Why Black Christmas Works — And the Remakes Don’t

Black Christmas is one of my favorite horror movies—those other two. SPONSORED BY HENSON SHAVING: http://hensonshaving.com/PrincessWeekes Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:00 Housekeeping 03:53 The 70s 10:15 Slasher Origins 16:10 Black Christmas 1974 27:18 Black Christmas 2006 37:34 Halloween Tangent 43:10 Black Christmas 2019 1:04:00 Credits 🫶🏾 General Disclaimer: This video only covers a narrow part of this topic and not an exhaustive look into the topic. Anything left out was either cut for brevity/subject matter or simply did not come up in my research. I encourage anyone to fill in any gaps I may have missed with their own content or in the comments. 🫶🏾 Social Media Patreon: www.patreon.com/princessweekes Instagram/Reels: princess_weekes TikTok (?): PrincessPendulum BlueSky: @princesmweekes.bsky.social Open Tabs Podcast: https://opentabs.libsyn.com/ Thumbnail by Euralis Weekes & Princess Weekes Special Thanks to Joey for Editing and Emotional Support. Monster Fucker Pin: https://store.nebula.tv/collections/p... Villain Fucker Pin: https://store.nebula.tv/collections/p... Other Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/collections/p... Films featured: Black Christmas 1974/2006/ 2019, Halloween 1978/2007/2018, Willard 1971/2003, Hellraiser, Blood and Black Lace, Psycho, Trick r Treat Sources Used: Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) by Eleanor Johnson The Anatomy of Fear by Chris Vander Kaay, Kathleen Fernandez-Vander Kaay I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt “[WHY WERE THERE SO MANY SERIAL KILLERS BETWEEN 1970 AND 2000 — AND WHERE DID THEY GO](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/... *Rolling Stone*. "Fairy Tales for the Apocalypse": Wes Craven on the Horror Film Christopher Sharrett and Wes Craven "You're All Doomed!" A Socioeconomic Analysis of Slasher Films by KARA M. KVARAN “Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film” Carol J. Clover* Grant, Barry Keith. The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film (Texas Film and Media Studies Series) Other Stuff It: Welcome to Derry Official Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4BziVIq... PBS Readers Book Club:    • The Bewitching and Mexican Gothic by Silvi...   I've Been Meaning to Watch That: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2r7e...