Best Christmas horror movies: 10 scary films you should watch this festive season
Is Christmas just a little too bright and sparkly for you? Then check out these Christmas horrors that will add a little bit of (frost) bite to your festive season.
Isn’t Christmas magical? Wine with the family, seeing grandma and grandad, Santa Claus, tinsel, sparkles, the flesh eating undead, sinister snowmen and celebrating the festive season with those that matter to you.
Hold on a minute...did I say flesh tearing zombies and killer snowmen?
Yes, that’s right – for many horror fanatics, Christmas simply offers another opportunity to place a twist on their favourite movie genre, as demonic snowmen, killer Santa Claus or and mythical Christmas creatures sleigh unsuspecting victims as they offer up anything but festive cheer.
So, do you want more frost bite than making snow angels? Then check out our list of the 10 best festive themed horrors which are guaranteed to delight – and fright – the family this December 25.
Yes, that’s right – for many horror fanatics, Christmas simply offers another opportunity to place a twist on their favourite movie genre, as demonic snowmen, killer Santa Claus or and mythical Christmas creatures sleigh unsuspecting victims as they offer up anything but festive cheer.
5. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the most popular Christmas/Not Christmas movies of all time and loved the world over. Jack Skellington, a being from Halloween Town, finds Christmas Town and is instantly amazed. The situation becomes riveting when his obsession with Christmas leads him to abduct Santa Claus. Typical Tim Burton comedy.
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6. Gremlins (1984)
"First of all, keep him out of the light, he hates bright light, especially sunlight, it'll kill him. Second, don't give him any water, not even to drink" - you got that? Good, now go watch 1980's classic Gremlins.
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7. Dead End (2003)
When a family hit the road for a Christmas Eve gathering in 2003's Dead End, they decide to take shortcut down a wooded road - you guessed it, they shouldn't have, and the shortcut signals trouble ahead
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8. Black Christmas (2019)
A group of female students is stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break and an instant modern classic is produced. Starring Imogen Poots.
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