{"id":25442,"date":"2019-12-13T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T16:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=25442"},"modified":"2019-12-13T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T16:12:37","slug":"christmas-movies-are-now-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2019\/12\/13\/christmas-movies-are-now-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Movies Are Now Scary?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s finally nearing Christmastime! After the prolonged stress from upcoming finals, many IMSA students, myself included, are counting down the days till winter break. A large part of most’s winter season is watching the numerous amounts of Christmas movies on Netflix. I personally have found myself binging the classics, such as Elf<\/em>, The Polar Express<\/em>, and The Holiday<\/em>.<\/p>\n

However, when it comes to holiday seasons I draw a clear line between Halloween and Christmas. Halloween, reserved for classic scary movies must be separated from the feel-good, hallmark movies of Christmas time.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been paying attention to social media or been to the theater in the last few weeks, I’m sure you’ve seen a trailer for the new movie Black Christmas<\/em><\/a>, to be released Friday the 13th of December (well that worked out).<\/p>\n

The movie, a remake of the first Black Christmas<\/em> of 1974, focuses around a group of sorority girls who are being stalked by a killer. The girls eventually uncover that their stalker is part of an underground college conspiracy, more sinister than it seems. The movie was described as a “Christmas horror movie set on college campus looks gory” by Common Sense Media.<\/p>\n

Personally, I was quite confused, to say the least. Even though I’m not a typical horror fan, horror during the winter sounds unappealing. A fat-bellied, joyful Santa succumbing to a sinister image of a serial killer seems just wrong.<\/p>\n

However, upon looking up the 1974 version of the movie, it was noted that Rotten Tomatoes produced a score of 69%, which could be worse. The movie still has potential, giving a spark of horror to those still not completely recovered from the spooky season (I mean, isn’t that all of us?).<\/p>\n

Regardless of the relevance of the plot line, the movie provides a fresh and eccentric look to Christmas that’s sure to shock audiences. Either a flop or a success, we can count on Black Christmas<\/em> to stir up both controversy and praise. Be sure to check it out in theaters on Friday the 13th (after finals, of course).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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