Christmas Horror Movies
This year will be different
So, it will be a little different this year. We will not be having a normal, traditional-style Christmas. Or really a Christmas at all. Due to things that have happened this year. The wife has asked me to look up Christmas horror films so I thought I would show you what I have found and learned.
I really didn’t know this was really a thing but apparently, though not that big a genre. There have been a few over the years.
I want to be clear. There aren’t many good ones from what I have seen from the trailers. They are a lot of low, low-budget films. Furthermore, this isn’t all of them. Although I did search through a lot of films. Some were that bad or I couldn’t find them at all.
But I will let you decide what you like from the list.
The List
With the help of IMDb, and YouTube. I bring to you what I have found:
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
A man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
Home for the Holidays (1972 TV Movie)
An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.
Black Christmas (1974)
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
To All a Goodnight (1980)
This film is Age-restricted outside of YouTube. Cannot be played. If you would like to watch the film. Trailer. Full Movie.
A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
Christmas Evil (1980)
A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.
Gremlins (1984)
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters in a small town.
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Little Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now Billy is 18 and out of the orphanage, and he has just become Santa himself.
Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
The now-adult Ricky talks to a psychiatrist about how he became a murderer after his brother, Billy, died, which leads back to Mother Superior.
Elves (1989)
A young woman discovers that she is the focus of an evil Nazi experiment involving selective breeding and summoned elves, an attempt to create a race of supermen. She and two of her friends are trapped in a department store with an elf, and only Dan Haggerty, as the renegade loose-cannon Santa Claus, can save them.
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)
The comatose Ricky Caldwell reawakens and begins to stalk a blind woman, with whom he shares a psychic connection.
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leapt from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches, who make her part of their sacrificial ceremony during Christmas.
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)
An elderly toy maker and his son make killer toys designed to kill their customers, children.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but he attempts to bring Christmas to his home. Which causes confusion.
Santa Claws (1996)
A B-horror movie actress is stalked by a deranged fan bent on claiming her for himself.
Jack Frost (1997)
After an accident that left murderer, Jack Frost dead in genetic material the vengeful killer returns as a murderous snowman to exact his revenge on the man who sent him to be executed
Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000)
The Mutant Killer Snowman returns to kill more people during Christmas
Dead End (2003)
Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004 TV Movie)
A group of toymakers seek to use Andre Toulon’s formula, now in the hands of Toulon’s great-nephew Robert, to give life to a line of killer toys that they plan to unleash on Christmas Eve.
Santa’s Slay (2005)
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel. So he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
A Christmas Tale (2005 TV Movie)
In 1985, in a coastal town, the friends Koldo, Peti, Tito, Eugenio and Moni stumble upon a woman dressed like Santa Claus trapped in a hole in the woods.
Two Front Teeth (2006)
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.
Black Christmas (2006)
On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.
Wind Chill (2007)
Two college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
P2 (2007)
A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
Treevenge (2008)
Christmas trees ripped out of their forest plan revenge against people enjoying the holidays.
The Children (2008)
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
Axe Massacre (2008)
An unsuspecting family, celebrating the Christmas holiday, falls victim to an axe-wielding maniac known only as, the Santa Slasher.
The Blackout (2009)
It’s Christmas Eve, the city goes dark, and the few remaining tenants of The Ravenwood find themselves trapped in their building. And they are not alone.
Rare Exports (2010)
In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
(Sint) Saint (2010)
A horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.
A Cadaver Christmas (2011)
When a dark force takes over the morgue, a ragtag band of heroes has to save humanity from the growing army of walking dead.
The Melancholy Fantastic (2011)
A strange and gripping holiday tale of grief, love, and the horrors of loneliness.
Silent Night (2012)
The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Cruelty! (2013)
We follow a serial killer and his victims as they all prepare for Christmas in their own ways. This year it doesn’t matter if you have been naughty or nice, Santa is coming to town no matter what, and he knows where you live.
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio host: A family brings home more than a Christmas tree, a student documentary becomes a living nightmare, a Christmas spirit terrorizes, Santa slays evil.
Dismembering Christmas (2015)
At a vacation winter lake house, seven high school seniors are attacked by a madman out for revenge.
All Through the House (2015)
A deranged masked Santa Slayer comes to town for some yuletide terror. He leaves behind a bloody trail of mutilated bodies as he hunts his way to the front steps of the town’s most feared and notorious home.
Scary Little Fuckers (2015)
It’s Christmas eve. An inebriated dad brings home to his adolescent son a gift he hopes will mend their faltering relationship, a Fookah, a devilish and disgusting creature that in turn wreaks havoc on their lives.
Krampus: The Reckoning (2015)
Zoe, a strange child, has a not so imaginary friend Krampus, who is the dark companion of St. Nicholas.
Secret Santa (2015)
A group of college kids, struggling to get through the hectic exam period, plan a liquor-filled party. Adding a Secret Santa, little do they know that a killer is in town and has a special present for all the good (and bad) girls and boys.
Krampus (2015)
A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.
Do You See What I See? (2016)
During the Christmas season, two sisters throw a house party, unaware that a deadly invader will be crashing the proceedings.
Red Christmas (2016)
A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell-bent on tearing them apart.
Good Tidings (2016)
A homeless war-veteran with a chequered past must rely on the side of himself once thought buried when he and his companions are targeted by three vicious psychopaths wearing Santa suits on Christmas Day.
Better Watch Out (2016)
On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion.
Axemas (2017)
Three couples decide to party in a storage facility after hours and are picked off by an axe-wielding killer Santa Claus.
There is a sequel if you are interested.
Secret Santa (2018)
Christmas dinner brings tidings of death when someone enacts revenge, and out of the bloody madness rises a hero who must face all odds to stop an outbreak before it’s too late.
The 20’s
13 Slays Till X-Mas (2020)
On December 24th, five seemingly random men are invited to a dive bar by a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve.
The Advent Calendar (2021)
Eva is a paraplegic. On her birthday, her friend Sophie gives her a strange Advent calendar. It’s not the traditional treats you find when you open each drawer, but quirky gifts that are scary and get bloodier.
Black Friday (2021)
A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite-infected shoppers.
Finally, we are at the end of our list. Although it’s not a great list. There are some good films to choose from. So if you fancy a change this year give some of these a go.
Side note. There are new films coming but they weren’t out for home viewing yet, at the time of making this blog.
