Episode 175: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

About this episode

Aaron and Derek discuss the slasher sequel 'Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2' and its various aspects.

PODCAST DAY! For the 2025 holiday season, Aaron and Derek cover 1987's slasher sequel "Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2" directed by Lee Harry. They discuss why a large chunk of this movie is a recap of the first movie, Lee Harry's career, and the brief moments of actual depth through the film. They also get into Eric Freeman's relationship with his casting as Ricky Caldwell, the extremely low budget, how it's become an entertaining cult classic to revisit, and many other aspects of the movie. Mother Superior! Aaron and Derek got a present for you!We are on PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio and CastBox. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share our show. Also, check out our Spotify Music playlist, links on our Twitter and Podbean page. Our socials are on Bluesky and Facebook and Twitter @WatchIfYouDare

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron, Derek

Topics covered

• slasher films
• cult classics
• film analysis
• holiday movies
• 1980s cinema

Keywords

• Silent Night Deadly Night
• slasher sequel
• Lee Harry
• Eric Freeman
• cult classic

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Books & works: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

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