For some folks, thats enough to make you want to grab an axe.But dont do that.
Watch demented men dressed as Santa Claus or a demon Krampus indulge your Anti-Christmas sentiments with maximum gore.
Indeed, this list isnt about the most charming, heartwarming, or schmaltzyChristmasviewing traditions.
Nah, this is about the 20 grossest, nastiest, and all around most fun Christmashorror movies.
Yep, these are the very best Christmas horror movies.
But all is not as it seems.
Youll hardly sleep in heavenly peace after this one.
Brandon Maggart plays a man who takes Christmas way too seriously.
His home is filled with bright holiday decorations all year-round while Christmas carols are playing on the stereo.
Santa is his role model, a symbol of all that is good and just in the world.
He even works at a toy factory.
He reaches for the suit and beard and axe, determined to reward the good and punish the evil.
In the end, the film remains king of the sub-subgenre.
ScrewIts a Wonderful LifeandRudolph.
Apart fromBlast of SilenceandInvasion U.S.A.,Christmas Evilis the only holiday film I watch annually.
Parables on ghost possession, clone doppelgangers, Krampus, and zombie elves all get their due here.
The film also has a pretty inspired ending that actually casts the picture in a whole new light.
Its got Santa Claus fighting Krampus.
Whats not to like?
Being almost disturbingly normal is exactly what makes him so terrifying.
Cruise pays Harford like a wooden windup toy, and not a particularly cute one, either.
Hes not even moved by the uplifting seasonal tunings of I Want a Boy for Christmas by the Del-Vettes.
He recovers his seasonal facilities while humming along to the chant during the climactic illuminati sex party, though!
Dont tell that to the innocent bat-like ears of a harmless (for now) Mogwai.
And as for Santa?
That smell coming from the fireplace weeks later was no dead cat.
Shes right to have an aversion to Christmas carolers.
Its fun to discover a bunch of new blossoming talents here.
Jack Frost (1997)
This aint the cringeworthy father/son bonding vehicle starring Michael Keaton.
But hey, at the least the film isnt afraid to ride itsridiculouspremise as hard as possible.
Its utter nonsense, but it knows that it is and has tons of fun with itself.
We need more talented individuals trying to tap into the killer snowman subgenre.
Theres still a true classic waiting to come to life here.
Krampus is one Yuletide monster actually worse than the Grinch.
Also, his heart wont grow three sizes from gorging on human flesh, either.
Kids, dont scorn Santa or Krampus will come to collect you.
Or keep warning people that tragedys at hand.
Or correct anyone who says there are 365 days until next Halloween by growling 364!
The stop-motion animation saga of the talking skeleton turned Sandy Claws bewitched an entire generation of 90s kids.
in Christmas Town like a spook in a coffin shop.
The movie was co-written by Alexandre Aja who made one of the greatest cat-and-mousers ever inSwitchblade Romance.
This glaze-eyed zombie incarnation of Mr. Claus doesnt laugh like a bowl full of jelly.
You better watch out, indeed.
), and so murders them both.
Santas Slay (2005)
Christmas can sure scare the Dickens out of people.
Thems the breaks once the bets terms are done.
There is no naughty or nice list when it comes to an insatiable appetite for violence.
Mall Santas everywhere are shaking in their pleather boots.
Forget that its supposed to be the season of all things magical.
They even used the same fucking poster design, just slapped a 2 on it.
I guess hoping they might raise the same sort of ruckus the first one had.
Sadly, it was too late for that.
Over the centuries, the story was mainstreamed and soft-pedaled, becoming part of the local folklore.
The character of Saint Nick became much more benevolent and child-friendly so as not to scare the wee folk.
Then, well, wouldnt you know it?
What the tourists dont know is that theyre all recently deceased.
Clement C. Moore must be turning in his grave.
Oh yes, and the blood of the titular werewolfs victims.
But good werewolf movies are a rare breed indeed these days, and a werewolf movie set at Christmas?
Well…now you know what to watch when the moon is full each December
Mike Cecchini
