wrong with this one.
The plot is fairly loose and the characters definitely lack the depth of the original film's, but every else on display is so deliriously deranged and entertaining that it's easy to simply shut your brain off and enjoy the slay-ride.
It doesn't try to be the original film, and it's safe to say that if this film wasn't associated with Bob Clark's festive classic, it would have amassed a much bigger following by now.