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| “ | What did you see upstairs, William? Do you know what they were doing? Good. What they were doing was something very very naughty. They thought they could do it without being caught. But when we do something naughty, we are always caught...and then we are punished. Punishment is absolute. Punishment is necessary. Punishment is good. You left your room, William. Very very naughty. | „ |
| ~ Mother Superior telling Billy that people who do "Naughty" things deserve to be punished. |
Mother Superior is the main antagonist of the 1984 slasher film Silent Night Deadly Night.
She is a sadistic and abusive head nun at an orphanage who is obsessed with divine punishment. She believes a firm hand and physical abuse can solve all problems with children. She's responsible for causing Billy Chapman to go on a killing spree.
Biography[]
Past[]
When young Billy Chapman is sent to his room as punishment for drawing a violent picture of Santa and his reindeer getting killed in class, Sister Margret, one of the nuns under Mother Superior's authority, tries to defend Billy, saying that his behavior is a result of his parents' murder around Christmas time by a man dressed as Santa Claus. Mother Superior dismisses her and says that she will take care of Billy's behavior.
Later, Sister Margret takes pity on Billy and allows him to come out of his room to play outside. Billy wanders off and sees two teenagers having sex. Mother Superior finds them a short time later and beats the couple. She then tells Billy that punishment for naughty behavior is absolute, necessary, wholesome, and good. Despite Sister Margaret trying to take the blame for Billy leaving his room, Mother Superior beats Billy and tells him to go to bed.
That night, Billy has a nightmare and wakes up screaming and runs out of bed. Mother Superior ties him in bed so that he can't get up again.
The next morning is Christmas Day. When Billy is told to sit on Santa Claus' lap to thank him for his gifts, Billy gets scared and punches him in the face.
Silent Night, Deadly Night[]
Billy, now an adult, gets a job at a toy store where he has to dress up as Santa. He then thinks he is Santa, and with Mother Superior's teachings of punishment is good and his grandfather says Santa punishes naughty people, he goes on a murder spree, killing any "naughty" people. Mother Superior, now using a wheelchair, is informed about the murders and is told that Billy is coming to the orphanage. She locks the doors and tries to calm the children with music.
Soon Billy arrives and is let in by a child thinking that Billy is Santa Claus. Mother Superior guards the children and confronts Billy. Billy tries to kill her but is shot dead. Ricky then glares angrily at her and vows to get revenge on her for his big brother.
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2[]
Mother Superior is retired now and has suffered a stroke. She lives in a house all alone. Christmas Eve night, Billy's brother, Ricky, comes to kill Mother Superior and exact revenge on her for his brother. After a long chase, Mother Superior tries to talk Ricky down with firm words. However, Ricky ignores her words and cuts off her head. In the end, Mother Superior dies by the hands of one of the very monsters she created.
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Trivia[]
- In the 2006 Starz documentary "Going to Pieces: The rise and fall of the Slasher film" Lilyan Chauvin, who plays Mother Superior, blamed Silent Night Deadly Night's controversy on the film's marketing. She argued that the marketing should've focused more on Billy's trauma rather than the Killer Santa aspect.
- Mother Superior is similar to Samuel Norton from The Shawshank Redemption. Both are authoritarian and both use their religious beliefs to justify their immoral behavior towards others.
- The filmmakers of Silent Night Deadly Night weren't worried about the Killer Santa aspect causing controversy, they were more concerned that people would be offended by the film's portrayal of the Catholic Church, and the film's portrayal of sex as a bad and punishable thing.
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker Silent Night (2012)
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