Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974)

Director:

Theodore Gershuny

Writers:

Theodore Gershuny (writer)
Jeffrey Konvitz (screenplay)

Release Date:

April 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The mansion... the madness... the maniac... no escape.

Plot:

A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Christmas Eve | Serial Killer | Sepia | Flashlight

Cast

Patrick O'Neal	...	John Carter
James Patterson	...	Jeffrey Butler
Mary Woronov	...	Diane Adams
Astrid Heeren	...	Ingrid
John Carradine	...	Charlie Towman
Walter Abel	...	Mayor Adams
Fran Stevens	...	Tess Howard
Walter Klavun	...	Sheriff Bill Mason
Philip Bruns	...	Wilfred Butler (1929) (as Phillip Bruns)
Staats Cotsworth	...	Wilfred Butler (voice)
Ondine	...	Chief Inmate
Tally Brown	...	Inmate
Lewis Love	...	Inmate
Candy Darling	...	Guest
Harvey Cohen	...	Inmate

Also Known As:

Death House
Night of the Dark Full Moon (UK)
Zora (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min | USA:81 min | Canada:64 min (dvd version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Armor Films Inc.

Trivia:

After leaving the drive-in circuit in the early 70's the film fell into public domain. It remained obscure until the mid 80's when it appeared on Elvira's Movie Macabre where it began developing a cult following that grew with its eventual release on home video.

Quotes:

Diane Adams: How old are you?
Jeffrey Butler: You mean how many years have I lived?

Movie Connections:

Edited into Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987) (V)

Odd storyline involving incest and insanity

Really bizarre film that has some sepia film flashbacks-in-time which truly makes the footage look like it was filmed in 1910. The acting is so-so and the first half of the movie is kind of slow-paced. I wish there were still some good clean copies of the film, the DVD versions that are out are somewhat murky and it distracts from the viewing at times. All in all, a weird film that should be viewed at least once.