Christmas Evil(1980)You Better Watch Out(original title).Widely recognized as the best of the Christmas horror efforts, Christmas Evil is the story of a boy who loves Christmas. He is scarred as a boy when he learns that Santa is not real. Throughout the rest of his life, the toy-maker tries to make the Christmas spirit a reality. He becomes obsessed with the behavior of children and the quality of the toys he makes. When he is met with hypocrisy and cynicism, the resulting snap causes him to go on a yuletide killing spree to complete this dark comedic horror. Written byJason Duvall <jasduv@edge.net>... Synopsis Christmas Evil(1980)You Better Watch Out(original title)
Movie Title: Christmas Evil(1980)You Better Watch Out(original title)
Run Time: 100 min
Rating: 4.5 / 10
Genres: Horror |Thriller
Release Date: November 1980 (USA)
Director: Lewis Jackson
Writer: Lewis Jackson... and other credits
Actor: Brandon Maggart,Jeffrey DeMunn,Dianne Hull
You Better Watch Out (aka Christmas Evil) is much more of a black comic character study than a slasher film. It centers on a man named Harry, who has a serious Santa fetish and works at the local toy factory . Harry dresses up like Santa and finds out who's naughty or nice . Very creepy and brilliantly darkly hilarious . This flick takes Santa back closer to the old mythology. He's totally down with the good folks. If you are a bad kid, he will bring you something horrible . If you mess with Santa, you get taken out.You Better Watch Out is the perfect cinematic experience if you have seen to many bad Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel. Great holiday horror film.
