Night — Silent Night, Deadly

Today, it is a cult classic, beloved by horror fans for its campy dialogue (the "Garbage day!" meme actually comes from the sequel), creative kills, and its status as the "forbidden fruit" of Christmas cinema. It spawned four sequels and a loose remake, proving that you can’t keep a bad Santa down for long.

Parents picketed theaters, singing Christmas carols to drown out the film's screams. Silent Night, Deadly Night

"Silent Night, Deadly Night" (1984) remains one of the most infamous entries in the 1980s slasher boom, less for its cinematic quality and more for the firestorm of controversy it ignited upon release. The Plot: Trauma in a Red Suit Today, it is a cult classic, beloved by