The 1984 slasher “Silent Night, Deadly Night” was an above-average movie, which grew in infamy due to advertising that depicted a bloodied, axe-wielding Santa. Nationwide protests to shield children from the images coincided with the opening, which, of course, had the unintentional effect of drumming up more business. This ultimately led to four more chapters in the series and a loose 2012 reboot, yet most of the movies haven’t stood the test of time in the horror community compared to franchises like “Halloween” or “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
In fact, horror filmmaker Mike P. Nelson says his first experience with “Deadly Night” wasn’t the film itself, but rather the advertising campaign.
“I was born in ’82 and the movie came out in ’84,” Nelson says. “I do feel like a lot of people my age who…
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