After unleashing Art the Clown upon the festive season with Terrifier 3, Cineverse is looking to unleash more Christmas carnage with a remake of the controversial 1984 slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night.
As per Deadline, the new version of the film is being written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn, V/H/S/85) with Cineverse’s Brandon Hill and Brad Miska executive producing alongside Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, EPs on the original film.
Silent Night, Deadly Night proved to be one of the more controversial horror movies of the 1980s, particularly due to its marketing campaign featuring a killer dressed as Santa Claus. That killer is Billy Chapman, who as a child witnessed his parents being brutally murdered by a criminal in a Santa costume, and decides to exact his vengeance on the world the same fashion.
“I have always been a huge fan of Silent Night, Deadly Night and can’t wait to bring Mike’s vision to fellow fans of iconic slashers,” said Cineverse’s Brandon Hill. “As we have seen this year, there continues to be incredible demand for independent horror films with bite, and we believe this can deliver strong audiences from theatrical to home entertainment and streaming.”
“The opportunity to work with producers involved with the original Silent Night, Deadly Night and to partner with the Terrifier 3 team is an honor,” added Nelson. “I’ll never forget walking into the video store at the mini mall when I was 5 and seeing that poster for the original film. I was in awe and started imagining what horrifying things would happen. To be a part of the film’s legacy many years later is insane! I’m looking forward to getting production underway, and unleashing my new take on this compelling story. Billy is back!”
