A young Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment had a dream to make weird, cheap horror, and his very first one was 1972’s Silent Night Bloody Night directed by Theodore Gershuny, predating Black Christmas. Now, he’s come back (we bribed him!) only in a starring role as a demented asylum doctor in Silent Night Bloody Night 3: Descent, out now from Retrosploitation Video Club.
–Buddy Cooper, director of 1984’s The Mutilator, is Associate Producer of Silent Night Bloody Night 3. He brings with him male lead actor Carl J. Grasso, from the upcoming sequel The Mutilator 2.
–Our female lead is indie scream queen Tina Krause of Bloodletting, Witchhouse 3: Demon Fire, Zombiegeddon, and director of Limbo (1999) which was canonized by The American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) & Vinegar Syndrome.
–Directed by Will Collazo & Julie Anne Prescott, a horror directing duo out of New York where this entry was shot, currently developing projects with Night of the Living Dead’s John Russo.
Story:
It’s Oscar’s first day working at Bradbury Asylum, where the helter skelter patients are killing each other – when the staff aren’t trying to first. He reports to Dr. Isaac Cole who has taken a keen interest in Angelica Zacherly, survivor of the East Willard massacre. If the holidays weren’t stressful enough, not one but two Santa-clad slashers have arrived on the scene with opposing motives. From padded walls to splattered doors, Oscar’s about to learn that minimum wage can be murder.
Discover the latest chapter in the 50 year saga that began in Silent Night Bloody Night (1972) and continued with Silent Night Bloody Night 2: Revival (2015). Screenwriter of the latter, John Klyza, executive produced the new sequel, which maintains strict continuity & mythology between installments.
Trailer:
How to watch:
The movie is available now on Vimeo to rent or buy digitally, worldwide. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/silentnight3
Physical media copies can be purchased in the USA from Retrosploitation Video Club in single or double disc blu-rays as well as DVD. The blu-ray includes Deleted Scenes, Trilogy Trailers, Original Pitch Promo Video, Behind-The-Scenes Footage, and Lloyd Kaufman: on-set photo roll.
A second disc offers Silent Night Bloody Night 3D, an anaglyphic 3D version offering a tripper rollercoaster ride optimized scene-by-scene for maximum impact. Yes, it’ll probably screw your eyes up.
About Retrosploitation Video Club:
Founded in 2012 by John Klyza, Retrosploitation Video Club’s mission is producing and preserving independent horror on physical media. Among their past releases are Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor, the Silent Night Bloody Night series, Amityville Apocalypse, and oddities such as Blood Desert, a little-known remake of Fred Olen Ray’s Scalps (1983) shot in Kuwait by bored soldiers waiting to learn their fate. www.retrosploitation.com
