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Black Christmas

1974 · 98 min

A slow-building, skin-crawling experience that mixes holiday cheer with mounting dread and a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by: Bob Clark
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder

Tagline: If this picture doesn't make your skin crawl... it's on TOO TIGHT.
Overview: As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

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Directed by: Bob Clark
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
violence
mystery
deception
death
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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