Evolution of Horror Presents: Black Christmas (18)

As winter holidays begin, a group of sorority sisters begin to receive anonymous obscene phone calls. Initially, confident Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb's friend Clare goes missing from the house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. But no one realizes just how near the culprit is. One of the original (and arguably best) examples of the Slasher genre, this politically progressive and fun alternative Christmas movie was a key influence on John Carpenter, and its director would go on to make another key staple of the season, the mawkish family film A Christmas Story.

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Evolution of Horror is a weekly podcast in which Mike Muncer explores and dissects the history and evolution of the horror genre by looking at particular sub-genres one season at a time. In each episode, Mike is joined by a different guest: a critic, filmmaker or expert, to discuss a particular film in depth, to look at its place within a sub-genre and its impact on cinema history.