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Written by James M. Tate / 12/25/2022 / No comments / andrea martin , art hindle , bob clark , body count , exploitation , holiday , horror , john saxon , keir dullea , lynne griffin , margot kidder , olivia hussey , seventies , slasher , thriller

OLIVIA HUSSEY IN BOB CLARK'S CULT SLASHER 'BLACK CHRISTMAS'

<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPa0lifL_UgIrZByL3A8x5whRCrO6QaJMgMBUiluwlTI2ZgGW119wchu2plL7BGlFs7A6E1VUunAslBtN4o-9EMzmzPpmGzuMAH3fib7eX3wSl01l_oLvPExECIGPBGEAEwmveoiA6-B8p-f_7hzlIlAI-7B1qscmmCvLuS_5lH9eXeVOFirjRgiUrHA/s1417/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPa0lifL_UgIrZByL3A8x5whRCrO6QaJMgMBUiluwlTI2ZgGW119wchu2plL7BGlFs7A6E1VUunAslBtN4o-9EMzmzPpmGzuMAH3fib7eX3wSl01l_oLvPExECIGPBGEAEwmveoiA6-B8p-f_7hzlIlAI-7B1qscmmCvLuS_5lH9eXeVOFirjRgiUrHA/s16000/1.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Olivia Hussey in BLACK CHRISTMAS Year: 1974 Rating: **1/2</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the case of Bob Clark's 1974 cult-horror BLACK CHRISTMAS, Christmas comes before HALLOWEEN since John Carpenter's 1978 slasher took some inspiration from not only a killer stalking a group of pretty young ladies (college instead of high school), but the camera sporadically becomes his shaky, formidable perspective... </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But not for long enough as most of the would-be victims remain alive for too long: except poor Lynne Griffin's curiously foreboding shy girl, seeming perfect for the sole survivor — described by a loose, foul-mouthed Margot Kidder (more befitting a sex comedy than horror) as a <i>professional virgin</i> — but lovely-lithe Olivia Hussey's our <i>final girl</i>... </p><p><span></span></p>

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OLIVIA HUSSEY IN BOB CLARK'S CULT SLASHER 'BLACK CHRISTMAS'

Olivia Hussey in BLACK CHRISTMAS Year: 1974 Rating: **1/2 In the case of Bob Clark's 1974 cult-horror BLACK CHRISTMAS, Christmas comes b...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR DANA ANDREWS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvFH8xaOgwDyogJaen6lelhKPof8eShLSQxphoUB-1Dgu4i6-DiYey-9_b_jgjICLffv8KoyFHOJNZlcVLoGtfe5D1dl8SN1ogX3VtrukdGR0ftlrMCHF1szQ4YFvKPQ9Gorln3B_hOWJxX931_XT2TLlq4H5WKkWX7OqcYJvLilNaU79Vfk1fYdWCPg=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvFH8xaOgwDyogJaen6lelhKPof8eShLSQxphoUB-1Dgu4i6-DiYey-9_b_jgjICLffv8KoyFHOJNZlcVLoGtfe5D1dl8SN1ogX3VtrukdGR0ftlrMCHF1szQ4YFvKPQ9Gorln3B_hOWJxX931_XT2TLlq4H5WKkWX7OqcYJvLilNaU79Vfk1fYdWCPg=s16000"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Dana Andrews from SPY IN YOUR EYE</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Birthday of <a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/search/label/dana%20andrews">DANA ANDREWS</a> as the new year begins; our personal favorite actor here, we cover just about everything Dana's ever starred or appeared in, whether from the big or small screen ranging from Westerns to War to Noir...<br></p><p>From his rudimentary secondary-leads to leading-man roles to formidable villains with that ever-deepening mellifluous voice, there's no other point for this particular entry but to say both Happy Birthday <a href="http://www.cultfilmfreaks.com/search/label/dana%20andrews">Dana Andrews </a>and Happy New Year from Cult Film Freak, to everybody. </p><p><span></span></p>

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR DANA ANDREWS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Dana Andrews from SPY IN YOUR EYE Birthday of DANA ANDREWS as the new year begins; our personal favorite actor here, we cover just about ev...

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2019 FROM CULT FILM FREAKS DOT COM

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Personally, on a personal basis, this year, 2019, especially the last month, has been the very, very worst Holiday season in ages, maybe forever, but movies keep things moving, always on the run, so, despite being too damn lazy to review a Christmas-based vehicle or to even think of one, don't pick your feet, and Merry Christmas from Cult Film Freak...<br>
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MERRY CHRISTMAS 2019 FROM CULT FILM FREAKS DOT COM

Personally, on a personal basis, this year, 2019, especially the last month, has been the very, very worst Holiday season in ages, maybe f...

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