Christmas Nightmares
Two of my favourite things are horror and Christmas. So I thought to myself one insomniac evening "why not combine them both?" So I did. And this list here is the result.
Here is a list, in no particular order, of horror Christmas films to satisfy your thirst for horrific Christmas-time nightmares. You weirdo.
Here is a list, in no particular order, of horror Christmas films to satisfy your thirst for horrific Christmas-time nightmares. You weirdo.
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- 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.Of course, we'll start with an absolute classic.
- DirectorJohn McPhailStarsElla HuntMalcolm CummingSarah SwireA zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.Combine one Christmas with dozens of zombies, a sprinkle of a musical and a generous helping of comedy. And this would be the result.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
- DirectorGlen MorganStarsMichelle TrachtenbergMary Elizabeth WinsteadLacey ChabertOn 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.
- 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.
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAdam ScottToni ColletteDavid KoechnerA boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.Sure, a couple of actors in this clearly skipped a few classes at acting school, but a remarkable performance from Toni Collette and Krista Stadler saved it from being forgotten forever like every other film ever made with "Krampus" in its title.
- DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsJorma TommilaOnni TommilaPeeter JakobiIn 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.
- 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.
- DirectorMichael CooneyStarsScott MacDonaldChristopher AllportStephen MendelAfter 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
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorSteven C. MillerStarsMalcolm McDowellJaime KingDonal LogueThe police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
- 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.
- DirectorFranck KhalfounStarsRachel NicholsWes BentleySimon ReynoldsA businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorDavid SteimanStarsBill GoldbergDouglas SmithEmilie de RavinSanta 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.
- DirectorGrant HarveySteven HobanBrett SullivanStarsWilliam ShatnerGeorge BuzaRob ArcherInterwoven 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.
- DirectorGregory JacobsStarsEmily BluntAshton HolmesMartin DonovanTwo 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.
- DirectorDavid HessStarsJennifer RunyonForrest SwonsenLinda GentileA group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
- DirectorEdmund PurdomStarsEdmund PurdomAlan LakeBelinda MayneSomebody 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.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsJonathan TorrensSarah DunsworthMaris MorganChristmas trees ripped out of their forest plan revenge against people enjoying the holidays.
- DirectorRyan NelsonStarsDavid RuprechtGwen Van DamWhitney NielsenWhen Michael Briskett meets the perfect woman, his ideal Christmas dream comes true when she invites him to her family's holiday celebration. Dreams shattered, Michael struggles to survive once he realizes HE will be Christmas dinner.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsKevin KölschNicholas McCarthyStarsMadeleine CoghlanSavannah KennickRick Peters'Holidays' is an anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.
- DirectorJohnny KevorkianStarsSam GittinsNeerja NaikAbigail CruttendenA family's Christmas takes a strange turn when they awake to find themselves trapped inside and begin receiving mysterious instructions through the television.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland CulverGuests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
- DirectorBen RockStarsCarlos BernardMathew St. PatrickRockmond DunbarA group enters a supermarket at closing time, shoots around and takes hostages. They believe aliens have arrived there then. Cops arrive outside.I can feel the raised eyebrows you're giving me for this one.
- DirectorRené ManzorStarsBrigitte FosseyLouis DucreuxPatrick FloersheimOn Christmas Eve, a resourceful young boy has to defend himself and his grandfather from a killer dressed as Santa Claus.
- DirectorCraig AndersonStarsDee WallaceSam CampbellGeoff MorrellA mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell-bent on tearing them apart.
- 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.
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'HaraJack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.What? Kids like Christmas horror too! Sometimes. (I cannot be held responsible for years of expensive pediatric therapy should you choose to watch any of these films on this list with your kid(s).)
- DirectorJohn A. RussoStarsDebbie RochonGrant KramerJohn MowodA B-horror movie actress is stalked by a deranged fan bent on claiming her for himself.
- 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.
- DirectorJeffrey MandelStarsDan HaggertyJulie AustinDeanna LundA woman finds she is part of a Nazi breeding experiment with elves to create supermen. She and friends are trapped in a store with an elf. Only a renegade Santa Claus can save them.
- DirectorJoe ZerullStarsDaniel Rairdin-HaleHanlon Smith-DorseyYosh HayashiUnconventional heroes band together against an army of living corpses reanimated by a dark force in a cadaver lab on Christmas, as the undead rapidly recruit new members.
- DirectorAustin BosleyStarsBaker PowellScott SeagrenJennifer LeniusAt a vacation winter lake house, seven high school seniors are attacked by a madman out for revenge.
- DirectorJustin McConnellSerena WhitneyStarsCaleigh Le GrandJorja CadenceAdam BullerDuring the Christmas season, two sisters throw a house party, unaware that a deadly invader will be crashing the proceedings.
- 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.
- DirectorNatalie Bailey-TristDustin FergusonKieran JohnstonStarsAndrew AdlerNatalie Bailey-TristJackson BatchelorA Christmas horror anthology. 12 of the world's leading indie horror directors bring you twelve twisted tales of terror with a yuletide twist.
- DirectorTodd NunesStarsAshley Mary NunesJessica CameronMelynda KiringA 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.
- DirectorNathan SuherStarsJosh FontaineAnna RizzoRich TrethewayIt'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 turns wreaks havoc on their lives.¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- DirectorAdam MarcusStarsMichael RadyDrew LynchDebra SullivanChristmas 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.
- DirectorSusan MontfordStarsKim BasingerLukas HaasCraig ShefferA woman out late for Christmas Eve shopping is soon terrorized by a small gang of troublemakers, and she must fight for her life.Honestly, this one is pretty bad. You'd expect a movie that was executive produced by Guillermo del Toro and starring Oscar winner Kim Basinger to be an epic, right?
Wrong.
The only thing that is good about the entire film is the title. Probably should just go ahead and skip this one. What were you thinking, del Toro?!
Nothing to see here, folks, move along. - DirectorPer-Ingvar TomrenMagne SteinsvollStarsEline AasheimTormod LienMagne SteinsvollWe 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.
- DirectorRobert David SandersStarsBarbara Streifel SandersJoseph DunnIan MalcolmIt'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.
- DirectorA.D. CalvoAlejandro DanielStarsAmy CrowdisRobin Lord TaylorJosh CarasA strange and gripping holiday tale of grief, love, and the horrors of loneliness.