063 - Silent Night Deadly Night (1984) & Santa's Slay (2005)

CW: Sexual assault, attempted rape, child abuse The Christmas Season begins this week on Pod Sematary when Chris & Kelsey talk about homicidal Santas! First up is the controversial 1984 classic: Silent Night, Deadly Night! When a young boy witnesses his parents murdered by a maniac in a Santa costume, Billy is scarred for life. But will playing Santa at the toy store where he works finally push him over the edge? Yes. Yes, it will. Punish! Then it's on to 2005's Santa's Slay! Professional wrestler Goldberg plays a demon named Santa, cursed to bring joy to children all over the world. But when the curse expires, Nicholas needs to find a way to stop Santa's Dag of Mord! Does a movie get more points if it knows exactly what it is? Get more at podsematary.com! Audio Sources: "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "Santa's Slay" produced by Media 8 Entertainment, et al. "Silent Night, Deadly Night" produced by TriStar Pictures & Slayride "The Stinkers of 1984" (At the Movies S03, E19) hosted by Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert