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Christmas Evil (1980)'s US theatrical release date is November 1, 1980. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

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Brandon Maggart plays Harry Stadling, Jeffrey DeMunn plays Philip Stadling, Dianne Hull plays Jackie Stadling, Andy Fenwick plays Dennis Stadling, Brian Neville plays Marc Stadling, Joe Jamrog plays Frank Stoller, Wally Moran plays Philip Stadling Jr., Gus Salud plays Harry Stadling Jr..

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Films similar to Christmas Evil (1980) on Watch Darkly include Violent Night (2022), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Psychological

Christmas Evil

1980 · R · 1h 34m

You Better Watch Out!

Release & where to watch

In theaters: November 1, 1980

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Garbed in his red suit, Harry, a toy factory worker, decides that the only thing he can do to save the spirit of Christmas is to become Santa Claus himself and make all of the naughty townspeople pay... in blood!

Plot summary via TMDB

Genres

horrorthriller

Details

Budget$750,000

Directed by

Lewis Jackson

Written by

Lewis Jackson

Cinematography

Ricardo Aronovich

Music

Joel Harris, Julia Heyward, Don Christensen

Starring

Brandon Maggart as Harry Stadling · Jeffrey DeMunn as Philip Stadling · Dianne Hull as Jackie Stadling · Andy Fenwick as Dennis Stadling · Brian Neville as Marc Stadling · Joe Jamrog as Frank Stoller · Wally Moran as Philip Stadling Jr. · Gus Salud as Harry Stadling Jr.