‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’, ‘Halloween’ & The Season of Giving And Taking
There’s a chill in the air. Frost is accumulating in the sky and on car windshields; people’s faces are leaking fluids while they try politely hiding their illnesses; dealerships are dusting off their house brand market-devised strategically named year-end sales events. In other words, the holidays are here. But the only holiday we know will get the spotlight is Christmas. I’m not here to tell you why, you probably already have a good idea. There’s an embarrassment of riches when it comes to anything Christmas-themed alone in this country. The embarrassment may in fact come because of the sheer volume of it all. This extends to film but more specifically because of this article, horror films. Maybe once upon a time there wasn’t much horror centered around the holiday but I have never been part of that world. Are these curses cast on human society or balms to soothe us in our times of need? Am I lucky to be part of this — or is this what it’s like having been born into a reality where v...