This is one of John Waters‘ favorite films, if that tells you what kind of movie it is. (He does an excellent commentary track on the DVD.) Dark and perverse, without some of the kitschier, campier elements that define the holiday horror subgenre, it’s more "Taxi Driver" than "Terror Train."
In "Christmas Evil" a man, scarred by a memory of his father (dressed as Santa) groping his mother, grows up to work in a toy factory and, eventually, murder lots people. Slimy and cheaply made, it’s both thrilling and oddly affecting.
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