Don’t Open Till Christmas
- Year: 1984
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Edmund Purdom
- Length: 86 min
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Film 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.
Don’t Open Till Christmas Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc 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 | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Ewan Cant and Amanda Reyes | ||||
| The Making of a Horror Film | ||||
| The Wild, Wild, World of Dick Randall | ||||
| A Dangerous Place for Santa - Locations | ||||
| Making-Of | ||||
| Birkinshaw Uncut - Interview with Additional Scenes Director/Writer Alan Birkinshaw | ||||
| Don’t Direct Till Christmas - Interview with Additional Scenes Director/Writer Alan Birkinshaw | ||||
| Edmund the Conqueror - Interview with Lilan Purdom (Daughter of Director/Actor Edmund Purdom) | ||||
| Naughty or Slice - Interview with Kim Newman | ||||
| Purdom Babylonia - Interview with Lilan Purdom (Daughter of Director Edmund Purdom) | ||||
| Santa’s Substitute - Interview with Additional Scenes Director/Writer Alan Birkinshaw | ||||
| Screaming Cameo - Interview with Actress Caroline Munro | ||||
| Slashing Miss Munro - Interview with Actress Caroline Munro | ||||
| German Video Title Card | ||||
| Deleted and Extended Scenes | ||||
| Stills Gallery - Behind-the-Scenes | ||||
| About the Film | ||||
| Biography: Actor Alan Lake | ||||
| Biography: Actress Paula Meadows | ||||
| Biography: Composer/Actor Des Dolan | ||||
| Biography: Director/Producer/Actor Edmund Purdom | ||||
| German Video Trailer | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging 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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