Don’t Open Till Christmas
- Year: 1984
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Edmund Purdom
- Length: 86 min
- IMDb rating:
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Synopsis
Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984) follows a determined Scotland Yard inspector assigned to a bizarre case involving the murder of multiple men dressed as Santa Claus during the holiday season. As the killings continue and suspects emerge from the city’s nightlife and entertainment circles, the investigation intensifies amid mounting public fear and confusion. This British horror film blends slasher violence, urban grit, and seasonal irony in an examination of obsession, disguise, and the breakdown of social order.
Selected disc options for Don’t Open Till Christmas
| Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-A/US 2022 | 88 Films BD-B/UK 2025 | Edition Tonfilm BD-B/AT/OOP 2015 | Mondo Macabro DVD-0/US 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by Ewan Cant and Amanda Reyes | has extra | |||
| The Making of a Horror Film | has extra | has extra | ||
| The Wild, Wild, World of Dick Randall | has extra | |||
| A Dangerous Place for Santa - Locations | has extra | |||
| Making-Of | has extra | |||
| Birkinshaw Uncut - Interview with Additional Scenes Director/Writer Alan Birkinshaw | has extra | |||
| Don’t Direct Till Christmas - Interview with Additional Scenes Director/Writer Alan Birkinshaw | has extra | |||
| Edmund the Conqueror - Interview with Lilan Purdom (Daughter of Director/Actor Edmund Purdom) | has extra | |||
| Naughty or Slice - Interview with Kim Newman | has extra | |||
| Purdom Babylonia - Interview with Lilan Purdom (Daughter of Director Edmund Purdom) | has extra | |||
| Santa’s Substitute - Interview with Additional Scenes Director/Writer Alan Birkinshaw | has extra | |||
| Screaming Cameo - Interview with Actress Caroline Munro | has extra | |||
| Slashing Miss Munro - Interview with Actress Caroline Munro | has extra | |||
| German Video Title Card | has extra | |||
| Deleted and Extended Scenes | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery - Behind-the-Scenes | has extra | |||
| About the Film | has extra | |||
| Biography: Actor Alan Lake | has extra | |||
| Biography: Actress Paula Meadows | has extra | |||
| Biography: Composer/Actor Des Dolan | has extra | |||
| Biography: Director/Producer/Actor Edmund Purdom | has extra | |||
| German Video Trailer | has extra | |||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- 88 Films’ “Slasher Classics Collection” Blu-ray includes a booklet.
- Edition Tonfilm’s Blu-ray is also available in two Mediabook editions, each containing a 12-page booklet (in German).
- Mondo Macabro’s “The Making of a Horror Film” is also on its DVD of Living Doll (1984); and “The Wild, Wild, World of Dick Randall” is also on its DVD of The French Sex Murders (1972).
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