Night of the Dark Full Moon

4/14/2022

_**Moody horror that influenced many films to come**_ A mysterious man from California (James Patterson) inherits a manor in a Northeast town at Christmastime, but someone has escaped the local asylum and key citizens feel increasingly threatened, especially after some creepy phone calls. Patrick O'Neal, Astrid Heeren, John Carradine and Walter Abel are on hand. "Silent Night, Bloody Night" was made in December-March, 1970-71, on a modest budget ($295,000), but not released until 1972. This is an atmospheric horror flick that originated tropes that became staples of the oncoming slasher craze, such as the (possible) killer escaping from an asylum, sexual immorality results in death, disturbing phone calls and naming horror films after a holiday or significant date, à la “Black Chr