
Movies that feel likeBlack Christmas (1974)
If you loved Black Christmas, the closest films we have are The Innocents (1961), House on Haunted Hill (1959) and Even the Wind Is Afraid (1968). All three share Black Christmas' dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Long Weekend (1979).
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If Black Christmas hit the spot, these will too

Both land dread and unease at once
The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Black Christmas does

Horror built on twists, twice over

Dread-soaked mystery, and it commits to that
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Black Christmas does

Two things both keep coming back to: serial killer and slasher
The difference: 22 years apart, and the 1990s show

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder

Unsettling crime in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Black Christmas does


Mystery with a pulse of dread, in both cases


Same instincts, 5 years apart

Both are built on the same subject: christmas horror
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Horror with a pulse of grit, in both cases
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