9 Christmas Horror Films and TV Specials for the Whole Family

By the time Halloween wraps up, most people have tucked away their pumpkins and spider webs in favour of colourful wreaths and Santa figurines. For horror fans, it means Krampus and blood covered snow now take centre stage. The holiday of Christmas naturally lends itself to the horror genre, spawning favourites that include Black Christmas, […]

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Dario Argento’s ‘Deep Red’ Unwraps Murder Under the Christmas Tree [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“There’s someone in the house … absolutely trying to kill me, ya’know?” The Christmas season is upon us! The warm glow of twinkling lights fills the air. Green pine trees decorate our living rooms and every solid surface seems to be decked out with ribbons and garland of deepest crimson. What better time to celebrate […]

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‘Black Christmas’ & ‘Silent Night, Bloody Night’ Make for the Perfect Creepy Christmas Double Feature

What do Black Christmas and Silent Night, Bloody Night have in common?  Blurry first-person POV? Check. Mouth-breathing killer? Double check. Creepy phone calls? Triple Check. In both Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974) and Theodore Gershuny’s Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972), an unknown killer stalks their victims around the Christmas season, both striking terror and intrigue. […]

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‘Nightmare on 34th Street’ Trailer Unleashes a Psycho Santa and Other Holiday Horrors

Wild Eye Releasing is coming down the chimney this holiday season with brand new indie horror movie Nightmare on 34th Street, set for release on the road to Christmas Day. A mysterious and psychopathic Santa Claus visits a small, rural town with a bag full of unusual gifts and twisted holiday stories in the film, […]

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‘Santa’s List’ – Upcoming Christmas Slasher Slices and Dices at a Santa Claus Festival

Following in the wake of films like Christmas Evil, Black Christmas, and Silent Night, Deadly Night, a brand new Christmas slasher movie titled Santa’s List is currently in the works. Deadline reports that Jhené Chase will be directing the upcoming slasher Santa’s List, which is being described as “a festive Christmas version of your favorite […]

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‘Santa Claws’ – A Sleazy, Cheesy Holiday Oddity from ‘Night of the Living Dead’ Co-Writer John Russo

While George A. Romero was able to parlay the success of Night of the Living Dead into a career in the film industry, co-writer John A. Russo never quite found his footing. Any filmmaker would be lucky to have a movie a fraction as impactful as Night of the Living Dead on their resume, but […]

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Horror Takes a Holiday: The Birth of Christmas Horror in 1972

These days it seems like Christmas and horror go together like hot cocoa and candy canes sharpened to a deadly point, but in the long history of film, this is a relatively recent development. Of course there are a few exceptions, but before 1972, it was a rarity to enjoy a vicious Christmas at the […]

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Gather Around the Tree for Another ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Commentary Track [Halloweenies Podcast]

As the great Mother Superior said, “When we do something naughty, we are always caught. Then, we are punished. Punishment is absolute, punishment is good.” And let’s not forget, Santy Claus only brings presents to them that’s been good all year. All the other ones, all the naughty ones, he punishes! What about you? You […]

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‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ Review – The Blood-Soaked Robot Santa Movie You Didn’t Know You Needed

Joe Begos unleashes a new holiday horror classic with his gleefully gratuitous robot Santa rampage, Christmas Bloody Christmas. Horror is most commonly associated with Halloween, but Christmas is right behind the spooky season when it comes to holiday-based horror movies. Christmas horror movies take plenty of different directions from creative home invasions to Satanic elves. […]

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Upcoming Documentary ‘Yuletide Horror’ Will Unwrap Christmas Horror Folklore and Cinema [Poster]

There are few things I love more than Christmas Horror, which has become a full-on subgenre in the years since early holiday horror movies like Tales from the Crypt, Christmas Evil and Silent Night, Deadly Night first brought killer Santas to the screen. There are HUNDREDS of Christmas Horror movies out there, and a documentary […]

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‘Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker’ is a Misunderstood, Overlooked Holiday Classic

We all have those horror movies that scarred us for life. Whether your blood ran cold from the macabre family dinner in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or you found yourself disturbed and nauseous while watching Regan’s head spin in The Exorcist, these terrible frights became the catalyst for a lifetime of loving horror. When […]

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Stephen King’s 10 Best Stories for Christmas [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Unlike his son Joe Hill, Stephen King hasn’t really written a Christmas story. Granted, the holiday has graced his works from time to time, but they’re often passing references. So, if you’re keeping warm by the fire this December and thinking to yourself, God, I’d love to pair this cozy night with some Christmas King, […]

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