"silent Night, Bloody Night" was pretty pioneering (along with the awful "Drive-In Massacre") in its use of some very early examples of elements that would become the staple of many Slasher movies to come.
It just pips the oft acknowledged blueprint "Black Christmas" (whose plot device of a psycho telephoning people up, was seen in "Silent Night, Bloody Night" first as well) in presenting familiar content like the psycho heavy breathing, killer POV shots and short sharp deaths.
But there' s also a heavy Giallo influence as well with close-ups of the killer's gloved hands and the ever present whispering, gender ambiguous, voice.
Did you spot Warhol groupie and 'Walk on the Wild Side' gal herself Candy Darling in the great flashback scene?
Transexuals 'n' trash!!
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