A creepy thriller, which sustains suspense till the very end, an open ending , which could have spawned a sequel,but the producers did not capitalize on it as they did for "Haloween" "Friday the thirteenth" and others ;thus the movie kept its mysterious side ,actually his raison d'être.
Taking place during yuletide,the movie takes advantage of the magic atmosphere and smartly uses the singing choirs of children, the illuminated streets and the Christmas trees ,with their festoons, their baubles, their garlands and their lights .The phone calls-taken from the movies with baby sitter - predict "scream " .
Olivia Hussey is the stand out ,but Margot Kidder has a tendency to overact and she's sometimes irritating ;a long-haired Keir Dullea is not very handsome but unnerving.
But it does not matter: this Xmas ,Santa Claus is coming to town and he's bringing death in his sack.
Taking place during yuletide,the movie takes advantage of the magic atmosphere and smartly uses the singing choirs of children, the illuminated streets and the Christmas trees ,with their festoons, their baubles, their garlands and their lights .The phone calls-taken from the movies with baby sitter - predict "scream " .
Olivia Hussey is the stand out ,but Margot Kidder has a tendency to overact and she's sometimes irritating ;a long-haired Keir Dullea is not very handsome but unnerving.
But it does not matter: this Xmas ,Santa Claus is coming to town and he's bringing death in his sack.