Black Christmas
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.
Critics Sentiment
Killer's voice heard from attic as phone rings again
Sergeant Nash brushes off Clare's disappearance report from friends
The film jumps from procedural police indifference to the shocking revelation that the calls are coming from inside the house.
Black Christmas maintains strong critical reception throughout, with reviewers consistently praising its technical innovation and atmospheric dread. The film builds steadily from its acclaimed opening POV shots through effective character work and feminist themes. The climactic basement sequence and ambiguous ending receive universal critical acclaim as genre-defining moments.
Full cast
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Olivia Hussey
Jess
Keir Dullea
Peter
Margot Kidder
Barb
John Saxon
Lt. Fuller
Marian Waldman
Mrs. Mac
Andrea Martin
Phyl
James Edmond
Mr. Harrison
Doug McGrath
Sargeant Nash
Art Hindle
Chris
Lynne Griffin
Clare
Michael Rapport
Patrick
Leslie Carlson
Graham
Martha Gibson
Mrs. Quaife
John Rutter
Laughing Detective
Robert Warner
Doctor
Sydney Brown
Farmer
Jack Van Evera
Search Party
Les Rubie
Search Party
Marcia Diamond
Woman
Pam Barney
Jean
Crew
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