Black Christmas 1974  R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Silent Night, Evil Night
Stranger in the House
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Marian Waldman, Andrea Martin, James Edmond, Art Hindle, Lynne Griffin, Doug McGrath
It's the day before Christmas when the obscene phone calls start at the sorority house, and the killing of sorority sisters begins. It appears that the killer is in the attic. A pretty good slasher film that set a standard for those to follow. Margot Kidder is great as the foul-mouthed sister.
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Class of '44 1973 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, Oliver Conant, Deborah Winters, William Atherton, Sam Bottoms, Joe Ponazecki, Murray Westgate, Marian Waldman, Mary Long
Sequels usually aren't as good as the original, and that is the case here as this follow-on to "Summer of '42" has Gary Grimes and Jerry Houser back. They are having growing pains as they find romance in college. Entertaining.
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Deranged 1974 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby
Cast: Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson, Robert Warner, Marcia Diamond, Brian Sneagle, Arlene Gillen, Robert McHeady, Marian Waldman, Jack Mather
Based on a true story, this creepy tale is about an unstable, Wisconsin farmer who is made even more unstable by his domineering mother. When she dies, he misses her so much that he digs her up and preserves her. He then kills and stuffs other women to keep her company. Roberts Blossom does a good job as the psycho–making the viewer even more uneasy. "Psycho" and "The Texas Chairsaw Massacre" are also based on the story of Ed Gein, the psychotic killer.
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When Michael Calls 1972  TV, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Shattered Silence
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Douglas, Karen Pearson, Larry Reynolds, Al Waxman, Alan McRae, Chris Pellet, Steve Weston, Robert Warner, John Bethune, Gerald McRaney, Marian Waldman
In this mystery thriller, Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) receives weird phone calls from a voice sounding like her nephew who died 15 years ago. During the phone calls, the voice on the other end identifies certain people who then die under suspicious circumstances. Will Helen be the next victim?
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| 1. Black Christmas (1974)
aka: Silent Night, Evil Night
aka: Stranger in the House
2. Class of '44 (1973)
3. Deranged (1974)
4. When Michael Calls (1972)
aka: Shattered Silence
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