Killer Memes & Comics! – It’s been 18 long years since SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 took out the trash

Some things are just destined for greatness. Well, not really greatness. Maybe just notoriety. Such is the case with SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2, a lame sequel to a lame slasher that’s remembered solely for the media shit storm it created 40 years ago when a film about a killer Santa Claus debuted during the 1984 holiday season.

For no reason whatsoever, we got a sequel in 1987. Consisting mostly of flashback footage from the original film, SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 didn’t even recoup its meager $250,000 budget and only turned a profit once it hit home video. For all intents and purposes, such a lousy follow-up should have rightfully fallen into eternal obscurity. That’s exactly what happened…until the internet got hold of it.

The film’s notoriously bad “Garbage Day” scene is the kind of camp gold that starts as inauspicious, discarded junk cinema before being retooled into a hilarious virtual tribute. Much like how the “Oh My God!!!!!” scene from TROLL 2 (1990) became a runaway sensation at the peak of DSL in 2006, these types of internet memes became a new way for younger generations to finally enjoy the low-budget crud from the 80s and 90s they missed out on its first time around.

Years ago, those whacky folks at Screen Rant posted a neat and rather concise article about the “Garbage Day” phenomenon, tracking its origins and history while trying to explain why it went viral in the first place. Do them a solid by checking it out here. You can still watch the original scene that birthed a thousand parodies over at YouTube, as well. If, after this historical deep dive into horror cinema history still leaves you empty inside and you feel that you absolutely must watch the whole film, SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 is currently showing on Tubi.

I probably shouldn’t tell you that there are three more sequels, as well as a fairly decent 2012 remake. However, you may want to wait until the interwebz come up with some quality memes from those films before you swan dive down any more chimneys.

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