On the Eleventh Day – Don’t Open Till Christmas a Yuletide Horror Movie You’ll Likely Want To Exchange

With just more sleep until Christmas, our 12 Days of Christmas digs up another obscure little Christmas horror movie. Like Silent Night, Deadly Night, British slasher Don’t Open Till Christmas saw a limited theatrical release. It’s also a slice of B-movie exploitation horror filmed on a shoestring budget. Unlike the Christmas horror classic, this British […]

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On the Tenth Day – Anna and the Apocalypse Hits the Right Note in its Zombie Mix of Horror, Comedy, and Musical

At this point, we’ve probably just every on zombies imaginable. Zombie heist movies (Army of the Dead), zombie found footage (Diary of the Dead), zombie romance (Warm Bodies), zombie comedies (Shaun of the Dead) – the subgenre has nearly exhausted itself. But creative directors still find ways to breath some life into the shuffling monsters. […]

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On the Ninth Day – The Dorm That Dripped Blood Just Barely Earns a Passing Grade

During the ‘Golden Era’ of 80s slashers there were the recognizable A-listers – Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Child’s Play. And then there were the B-list slashers that gain deserved cult status like The Burning or My Bloody Valentine. Last but not least, the subgenre produced more than a handful of […]

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On the Eighth Day – Violent Night Mostly Nails Its Santa Meets ‘Die Hard’ Premise

Though it’s not a horror movie, action-comedy Violent Night packs in enough Christmas Carnage to earn a spot here in the 12 Days of Christmas marathon. We’ve seen several iterations of Killer Santa’s in the horror genre. Maybe we’ve seen a Christmas action movie featuring a gun-toting Santa. But there’s something refreshingly fun about the […]

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On the Seventh Day – Dial Code Santa Claus Beat Home Alone to the Punch

Imitation is supposedly the sincerest form of flattery. Fans of Japanese cult classic Battle Royale likely took issue with The Hunger Games. As Christmas gets closer, there will likely be a lot of people sitting down to watch Home Alone again. It’s joined Christmas Vacation and Elf as contemporary Christmas classics. Just don’t tell French […]

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On the Sixth Day – Santa’s Slay Stuffs Its Stocking With Goofy Humor

Professional wrestlers transitioning to movies has a mixed track record. While The Rock has made the leap to mega-star and John Cena’s Peacemaker is a hit, no one’s asking Hulk Hogan to make No Holds Barred II. In what’s perhaps a wise move, Bill Goldberg has limited his acting career to supporting roles in movies. […]

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On The Fifth Day – To All A Good Night Can’t Find the Christmas Spirit In Its Killer Santa Premise

Horror fans know Silent Night, Deadly Night. And even non-horror fans would recognize its laughably bad sequel courtesy of the ‘Garbage Day‘ meme. Then there’s older diehard horror fans who may recognize the early pseudo-slasher, Christmas Evil. But even hardcore horror fans may not be familiar with To All A Good Night. This Killer Santa […]

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On The Fourth Day – Eight Killer Santa Movies for the Naughty List

Christmas is just a week out. For obvious reasons, October is the biggest calendar month of the year for horror. While they’re fewer in number, Christmas-themed horror movies do pop up more than you might expect. Once considered to be particularly subversive, the Killer Santa of Silent Night, Deadly Night outraged critics and parent groups. […]

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