If there’s anything better than Christmas itself, it’s Christmas movies.
Everyone has their favorite Christmas movie, but perhaps the most popular of all isBob Clark’sA Christmas Story.
HalloweenbegatFriday the 13th, but John Carpenter’s movie wasn’t exactly so original.
And it all happened during a holiday.
And I would call itHalloween.
Perfection can also slip through the cracks.
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We knew the entire time he was there, but that doesn’t make the moment any less creepy.
Both films take this scene froma popular urban legend, “The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs.”
While the urban legend is more synonymous withWhen a Stranger Calls,Black Christmasused it to terrifying effect first.
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She’s not the first one though.
These two final girls couldn’t be more different.
She is also far from the trope created by Laurie Strode.
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
Jess is a fully-formed character living her life, only to have it interrupted by a raving lunatic.
Movies likeHalloween,Friday the 13th, andScreamalways get way more attention thanBlack Christmas.
And it’s understandable.
