![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() yet one after the other, these clueless, ineffectual men are helpless to save anyone. From the outset, we know what the doomed sorority does not: a killer has penetrated their place of safety, and is creeping down from the upstairs attic, picking off their sisters one by one, then telephoning from inside the house after each murder. The underrated classic, Black Christmas (1974), uses this effective twist but, ingeniously, rather than saving the revelation for the end of the film, director Bob Clark reveals it early on, establishing tension within the first few minutes. It's a classic trope that's been around since baby sitters started babysitting, since the earliest days of horror films. ![]()
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