"The sort of Christmas you don't dream of."

Black Christmas (1974)
Directed by Bob Clark, rated R, 98 minutes

Black Christmas is a creepy, disturbing and influential horror film about a sorority house that's terrorized by a bizarre stranger who won't stop making frightening phone calls. The villain isn't as distinctive as Freddy or Jason, but he's much more realistic, and because of that he's all the more menacing and unsettling. The film isn't very violent at all, but each murder scene is memorably horrifying and masterfully filmed. Black Christmas builds tension effortlessly, making you genuinely afraid for the likable characters - and it will keep you on edge well past the end credits. You'll like it if: You like early slashers, creepy slashers, Psycho, Halloween or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.