Christmas Horror Movies
CHRISTMAS HORROR MOVIES
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- DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlbert FinneyAlec GuinnessEdith EvansA musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.This film contains some rather frightening sequences. For instance during the 'See the Phantoms' song - a brief, dark song sung by Marley as he and Scrooge fly through the dark sky, surrounded by phantoms.
But most of all because of the extended graveyard scene. In a nightmarish sequence, the ghost of 'Christmas Yet to Come' shows its face (the face of Death) to Scrooge who falls backwards, screaming, through his own open grave, through a seemingly bottomless shaft, and into the very bowels of Hell. He wakes up in a coffin-shaped crater and meets Marley, who tells him of his appointment as Lucifer's personal clerk and shows him to his icy, rat-infested office. The frightened Scrooge's massive chain then arrives on the backs of several burly, hooded "demons" who wrap it around him, fairly immobilizing him, amid his futile cries to Marley for help. (This scene is often edited or removed.) - DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.I didn't want my list to start with the most obvious choice. That's of course "Black Christmas". This whole movie really breathes "Blackness" and Christmas in all kinds of ways. The colour schemes, the music, the story. It gets better with every viewing.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt AxtonA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
- DirectorTheodore GershunyStarsPatrick O'NealJames PattersonMary WoronovA 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.
aka Silent Night, Bloody Night.
A terrific Christmas horror movie. After leaving the drive-in circuit in the early 70's the film fell into public domain and it remained obscure until the mid 80's. The copy I've seen is available on archive.org. It's heavily damaged, with a lots of scratches and dust. The aspect ratio is cropped and the colors are faded. The sound definitely has lost its clarity. Sometimes - when it is within limits - some of these "symptoms of old age" add to the nostalgic atmosphere. But in this case the quality of the copy is just too bad. It makes the movie look shoddy and cheap and it doesn't deserve that.
It's an interesting slasheresq horror movie with a lot of atmosphere. Very nice cinematography and some of the music definitely must have influenced John Carpenter's Halloween.
Besides that, the festive season scenery is tastefully present. And some Christmas carols are cleverly intertwining with the score.
Very good. - DirectorCharles E. Sellier Jr.StarsLilyan ChauvinGilmer McCormickToni NeroLittle 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.
- DirectorDick MaasStarsEgbert Jan WeeberBert LuppesCaro LenssenA horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.To anyone outside the Netherlands this movie may seem to be a Christmas horror movie. Actually it isn't. The origins of Santa Claus (Santa) are found in the Dutch Sinterklaas (Sint). That's correct. But the birthday of Sinterklaas is traditionally celebrated on the 5th of December. Almost all Dutch people celebrate Sinterklaas as well as Christmas, the later with a Santa Claus similar to the one in the US - although here he's called "de kerstman" (the Christmas Man).
However, since it's on all the other Christmas horror lists, and I absolutely love the movie, I've decided to add it anyway. Since its release I've watched it every 5th of December. - DirectorJim CummingsStarsJim CummingsRiki LindhomeRobert ForsterTerror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.Good original movie.
- DirectorChris PeckoverStarsOlivia DeJongeLevi MillerEd OxenbouldOn 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.Good movie with a fantastic performance by Levi Miller.
- DirectorAldo LadoStarsFlavio BucciMacha MérilGianfranco De GrassiA pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented nymphomaniac woman terrorize two young girls on a train trip from Germany to Italy.This really is a very good film. It contains some of the most beautiful colour imagery i've ever seen in pictures. The music of Morricone (I'm NOT talking about the opening song) is almost superb at some places.
I't is a real Christmas Horror movie and there's a lot of black comedy. It's a very cynical movie.
Most reviewers compare it to "Last House of the Left" and call it a ripp-off. I don't care for that. I'm not a fan of Craven at all. In some ways Last House is a ripp-off of "The Sadist" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057465/combined) Who cares... One can call every vampire movie a ripp-off of Nosferatu (1922). No one would be able to make films at all. - DirectorTibor TakácsStarsJenny WrightClayton RohnerRandall William CookA bookshop clerk and wannabe actress starts seeing the disfigured killer from her 1950s pulp novels come to life and start killing people around her. She tries to convince her cop boyfriend, but to no avail.So I watched this recently (dec 2012), but I think I must have missed a lot (I dozed off a few times). So my remembrance is a bit of a confusing mess. I'm afraid I have to rewatch it...
But from what I can recollect, here's my opinion...
This type of horror, like for instance Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, is a bit too illogical to my taste. I don't mind the amount of fantasy, but I like to know what's going on. Even movies like Images, Messiah of Evil or Let's Scare Jessica to Death seem to be more clearer, while they have a good reason to be vague.
But that said, it's a potentially decent movie, crafted well enough, with a some nice scary moments as well as some likable stop-motion special effects.
A lot of scenes show some Christmas decoration in the background. I cannot recall if it was ever a topic of conversation, or other way part of the plot. But it's undeniably present.
Edit: Re-watched it December 2014. My opinion on this movie has completely changed. Sure, it contains a number of supernatural elements, and - as in a lot of of horror movies - it pretty much defies logic, but nonetheless it wasn't at all confusing. Maybe I was just too tired when I watched it 2 years ago.
Fun movie to watch around Christmas. 7.5/10
. - DirectorLewis JacksonStarsBrandon MaggartJeffrey DeMunnDianne HullA 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.Also known as: "Christmas Evil"
- DirectorThom EberhardtStarsAnita SkinnerCaren L. LarkeyPeggy McClureA lone survivor of a plane crash is haunted by a feeling unworthy of survival. Dead people start coming after her to collect her.Great movie. The Christmas stuff is in the last part of the movie
- DirectorBrian KingStarsDanny GloverLeelee SobieskiSteve ZahnTwo passengers and the conductor discover that a man has passed away on their night train cabin. They come across a mysterious object in a box the dead man was carrying and they all wish to keep for themselves.This movie has a strong straight-to-video look and that might be a bit off-putting, but it's a good, nightmarish movie that gets better with repeat-viewings.
- DirectorCurtis HarringtonStarsShelley WintersMark LesterChloe FranksA demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.A Good Christmas Horror film. Very underrated.
Loaded with well-known names.
A James H. Nicholson & Samuel Z. Arkoff production
Jimmy Sangster (a lot of Hammer movies) co-wrote the screenplay.
Cast: Shelly Winters, Ralph Richardson, Lionel Jeffries, Hugh Griffith.
The story leaves you wondering who's going to be the real 'bad one'. Winters is the main antagonist. And of course she has some serious mental problems. But is she really evil? She herself is a victim of her butler and a fake psychic. And the children she has to deal with, are very sly and cold-blooded. - DirectorGregory PlotkinStarsChris J. MurrayBrit ShawIvy GeorgeUsing a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan.This installment to the franchise plays during Christmas, which is very noticeable during most of the movie. I thought it was reasonably entertaining with a nice Christmas-y atmosphere.
If I'm not mistaken, the story is a follow-up to PA3 (which I actually rather liked, although I 'm not much a fan of the series) - DirectorTom ShanklandStarsEva BirthistleStephen Campbell MooreJeremy SheffieldA relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
- DirectorMiguel Ángel ToledoStarsAriel CastroRaquel EscribanoJavier MontóThe chess player Raúl invites his estranged wife Ana and his son Nico to travel with him during Christmas to an isolated cabin in a snowy mountain expecting to reconcile with her. On the arrival, Raúl asks the landlord someone to help to chop wood for the family and the helpful carpenter Samuel comes to the house and cut the wood. When Raúl sees his wife giving attention of Samuel, he becomes jealous and his paranoid mind makes him believe that Ana is having a love affair with Samuel. On the Christmas Eve, Raúl invites Samuel to spend the night with his family. Soon Raúl discovers the truth about the Ana and Samuel and what happened during the Christmas dinner.Very good, atmospheric Christmas horror movie, with some true chilling moments. I think it's excellently paced - but I'm quite sure the junkfood majority will find it slow. In style it contains a bit too much modern day tropes, although on several occasions it transcends to an inspired well-executed higher level. There's actually a climatic moment with some really good original music, something that imo is very rare in today's movies.
There's not much talk, nor is everything that happens explained. Something I consider very positive.
The twist at the end is a bit predictable. But I don't watch a movie only to be amazed by it's conclusion.
7.5-8.5/10 - DirectorJames WanStarsVera FarmigaPatrick WilsonMadison WolfeEd and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.If I remember well, the story of this film - or part of it - takes place during the beginning of December. Halfway through the movie the family gets a Christmas tree into their home.
However the movie never really gets into a good Christmas feeling / mood. - DirectorPatrick RidremontStarsEugénie DerouandHonorine MagnierClément OlivieriEva 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.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsÁlex AnguloArmando De RazzaSantiago SeguraBent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?December 2016 - I dropped my rating from 9/10 to 7/10.
I have no idea why I liked it that much the first time I had seen it.
It's a black comedy - but it seems to aim its arrows at metalheads who value anything "political incorrect" as a big hoot by default.
i thought the movie missed substance, as well as some really good cynicism. - DirectorMike HodgesStarsRosanna ArquetteJason RobardsTom HulceA medium has a vision of a hit-man killing his target. The vision comes true, and the same hit-man is assigned to kill her. Her drunk father/manager doesn't believe she has the gift, and a curious journalist tries to protect her.
- DirectorJean-Baptiste AndreaFabrice CanepaStarsRay WiseLin ShayeMick CainChristmas 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.A rather decent horror movie in my opinion. But not much of it reminds of Christmas, although it all takes place on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsSally FieldJill HaworthJulie HarrisAn ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsRichard GereLaura LinneyDavid EigenbergA reporter is drawn to a small West Virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities.
- 1999–20171hTV-148.5 (392)TV EpisodeDirectorSteve BendelackStarsJeremy DysonMark GatissSteve PembertonAlone in the chapel of hope on Christmas Eve Reverend Bernice hates Christmas,since her mother was carried off by Papa Lazarou disguised as Santa Claus when she was a child. She has three visitors. The first is Charlie Hull,convinced from his recurring nightmare that his wife Stella is using a voodoo coven called the Solutions to stop him winning the line-dance contest. Then an old man who visited Herr Lipp and his wife in 1975 recounts the saga of Lipp's fascination with cute young choirboy Matthew and his belief that Lipp was a vampire. Finally Chinnery comes to unburden himself as to why he is such a bad vet. In Victorian times his great-great-grandfather,the finest vet in England,came to Royston Vasey but was tricked into touching the wrong monkey's testicle,as a result of which all succeeding vets in the family have been cursed. Bernice feels happier after consoling Chinnery but she is unaware that history is about to repeat itself.This Christmas special, which can be easily watched on its own, is a very funny, extremely well-made horrific anthology in three parts.
The Rev Bernice Woodall, Royston Vasey's vicar, is in a typically un-festive mood, haunted by a terrible Christmas memory, when three visitors appear at her church, each with their own chilling tale to recall.
The first concerns troubled married couple Charlie and Stella becoming unwittingly involved in voodoo and witchcraft.
The second (and the best in my opinion) features the German exchange teacher Herr Lipp in a Nosferatu skit that reveals the terrible truth about what really goes on in Duisburg
The third tells of the horrible hereditary curse that afflicted Dr Chinnery's great-grandfather.
After consoling her parishioners, Bernice finds herself buoyed with Christmas spirit. But it doesn't last for long. She receives a fourth visitor in the form of carnival ringmaster Papa Lazarou, the most terrifying Santa Claus you could imagine.
This one-off special distils all the League's penchant for disturbing, twisted characterisation and macabre humour into a single hour; the result is one of the most daring "comedies" ever seen on British TV.