Black Christmas (1974) with Zac Locke

It’s Christmas at a college somewhere in North America, and the girls of a campus sorority house are welcoming the season with boys and libations. For Clare, Jess, Phyl, Barb and their house mother, Mrs. Mac, it’s an especially sweet time, as the house welcomes kids from the neighborhood for a party and the spirit of giving is in the air. But soon, giving turns to screaming as one of them finds herself confronted by a mysterious stranger who has seemingly entered the house via an upstairs window.  Soon, the case of one missing girl draws in the residents of the house, the local police, and the town, and an oddly hard-to-locate killer initiates a game of hide-and-seek, sororicide, and some truly awful telephone etiquette.



Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 0:00-34:52

Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy) 34:53-1:04:45

Superlatives (so. many. spoilers.) 1:04:46-1:26:26



Director Bob Clark

Screenplay Roy Moore

Featuring Keir Dullea, Lynne Griffin, Art Hindle, Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Doug McGrath, Michael Rapport, John Saxon, Marian Waldman



Zac Locke is an experienced producer and business affairs executive who recently moved into writing and directing. As a producer, he's shepherded more than a dozen films from inception through production and release, including THE VOYEURS, BLACK CHRISTMAS, THE WIND, BLOODLINE, and AGNES. His directorial debut, FLOAT, was released December 8, 2022 by XYZ Films. Zac lives in Portland, OR.



Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar.  



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