This holiday season’s slasher revival is proving to be just as disturbing behind the scenes as it is on screen.
As Silent Night, Deadly Night arrives in theaters on December 12, new behind-the-scenes revelations are surfacing about the film’s extreme intensity. Actress Ruby Modine has revealed that one of the film’s most brutal kill scenes was so visceral and realistic that it nearly made her physically sick during filming.
Modine, who stars in the remake of the infamous 1984 holiday slasher, described the moment as overwhelming, crediting the film’s heavy use of practical effects and the sheer realism of the staging. She explained that the scene became so intense she had to step away to collect herself, saying it genuinely pushed her limits as a performer.
Directed by Mike P. Nelson, the new Silent Night, Deadly Night aims to reintroduce the controversial Killer Santa story to a modern audience without toning down its brutality. The film follows Billy Chapman, portrayed by Halloween Ends actor Rohan Campbell, a traumatized man whose childhood horrors resurface in the most violent way imaginable during the Christmas season.
Modine noted the strange contrast on set, moments of lightheartedness and laughter between takes clashing sharply with the shocking violence being filmed. While the cast shared a strong sense of camaraderie, that particular kill scene stood out as deeply unsettling, even for those used to horror productions.
The revelation adds to the growing buzz surrounding the remake, which promises to lean heavily into old-school slasher sensibilities: blood-soaked kills, disturbing imagery, and a refusal to soften the source material. With its December release timing, Silent Night, Deadly Night is positioned as one of the most aggressive holiday horror offerings in recent years.
For fans of practical gore and unapologetic slashers, these behind-the-scenes details signal exactly what kind of experience awaits in theaters, one that doesn’t just shock audiences, but clearly left a mark on the people making it.
Christmas cheer, this is not.
