S3E14: Must See Holiday Horror Movies This Christmas Season

Scream Stream

On this special episode I cover seven of my favorite Holiday themed horror movies I like to watch during the Christmas season. This episode is also available in video format on Spotify.

Krampus
Directed by: Michael Dougherty
Written by Michael Dogherty, Todd Casey, and Zach Shields
Stars: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and David Koechner
Plot Synopsis: A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.
https://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E13-A-Very-Scary-Christmas-With-Krampus-eavsmg

Blood Rage

Directed by: John Grissmer
Written by: Bruce Rubin
Stars: Louise Lasser, Mark Soper
Plot Synopsis: Twins Todd and Terry seem like sweet boys, that is, until one of them takes an axe to the face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in. Todd is blamed for the bloody crime and institutionalized, whilst twin brother Terry goes free. Ten years later and, as the family gathers around the table for a Thanksgiving meal, the news comes in that Todd has escaped. But has the real killer in fact been in their midst all along? One thing's for sure, there will be blood and rage!

Black Christmas (Original)
Directed by: Bob Clark who directed A christmas Story and Children shouldn’t play with dead things.
Written by: Roy Moore
Stars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, and Margo Kidder
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
https://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E10-Black-Christmas-and-The-Witch-eavslc

A Christmas Horror Story
Christmas horror anthology including shorts directed by: Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan and written by: James Kee, Sarah Larsen, and Doug Taylor.
Stars: William Shatner, George Buza, and Rob Archer.
Plot Synopsis: 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.
https://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E11-A-Christmas-Horror-Story-eavsld

Silent Night Deadly Night

Directed by: Charles E Sellier Jr.
Written by: Paul Caimi and Michael Hickey
Stars: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, and Toni Nero
Plot Synopsis: Little Billy witness 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.

Rare Exports

Directed by: Jalmari Helander
Written by: Jalmari Helander, Juuso Helander, and Petri Jokiranta
Stars: Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, and Peeter Jakobi
Plot Synopsis: 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.

Christmas Evil
Written and Directed by: Lewis Jackson
Stars: Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Dianne Hull
Plot Synopsis: 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.
https://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E12-Christmas-Evil-eavslb