Walter abel, philip bruns, john carradine, candy darling, astrid heeren director. I pulled out this vhs relic to compare it to diamonds dvd release, and believe me, its like night and day when comparing the two. Silent night, bloody night is a 1974 horror film film which was also released as night of the dark full moon and. Run time 85 minutes production company armor films inc. Silent night, bloody night 1973 thomas gershuny, theodore. Beekman house in oyster bay served as the butler home in the film. Not to be confused with the ludicrous silent night, deadly night series, this 1972 thriller has enough eerie atmosphere to overcome its numerous plot holes and low budget production. Silent night, bloody night is a 1972 american horror feature film directed by theodore gershuny sugar cookies from a screenplay cowritten. When an old mansion goes up for sale, its terrifying past as a mental institution is uncovered, causing a maddened killer to seek. A loose remake of the film, titled silent night, was released on december 4, 2012, starring jaime king and malcolm mcdowell. Thanks to home video and companies willing to spend money on restorations, we are able to enjoy silent night bloody night all over again. Patrick oneal, james patterson, mary woronov, john carradine.
The videos are primarily collected from my dvd collection. The film will be called silent night, bloody night. This movie is a masterpiece, a thriller and a mystery,right from the beginning as she walks thru the woods narrating then i will be the. Dec 06, 2014 if theres anything lowbudget shocker silent night, bloody night proves with certainty, its that the bulk of the scares are so strong that bob clark cribbed many of them for his 1974 opus black christmas, and that theres no place like home for the holidays. The toy maker, however, are entirely different, and each focuses on a different christmasthemed horror story. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region. In the 70s, silent night, bloody night was primarily a drivein theater b movie. Silent night, bloody night 1972 trailer 1080p youtube. A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. You can load the mpeg2 file into dvdauthorgui a free program and create a dvd to watch on your television. Imdb touts a remake to be released in the us in february. Unfortunately its plagued with too many voiceovers, flashbacks, and killers point of view shots.
Ogg multiplexed audiovideo file, theoravorbis, length 1 h 25 min 16 s, 533. Patrick oneal, john carradine, walter abel a man inherits his familys mansion that has been unoccupied for years and was at one time a mental hospital. And aside from the poor film quality looking at a lot of black footage, it was an interesting film. Published 1974 usage public domain topics horror, slasher, suspense, thriller, mystery an underrated horrorslashermystery film. Silent night, bloody night is an eerie and disturbing little protoslasher. The homecoming is a 20 british horror film and remake of the 1972 american film silent night, bloody night.
Patrick oneal, mary woronov, and john carradine are among the actors. Nearly every scene and plot device and technique is ripped off by later films, even by classics of the genre. Gershon kingsley silent night, bloody night original. The film stars patrick oneal and cult actress mary woronov in leading roles, with john carradine in a supporting performance. Theodore gershuny, jeffrey konvitz screenplay synopsis. Silent night, bloody night photos view all photos 5 movie info. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing silent night, bloody night near you. Filmed in 1972 and arriving in 1974, it predates even black christmas, yet features several elements that have become familiar today. Dec 04, 2014 silent night, bloody night the cinema snob duration. Directed by theodore gershuny too bad more people did not like his films back in the day because of that he only made three theatrical films. Silent night, bloody night metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Watch silent night, bloody night online watch online anytime.
Silent night, bloody night silent night, bloody night. Silent night bloody night aka death house the secrets of a small new england town are violently exposed on christmas eve in this protoslasher shocker. Jeffrey inherits his grandfathers abandoned home and arrives in town to negotiate its sale. Music remastered by erik veach at crazy daisy productions. Koukol, i think youre mistaking this with silent night, deadly night, which is what anchor bay announced a. Silent night, bloody night 1972 silent night, bloody.
It came from beyond midnight silent night bloody night. Bob clarks zombie movies children shouldnt play with dead things 1972 and dead of night 1973. In fact, there isnt an ounce of humor, intentional or otherwise, in this somber, wintry horror tale. Silent night, bloody night 1972 the movie database tmdb. Who is this deranged murderer and why do the local townspeople act so strange. Silent night, bloody night 1974 music composed, orchestrated, and conducted by gershon kingsley. Some critics have credited silent night, bloody night with more influence than it probably deserves, but there are a number of future slasher cliches on display. Silent night, bloody night is actually an engaging, cheap slasher that proved to be slightly ahead of its time. Howlin wolf records silent night, bloody night page. Full marks then to exploited for unearthing obscure genre items their next releases are. If night of the living dead set the standard for zombie flicks to come, silent night, bloody night set the standard for approximately every slasher flick that followed. The owner of the longabandoned butler estate is desperate to sell, and dispatches his lawyer from new york to negotiate its purchase by the town council. Silent night, bloody night 1972 classic slasher part 22.
Silent night, bloody night widescreenuncut internet archive. Code red dvd incasion of the blood farmers silent night. Silent night, bloody night is a 1972 american horror film directed by theodore gershuny and. Filmed in 1972 though one source says 1970, it sat on the shelf until 1974. Overview of silent night, bloody night, 1974, directed by theodore gershuny, with patrick oneal, james patterson, astrid heeren, at turner classic movies. I pulled out this vhs relic to compare it to diamonds dvd release, and believe me. Principal photography for silent night, bloody night began on november 30, 1970 in oyster bay, new york. An ax killer stalks a lawyer patrick oneal and his girlfriend in a house that used to be an asylum.
Stream, download, buy silent night, bloody night is available to watch free on tubi tv, vudu free, popcornflix and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, flixfling, flixfling vod, amazon online. Silent night, bloody night, directed by theodore gershuny and filmed in 1972, was not released theatrically until april of 1974 placing it chronologically in horror genre history as the first holidaythemed slasher film, predating black christmas 1974 and halloween 1978, and the rightful granfather of what has become a thriving horror subgenre. Silent night bloody night 1972 hd widescreen youtube. Silent night, bloody night is an obviously really low budgeted, lowlit film, and this was always apparent during tv broadcasts and its video release by paragon in the early 80s. The film originally had the working title zora, which was the title of an unrelated screenplay owned by cannon films. Silent night, bloody night is an unusual mix of old dark house thriller, small town secret mystery, and axmurdering mania from a time when dramatic theatricality. Silent night, bloody night is being rereleased on dvd on december 10th restored from 35mm. Silent night, bloody night is a lowbudget, poorly edited but compulsively watchable 70s horror flick concerning the escape of a maniac from a mental institution, with an ax figuratively and literally to grind with the citizens of a small community that has more dirty little secrets than peyton place. Possibly the earliest modern christmas slasher excepting of course.
The homecoming is a british remake of the 1972 cult film that features patrick oneil and john carradine. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Silent night, bloody night is an unusual mix of old dark house thriller, small town secret mystery, and axmurdering mania from a time when dramatic theatricality went beyond snarky oneliners and creative kills. But instead of elaborating, id like to introduce everyone to an impressive website. Silent night, bloody night 1972 ganzer film deutsch hd. Jan 05, 2017 silent night bloody night 1972 patrick oneal, james patterson, mary woronov feature horror, mystery, thriller. Silent night, bloody night 1973 an ax killer stalks a lawyer patrick oneal and his girlfriend in a house that used to be an asylum. Silent night, bloody night classic horror film board. Silent night, bloody night is a slowburn oddity with atmosphere and eclecticism and budget holes to spare, but style and set pieces that prefigure so many elements of bob clarks black christmas 1974 killer in the house, creepy phone calls, cold, dark shadowy nights that i assumed this must have been a canadian production. Silent night, bloody night 1972 spectacular optical. Unfortunately, they should have left the deadly dull california axe massacre in blissful obscurity. Silent night, bloody night the cinema snob duration. Silent night, bloody night is a 1972 american slasher film directed by theodore gershuny and coproduced by lloyd kaufman.
December 6, 2014 december 6, 2014 hardboiledgirl if theres anything lowbudget shocker silent night, bloody night proves with certainty, its that the bulk of the scares are so strong that bob clark cribbed many of them for his 1974 opus black christmas, and that theres no place like home for the. Silent night, bloody night 1972 night of the dark full moon original title stars. With patrick oneal, james patterson, mary woronov, astrid heeren. The infamous butler mansion, a former insane asylum, has lain dormant for 20 years after the former owner burned to death on christmas eve, 1950.