Remaking a movie is always an interesting prospect. Stick too close to the original and you start to wonder, "What's the point?" Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot remake of "Psycho" comes to mind . Stray too far from what came before and it starts to feel similarly pointless, albeit for different reasons. That brings us to director Mike P. Nelson's remake of the infamous '80s Christmas slasher "Silent Night, Deadly Night." It walks a fine line, becoming a remake that absolutely justifies its existence. At the same time, it rather boldly sets itself apart in ways that are, in word, surprising.

The remake recently premiered at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas as one of the fest's secret screenings. In this new version, much like the original Christmas horror classic , a young boy named Billy

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