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Four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here), and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a remake is still moving forward. Last November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm. A couple of months ago, Sixth Dimension, the new in-house genre label at Studiocanal, picked up the global rights (excluding North America) to the project. And now, Deadline has confirmed that the remake has officially started filming – and they even unveiled the first image, which can be seen at the bottom of this article.

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Four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here), and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a remake is still moving forward. Last November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm. A couple of months ago, Sixth Dimension, the new in-house genre label at Studiocanal, picked up the global rights (excluding North America) to the project. And just yesterday, it was announced that Rohan Campbell of Halloween Ends has signed on to play Billy Chapman, who dons a Santa Claus costume and goes on a killing spree in the film.

Rohan Campbell is going from playing a Michael Myers copycat to playing a killer Santa Claus, as our friends at Bloody Disgusting have announced that the Halloween Ends star has been cast as Billy Chapman, who dons a Santa Claus costume and goes on a killing spree, in a remake of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here).

Four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of Silent Night, Deadly Night, and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a remake is still moving forward. Last November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm.

Nearly four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here)… and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a Silent Night, Deadly Night remake is still moving forward. Back in November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm. Now, Deadline has broken the news that Sixth Dimension, the new in-house genre label at Studiocanal, has picked up the global rights (excluding North America) to the project as first acquisition. The new Silent Night, Deadly Night will be heading into production this spring, aiming to reach theatres by the end of this year.

Nearly four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here), which happens to be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year… and if you’ve been wondering what was going on with that reboot, we finally have an update! For one thing, Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved. Instead, the new version of Silent Night, Deadly Night will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, and Deadline reports that it’s expected to start filming soon with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm! The project is aiming for a late 2025 theatrical release – so it sounds like we’ll be getting it just in time for Christmas!

Nelson already has some reboot experience,...

2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here) – and to mark the occasion, Scream Factory will be giving the film a 4K Uhd and Blu-ray release on December 10th! Copies of the 4K Uhd / Blu-ray set are available for pre-order on the Scream Factory website – but the company is also selling a bundle that includes a paperback novelization! Or, you can just buy the novelization on its own. The 4K Uhd / Blu-ray set goes for the price of $35.99, the novelization bundle is $64.98, and the novelization by itself is $30.

Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. from a screenplay by Michael Hickey (with Paul Caimi receiving story credit), Silent Night, Deadly Night has the following synopsis: Bearing the emotional scars of a young boy who has seen his mother and father brutally murdered by a savage killer in a Santa Claus costume, 18-year-old...

Last week, The Arrow in the Head Show hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek prepared for the holidays by taking in a viewing of the 2006 version of Black Christmas. Now that we’re heading into Christmas weekend, The Arrow and Lance continue their holiday viewings with the 1984 slasher classic Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here). To find out what they think of the movie, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. from a screenplay by Michael Hickey (with Paul Caimi receiving story credit), Silent Night, Deadly Night has the following synopsis: Bearing the emotional scars of a young boy who has seen his mother and father brutally murdered by a savage killer in a Santa Claus costume, 18-year-old Billy explodes into a lethal frenzy – he’s asked to put on a Santa Claus suit himself to entertain the customers of the department store where he works.

The 1984 classic Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here) and the 1974 classic Black Christmas (watch that one Here) are two horror films that many genre fans make sure to watch every holiday season – so the folks at Gutter Garbs have very wisely put imagery promoting both films together for their “Holidays of Horror Double Feature” collection. A T-shirt, a hoodie, and a poster showing Silent Night, Deadly Night and Black Christmas double feature artwork can be purchased at This Link – and you can take a look at those items at the bottom of this article.

Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. from a screenplay by Michael Hickey (working from a story by Paul Caimi), Silent Night, Deadly Night has the following synopsis:

Bearing the emotional scars of a young boy who has seen his mother and father brutally murdered by a savage killer in a Santa Claus costume, 18-year-old Billy...

Malcolm McDowell has boarded Genre Company and Inferno's Ember production's reboot of the classic 1984 horror film, Silent Night, Deadly Night.

The remake will be called Silent Night and follows a local police department's search for the killer Santa Claus terrorizing a remote Midwestern town on Christmas Eve. The actor will be portraying Sheriff Cooper, a small-town hero ready for some big-time action.

Steven C. Miller will be directing the remake from a script by Jayson Rothwell. Richard Saperstein, Brian Witten and Shara Kay are producing with Phyllis Laing.

Production for the project begins next month with a possible holiday season release date.

Silent Night, Deadly Night was released November 9th, 1984 and stars Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson, Britt Leach, Nancy Borgenicht, H.E.D. Redford, Danny Wagner. The film is directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr..