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3) Saint Nick
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An original and delightfully gruesome slasher film, SAINT NICK re-imagines the jolly old saint as a bloodthirsty bishop fulfilling a grisly prophecy every 32 years under the Christmas full moon. Slain by the villagers he tormented, the medieval marauder swears a ghostly revenge on their descendants. Centuries later, the story has settled comfortably into innocuous folklore, until a bloody encounter with the ghoul forces local teen Frank to believe...
Publisher
Tim Gray Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"World War II exacted a heavy toll on the people of Wiltz, Luxembourg, nearly destroying the small town. Occupied by German forces for four years, the town was subject to the whims of Nazi leadership: streets were renamed, the native language was banned, religious freedoms were curtailed, and Saint Nicolas Day was outlawed. The documentary THE AMERICAN SAINT NICK chronicles a day at the height of the war when the battle-weary 28th Infantry Division...
Author
Publisher
Plain Sight Publishing, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The true story of how a handful of American GIs in WWII, including Richard Brookins who became know as the American St. Nick, brought Christmas to a small town in Belgium and unknowingly created a holiday tradition.
