Christmas Evil (1980)

Director
Lewis Jackson

Main cast
Jeffrey DeMunn; Dianne Hull; Andy Fenwick; Brandon Maggart; Brian Neville

Genres
Horror

Description
A psycho in a Santa suit gets to decide who's been naughty and who's been nice.


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