Starring Andrea Martin and Margot Kidder, the 1974 horror movie Black Christmas is the definition of campy fun. The story of sorority sisters being tormented by a killer has become iconic, and there have been many films that follow the same idea of characters hiding in a house. Like the 1979 movie When A Stranger Calls, Black Christmas is an entertaining slasher that is perfect for horror fans who want to catch up on the classics. Both movies feature talented, popular actors, a story that is enjoyable to follow along with, and just the right amount of cheesiness.
While it makes sense that a popular horror film would eventually have a remake, Black Christmas has two: one in 2006 and one in 2019. How do these movies compare to each other?
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Remakes aren't usually great, and since there have been two remakes of the '70s classic horror movie Black Christmas, that brings up the question of which remake is better. The 2006 film follows sorority sisters at Delta Alpha Kappa in New Hampshire played by Lacey Chabert, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Katie Cassidy. Billy (Robert Mann) is the killer, and he has a dark and creepy background as he killed his mom and her boyfriend. Now he's back at the sorority house, looking for revenge. The 2019 film stars Imogen Poots as Riley, a sorority girl at Hawthorne College who learns that the person killing students is part of a cult. While the 2019 movie has a message, it's not done very well, making the 2006 movie a lot better.
The 1974 movie feels groundbreaking, being one of the first movies to take place at a sorority house, showing that there's a lot of horror to be found on a college campus. It's possible to see
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