Black Christmas - Watch Order: Release Order
Black Christmas is a unique horror franchise that helped pioneer the slasher genre with its 1974 original, then reimagined the concept twice for new generations. Each film presents the same core premise - a sorority house under siege during Christmas break - but tells completely separate stories with different killers, characters, and approaches.
This watch order follows the series' evolution, from Bob Clark's influential psychological thriller to increasingly explicit interpretations, where each film serves as a standalone reboot.
Black Christmas
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...
Black Christmas
A group of sorority pledges are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young women discover that the killer is part of an underground campus conspiracy.
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