Black Christmas (2006) | Episode #36

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2006 film Black Christmas.

Episode Highlights: We talk about the reasons we felt that the 2006 film--despite having a great opening sequence--felt like its teeth had been removed when compared to the 1974 version. In particular we suggest that the 2006 film adheres much too tightly to the slasher formula for its own good. And, using the lens of Carol J. Clover's work on gender in the slasher film, we explore the consequences of the 2006 film's creation of Billy's backstory and argue that this development transforms the Terrible Place into an isolated broken family/home rather than allowing the film to explore the ideas of a larger broken society. 

A Dose of Scholarship: For all three Black Christmas episodes, we will be turning to Carol J. Clover's chapter "Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film," available as a chapter in her book Men, Women and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film.  

This podcast episode first aired on December 21, 2020

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