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Finally seeing it after all too long, I was glad to see that Black Christmas really holds up. The story of a regular group of sorority girls stalked and murdered by a madman is very much a chilling, suspenseful and engrossing tale. What really works best is how the killer, who is perhaps called Billy, is kept entirely a mystery. We don't know where he comes from, why he does what he does, and often see things from his perspective up in the dark attic. His rants, screams, whispers, glances and shadow is what makes for a really frightening film to this very day.

There are weaker parts to the film though. Margot Kidder is at the forefront of weak sex jokes, and there's also a lot of goofing off with police detectives trying to crack the case.

Overall, I can highly recommend Black Christmas. But this is a case where the original and remake is night and day, so make sure you see the original film. It will give you shivers just in time for a cozy Christmas night, when you're not sure who is coming to visit at night..

I saw this film within the first week that it was released back in 1974 in Toronto. At the time I was about 24, and saw it with a couple of friends. I knew the campus of U of T where it was filmed, so it made the whole thing more realistic. I can't remember EVER being so scared by a film since. Two of my daughters saw it and refuse to ever watch it again. They were horrified. Anyway, if you like horror films, I hope you see it at least once and enjoy. Every time I hear the phone ringing while I'm home alone, I think of the sorority house. Every time I look at an attic door....