Christmas cheer is about to get drenched in red for all the wrong reasons. The cult horror classic ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ is getting a modern reimagining, hitting theatres December 12, 2025. If the trailer’s anything to go by, Santa’s sleigh is riding straight through a slaughterhouse.
The plot follows Billy, a boy left scarred for life after witnessing his parents’ brutal Christmas Eve murder at the hands of a man in a Santa suit. Years later, Billy becomes the monster he fears most, pulling on the red coat and white beard to deliver bloody “justice” to anyone on his naughty list. Forget milk and cookies, this Santa’s bringing axes and vengeance.
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Reboot Trailer
From Cult Classic To Contemporary Carnage
Directed and written by Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn, The Domestics), the film brings together a cast that includes Rohan Campbell (The Monkey, Halloween Ends), Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day), Mark Acheson (Alone in the Dark), David Lawrence Brown and David Tomlinson.
The project is being produced by original 1984 film producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, alongside Jamie R. Thompson, Erik Bernard, and Jeremy Torrie. Horror heavyweight Steven Schneider (Insidious) serves as an executive producer, as do Anthony Masi (Halloween: 25 Years of Terror) and *Sarah Eilts. Cineverse and Sixth Dimension are steering the production, which recently wrapped filming in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Naughty Or Nice?
The original Silent Night, Deadly Night was infamous for its mix of slasher violence and holiday iconography, sparking outrage in the ’80s and earning a place in horror history. This reboot looks set to push things further, with the trailer teasing inventive kills, snow-dusted mayhem, and a Billy who’s less silent and more sadistic than ever.
Whether you’re a horror purist or just looking for a twisted counterbalance to Hallmark’s holiday parade, Silent Night, Deadly Night seems primed to be this December’s must-see for gorehounds. The only question is: have you been naughty?
Credit: Movie Insider
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