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3 days ago · The killers in our guide to the 44 best- and worst-reviewed Christmas horror movies range from jilted psychos (Black Christmas) to fantastic beasts (Krampus) to even so-not-jolly St. Nick himself...
It's the night before Christmas and Gabe Snow, a tabloid writer haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas past, is investigating a Yule Tide conspiracy. Gabe knows that Flight 1225 was brought down one foggy Christmas Eve, by a flying creature with a "glowing nose".
- Black Christmas
- Silent Night
- Krampus
- Gremlins
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Gingerdead Man
- The Lodge
- Silent Night, Deadly Night
- Better Watch Out
- Anna and The Apocalypse
Directed by Bob Clark, the original Black Christmas is considered one of the first slasher movies, even though the genre is now more associated with Halloween than with the Christmas holiday. (The original Halloween, in fact, was heavily influenced by the film.) The movie follows a group of sorority girls as they fend off a killer named Billy, who ...
The most recent entry in the genre, this dark comedy stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode as a couple hosting a lavish Christmas Eve party for friends and family. At first, the charming group seems to be having a relatively normal night, until it becomes clear that they’re going all out because the world is about to end as the result of a climat...
For those unfamiliar with darker Christmas lore, Krampus is a horned beast of Alpine origin who visits poorly behaved children during the month of December and swats them with his birch rod. The movie Krampus, starring Adam Scott and Toni Collette, takes things in a slightly different direction. In this version, Krampus is a demonic presence who pu...
Like Die Hard, Gremlins is a Christmas movie in disguise. It was released in June, but it starts with a guy trying to find a cool Christmas present for his son. Randall Peltzer (Hoyt Axton) thinks he’s found a solution when he stumbles upon an antique shop that sells him an adorable creature called a mogwai, but his son Billy (Zach Galligan) soon l...
This animated classic is the rare holiday movie that’s appropriate during both the Halloween and Christmas seasons. In the Tim Burton–produced film, Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon), the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, stumbles upon a door leading to Christmas Town, a city where citizens celebrate a holiday that Jack’s never heard of before. He dec...
While comedy/slasher hybrid isn’t likely to keep you awake at night, it’s a worthy addition to the Christmas horror canon for its title alone. Gary Busey voices the titular Gingerdead Man, a villainous cookie possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who died by the electric chair. (The murderer’s ashes got stirred into a batch of gingerbread mix ...
This slow-burning thriller stars Riley Keough as Grace, a young woman who travels to Massachusetts with her fiancé Richard (Richard Armitage) and his children so she can get to know the kids better. Things quickly take a turn when Richard leaves her to go back to the city for a work obligation and the children amp up their aggression toward their p...
A classic of the subgenre, this film doesn’t involve anything supernatural—just a regular guy who commits murders while dressed as Santa Claus. As a child, Billy Chapman (Robert Brian Wilson) was scarred for life when a criminal in a Santa outfit murdered his parents. He grows up fearing and hating Old St. Nick, but after his boss makes him play Sa...
Though Better Watch Out is set during the holidays, it begins the same way so many non-seasonal slasher films do: with a babysitter guarding her young charge. Ashley (Olivia DeJonge) is watching 12-year-old Luke (Levi Miller) when she starts to worry that they’re not alone. At first, she thinks they’re being pranked by one of Luke’s friends, but sh...
This is somehow the only movie on this list that’s also a musical, though in Christmas horror’s defense, it is hard to combine comedy, violence and showtunes in one work. Ella Hunt plays Anna Shepherd, a young woman who’s gearing up to start college when a zombie outbreak starts spreading in her hometown. She and her friends must work to save thems...
- Eliza Thompson
- Midsommar (2019) A dysfunctional couple travels to Sweden for the annual mid summer festival. Only to find themselves surrounded by a group of people with disturbing customs and a completely foreign way of living in Ari Aster’s critically lauded follow up to Hereditary.
- Calibre (2018) Calibre follows the story of a pair of friends heading out on a hunting getaway in the Scottish highlands. After a night of drinking and partying.
- Influencer (2022) Influencer follows the story of a popular social media influencer who heads out on a vacation alone to Thailand. Going through relationship troubles, Madison (Emily Tennant) is determined to have a good time but is struggling to find her way.
- Funny Games (2007) Funny Games follows the story of a family spending a week at their vacation home. Only to be brutally attacked by a pair of demented men looking to cause mayhem for no good reason.
The holiday season is synonymous with joy and celebration, but for those who crave a dash of terror with their tinsel, Christmas horror movies offer the perfect blend of fright and festivity. Here’s a list of 31 Christmas horror films that will ensure your holidays are both merry and scary.
- Anthony Pernicka
Dec 18, 2023 · Christmas horror movies combine festive cheer with terrifying subversions, infiltrating the familiar and safe spaces in viewers' minds. Films like Christmas Evil and Better Watch Out twist traditional holiday tropes, subverting expectations and delivering dark humor alongside thrills.
Nov 30, 2020 · If you're in the mood to spice up your holiday eggnog with a real kick, we have 21 Christmas horror movies that are to die for...
