10 Best Alternative Christmas Movies

2. Black Christmas

Black Christmas Black Xmas 2006
Dimension Films

Silent Night, Deadly Night thought it was onto a winner scaring the gravy out of people around Christmas time. However Black Christmas got there first and its infamy spread much wider. The poster rather subtly indicated the theme of the film by depicting a naked woman inside a festive bauble, though there's more to the production than stalk 'n sleigh.

Maverick Bob Clark directed and the cast included genre staples like Superman's Margot Kidder and 2001's Keir Dullea. Crucially this gift to the world of horror is credited as one of the first slasher pics, and while it didn't get any extra chapters (unlike successors Halloween and Friday The 13th) it did receive a tribute of sorts via a critically-mauled Noughties remake.

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I am a journalist and comedian who enjoys American movies of the 70s, Amicus horror compendiums, Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, Naomi Watts and sitting down. My short fiction has been published as part of the Iris Wildthyme range from Obverse Books.