Black Christmas (1974) - SSP 139 - Scary Spirits Podcast

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Get ready for chills and thrills this holiday season! Join Karen and Greg as they delve into the dark side of the holidays with the cult classic “Black Christmas” (1974).

In this festive-yet-frightful episode, Karen brings her holiday spirit to the table while Greg unleashes his inner film buff. Together, they dissect the plot, analyze the characters, and explore the film’s lasting impact on the slasher genre.

But it wouldn’t be a Christmas review without a festive cocktail! Tune in as Karen and Greg whip up a delicious Silent Night Martini, the perfect drink to warm you up while you listen to their chilling review.

The recipe that Karen found at food.com is below.

Silent Night Martini Recipe

• 1/4 cup Malibu rum
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1⁄8 cup blue curacao
• 1⁄8 cup white creme de cacao
• splash whipping cream (1/2 & 1/2 will do, in a pinch)

Instructions:

Rim your martini glass with sugar.
Add all ingredients to ice, in a shaker cup; give a good shake and pour into your glass!

A Brief Synopsis: As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess and the often inebriated Barb, begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. Initially, Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb’s friend Claire goes missing from the sorority house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. But no one realizes just how near the culprit is.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

Do you know which sorority has the largest membership?
Karen tells us a little about Greek organizations.
Karen makes a reference to the band “KISS”.
Once again we learn about the bloodhound dog breed.
We learn that there are similarities between “Black Christmas” and the John Carpenter film “Halloween“.
Greg works in a reference to “Star Wars“.
Greg reminisces about the days that he was a music major in college.
Could this film include a homage to the film “It’s a Wonderful Life“?

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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Black Christmas (1974) – SSP 139

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