Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This week’s Reel Crime is a Christmas case that still doesn’t sit right with me.

Just before the holidays, a sorority house is nearly empty. A few women stay behind, waiting to leave, when the phone starts ringing. The calls are strange. Then obscene. Then terrifying. And soon, people begin to disappear.

This video breaks down Black Christmas (1974) through a true crime lens. In this video, we'll take a look at the setting, the unanswered questions, and why this story feels so disturbingly real. We’ll talk about isolation, being dismissed when something feels wrong, and how the film’s abortion subplot deepens its sense of danger.

If you like true crime–style storytelling, horror history, and unsettling holiday vibes, you’re in the right place.



TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Setting the Scene
02:06 - The First Call
02:50 - Clare
03:44 - The Introduction of Peter
04:54 - Clare is Missing
06:33 - Mrs. Mac
07:43 - The Search Party
09:45 - Tracking the Calls
10:59 - Barb Dreams of an Intruder
12:00 - ‘It’s like Having a Wart Removed’
13:20 - ‘THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE’
15:16 - Hiding in the Basement
16:27 - The End…..or is it?
18:17 - The Legacy of Black Christmas
19:21 - My Thoughts on Black Christmas

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