Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming
An inherited mansion becomes a Christmas-season killing ground when an axe-wielding maniac defends his claim to the abandoned Butler home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- gory
- foreboding
- late night horror marathon
- christmas horror night
What critics said
The very low IMDb score indicates broadly negative reception, with the film likely regarded as an unsuccessful low-budget slasher.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot takes place just before Christmas and centers on an axe-wielding maniac attacking visitors.
Wilfred Butler's abandoned home is occupied by a violent intruder and becomes the central location of the conflict.
The supplied keywords identify gore and b-movie aesthetics, while the plot foregrounds an axe-wielding killer.
Jeffrey's inheritance of the Butler property brings him and his lawyer to town despite the house's lethal occupant.
Films like Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming, and why
Silent Night, Deadly Night
shares a holiday slasher premise, axe-wielding killer, gore, and low-budget exploitation tone
Black Christmas
shares a Christmas setting, masked slasher violence, and grimy cult-horror atmosphere
The Strangers
shares an isolated-house setting, home-invasion suspense, and graphic slasher conventions
Movie Details
- Director
- James Plumb
- Release Date
- 2013-10-20
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 2.5 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Melanie Stevens
- Alan Humphreys
- Philip Harvey
- Victor Ptak
- Rosemary Smith
- Gary Knowles
- Simon Riordan
- Ceri Mears
- Adrienne King
- Sule Rimi
Common questions
- What is Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming about?
- An inherited mansion becomes a Christmas-season killing ground when an axe-wielding maniac defends his claim to the abandoned Butler home.
- What is Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming as graphic.
- What did critics think of Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming?
- The very low IMDb score indicates broadly negative reception, with the film likely regarded as an unsuccessful low-budget slasher.
- Which films are like Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming?
- Films with a similar feel include Silent Night, Deadly Night, Black Christmas, and The Strangers.
- How long is Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming?
- Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming runs 79 minutes.
