Xmas Horror
by marleneann | created - 19 Dec 2014 | updated - 01 Mar 2016 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Black Christmas (1974)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon
Votes: 48,298 | Gross: $4.05M
2. Gremlins (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie
Votes: 247,558 | Gross: $148.17M
3. Tales from the Crypt (1972)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 12,998 | Gross: $1.70M
4. Treevenge (2008)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Christmas trees ripped out of their forest plan revenge against people enjoying the holidays.
Director: Jason Eisener | Stars: Jonathan Torrens, Sarah Dunsworth, Maris Morgan, Jayden Taylor
Votes: 2,833
5.
American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode:
Unholy Night
(2012)
TV-MA | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A murderous Santa wreaks havoc on the asylum. Sister Jude faces off with the Devil. Arden has a shocking encounter in the Death Chute.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Zachary Quinto, Joseph Fiennes, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters
Votes: 5,146
6. Tinsel (2012)
47 min | Horror
The story of an escaped psychopath finds its way into a young woman's nightmares, turning a seemingly normal Christmas party into a whirlwind of psychological thrills and twists.
Director: Mikel Ledesma | Stars: Alisha Revel, Kensley Grant, Michael P Gardner, James DeWitt III
Votes: 58
7. Christmas Cruelty! (2013)
96 min | Horror
We 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.
Directors: Per-Ingvar Tomren, Magne Steinsvoll | Stars: Eline Aasheim, Tormod Lien, Magne Steinsvoll, Per-Ingvar Tomren
Votes: 313
8.
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode:
And All Through the House
(1989)
Not Rated | 22 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
A greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: John Kassir, Mary Ellen Trainor, Larry Drake, Marshall Bell
Votes: 2,184
9. Christmas with the Dead (2012)
88 min | Horror
In his quest to fulfill a promise made to his wife, Calvin sets out to right his wrongs and make it the best Christmas ever. If only it weren't June, and the majority of the population, ... See full summary »
Director: T.L. Lankford | Stars: Damian Maffei, Brad Maule, Chet Williamson, Clyde Williams
Votes: 91
10. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
R | 79 min | Horror, Thriller
Little 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.
Director: Charles E. Sellier Jr. | Stars: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson
Votes: 18,792 | Gross: $2.49M
11. P2 (2007)
R | 98 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
Director: Franck Khalfoun | Stars: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley, Simon Reynolds, Philip Akin
Votes: 36,410 | Gross: $3.99M
12. Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Horror
In this interstitial comedy/horror film, Caesar Denovio (Dave Campfield) and his half brother Otto Denovio (Paul Chomicki) take on duties as Santa and his elf. However, the bodies begin to ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Campfield | Stars: Dave Campfield, Paul Chomicki, Deron Miller, Ken MacFarlane
Votes: 205
13. Saint (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.
Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Egbert Jan Weeber, Bert Luppes, Caro Lenssen, Huub Stapel
Votes: 9,667
14. Santa's Slay (2005)
R | 78 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Santa 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.
Director: David Steiman | Stars: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp
Votes: 11,219
15. Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A 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.
Director: Theodore Gershuny | Stars: Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov, Astrid Heeren
Votes: 4,883
16. Silent Night (I) (2012)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
Director: Steven C. Miller | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue, Rick Skene
Votes: 9,428 | Gross: $0.01M
17. Christmas Evil (1980)
R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
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.
Director: Lewis Jackson | Stars: Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dianne Hull, Andy Fenwick
Votes: 8,566
18. A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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.
Directors: Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan | Stars: William Shatner, George Buza, Rob Archer, Zoé De Grand Maison
Votes: 12,476
19. A Cadaver Christmas (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
United by terrifying and bizarre circumstances, the janitor, the drunk, the bartender, the cop, his perp, and the student security guard must fight to undo the professor's work. A dark ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Zerull | Stars: Daniel Rairdin-Hale, Hanlon Smith-Dorsey, Yosh Hayashi, Ben Hopkins
Votes: 857
20. Two Front Teeth (2006)
85 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
It's the night before Christmas and Gabe Snow, a tabloid writer haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas past, is investigating a Yule Tide conspiracy. Gabe knows that Flight 1225 was brought ... See full summary »
Directors: Jamie Nash, David Thomas Sckrabulis | Stars: Johnny Francis Wolf, Megan Pearson, Michael Brecher, Joseph L. Johnson
Votes: 225
21. To All a Goodnight (1980)
R | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
Director: David Hess | Stars: Jennifer Runyon, Forrest Swonsen, Linda Gentile, William Lauer
Votes: 2,349
22. While She Was Out (2008)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman out late for Christmas Eve shopping is soon terrorized by a small gang of troublemakers, and she must fight for her life.
Director: Susan Montford | Stars: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Jamie Starr
Votes: 7,286
23. Christmas Slay (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
The story begins on a wintry Christmas-eve in the countryside, the horrific murder of a loving family, and the capture of a Santa Claus obsessed blood thirsty killer.
Director: Steve Davis | Stars: Dani Thompson, Laura Ellen Wilson, Martin W. Payne, Charley McDougall
Votes: 250
24. New Year's Evil (1980)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
During a New Year's Eve celebration, a Los Angeles disc jockey receives a phone call saying that when New Year's strikes in each time zone, someone will be murdered - and she will be the last one.
Director: Emmett Alston | Stars: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace, Grant Cramer
Votes: 3,835
25. Black Christmas (2006)
R | 95 min | Horror
On 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.
Director: Glen Morgan | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Katie Cassidy
Votes: 30,613 | Gross: $16.24M
26. Slay Belles (2018)
77 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror
It's Christmas Eve, and three cosplaying women come across the malevolent Christmas demon Krampus. The girls must team up with Santa Claus himself to battle the creature and save the world.
Director: Dan Walker | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Kristina Klebe, Susan Slaughter, Hannah Minx
Votes: 708
27. Jack Frost (1997 Video)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
After 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
Director: Michael Cooney | Stars: Scott MacDonald, Christopher Allport, Stephen Mendel, F. William Parker
Votes: 10,754
28. Bloody Christmas (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
In a small town Police are in search for a child murderer. Meanwhile Rich Tague a has been 80's action movie star, is attempting to figure out the meaning of Christmas as he plays Santa on ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Shershenovich | Stars: Steve Montague, Robert Youngren, Robert Arensen, Geretta Geretta
Votes: 38
29. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991 Video)
R | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An elderly toy maker and his son make killer toys designed to kill their customers, children.
Director: Martin Kitrosser | Stars: William Thorne, Jane Higginson, Van Quattro, Tracy Fraim
Votes: 2,641
30. Elves (1989)
PG-13 | 89 min | Horror
A 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.
Director: Jeffrey Mandel | Stars: Dan Haggerty, Julie Austin, Deanna Lund, Borah Silver
Votes: 1,797
31. Slay Bells (2015)
Short, Comedy, Horror
Director: Tom 'Smitty' Smith | Stars: Curtis K Case, Gabriel F. Bellotti, Brandy Bryant, Abigail Foster
32. Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror
The abandoned home of Wilfred Butler, a wealthy but troubled man who committed suicide, has been willed to his grandson, Jeffrey. But an Axe wielding maniac has set up residence in the house - and he doesn't take kindly to strangers.
Director: James Plumb | Stars: Adrienne King, Sule Rimi, Richard Goss, Lee Bane
Votes: 499
33. Darkest Night (2012)
TV-MA | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A family gathers for a happy reunion and marriage announcement on Christmas Day at an isolated mansion in the Philippine mountains only to encounter a series of bizarre, demonic, and tragic events.
Director: Noel Tan | Stars: DJ Perry, Anne Gauthier, Issa Litton, Nic Campos
Votes: 294
34. Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)
R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery
Somebody 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.
Director: Edmund Purdom | Stars: Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Mark Jones
Votes: 3,044
35. Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990 Video)
R | 87 min | Horror
A reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the Christmas season.
Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: Clint Howard, Neith Hunter, Tommy Hinkley, Hugh Fink
Votes: 2,810
36. Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000 Video)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The mutant killer snowman Jack Frost returns to kill more people during Christmas.
Director: Michael Cooney | Stars: Christopher Allport, Eileen Seeley, Chip Heller, Marsha Clark
Votes: 3,665
37. Christmas Nightmare (2001)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
After witnessing the murder of a presidential candidate, a young couple is taken to a safe house by a bodyguard, whose personality begins changing. He is possessed by the spirit of a madman who murdered his family there fifty years ago.
Director: Vince Di Meglio | Stars: Tiffany Young, Tiffany Baker, Hugo Armstrong, Jeff Coatney
Votes: 90
38. Marcus (2006)
Not Rated | 75 min | Horror, Thriller
A troubled young man returns home for Christmas in an attempt to reconcile with his estranged sister. Her alleged boyfriend shows up and turns the holiday dinner into a dark, disturbing night of violence and terror.
Directors: Bob Hardison, Rich Robinson | Stars: Jade Dornfeld, Frankie Ingrassia, Ross Kurt, Scott McCleary
Votes: 204
39. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989 Video)
R | 90 min | Horror
The comatose Ricky Caldwell reawakens and begins to stalk a blind woman, who he shares a psychic connection with.
Director: Monte Hellman | Stars: Samantha Scully, Bill Moseley, Richard C. Adams, Richard Beymer
Votes: 3,397
40. One Hell of a Christmas (2002)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When Carlitos is released after 2 years of "hard time", he attempts to redeem himself for the sake of his 5 year-old son. But when he's talked into "one last job," he gets embroiled in a situation far beyond anything he'd bargained for.
Director: Shaky González | Stars: Tolo Montana, Thure Lindhardt, Zlatko Buric, Pat Kelman
Votes: 332
41. Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
The now-adult Ricky talks to a psychiatrist about how he became a murderer after his brother, Billy, died, which leads back to Mother Superior.
Director: Lee Harry | Stars: Eric Freeman, James Newman, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jean Miller
Votes: 9,050 | Gross: $0.15M
42. The Christmas Season Massacre (2001 Video)
70 min | Comedy, Horror
Tommy is a loser. He wears a pirate eye-patch, a Christmas gift he was given as a child. It is a symbol of the humiliation Tommy endured in high school. Tommy was the subject of so much ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Wallace | Stars: D.J. Vivona, Jason Christ, Chris Belt, Michael Hill
Votes: 318
43. Deadly Little Christmas (2009 Video)
Horror, Thriller
One Christmas a little boy loses it, and kills his father and the family's housekeeper. He is put away, and all is well until the 15th anniversary of the brutal murders (When he escapes ... See full summary »
Director: Novin Shakiba | Stars: Barbara Jean Barrielle, Charlotte Barrielle, Anthony Campanello, Eric Fischer
Votes: 181
44. Satan Claus (1996 Video)
Unrated | 61 min | Horror
On the night before Christmas, a serial killer dressed in a Santa Claus suit stalks the streets of New York looking for blood. It seems this madman is building the perfect Christmas tree ... See full summary »
Director: Massimiliano Cerchi | Stars: Robert Cummins, Jodie Rafty, Robert Hector, Barie Snider
Votes: 219
45. Santa Claws (1996)
R | 83 min | Horror
A B-horror movie actress is stalked by a deranged fan bent on claiming her for himself.
Director: John A. Russo | Stars: Debbie Rochon, Grant Kramer, John Mowod, Dawn Michelucci
Votes: 802
46. Psycho Santa (2003 Video)
TV-14 | 72 min | Horror
While en route to a holiday gathering, young Ron teases his wife about the legend of a backwoods Santa with an axe to grind. However, when the legend comes to life, the Christmas bash turns into a holiday bloodbath.
Director: Peter Keir | Stars: Krystal Havens, Jason Barnes, Jeff Samford, Michelle Samford
Votes: 240
47. Krampus: The Christmas Devil (2013)
82 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A local policeman with a traumatic past investigates child abductions, believing the culprit to be Krampus, a creature of folklore who punishes wicked children. He races to uncover the truth and stop further disappearances.
Director: Jason Hull | Stars: Jay Dobyns, Paul Ferm, Andrew Ferrick, Darin Foltz
Votes: 2,007
48. Krampus (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman
Votes: 84,032 | Gross: $42.59M
49. Dismembering Christmas (2015)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror
At a vacation winter lake house, seven high school seniors are attacked by a madman out for revenge.
Director: Austin Bosley | Stars: Baker Powell, Scott Seagren, Jennifer Lenius, Leah Wiseman
Votes: 226
50. Black Christmas: The Night Billy Came Home (2016)
90 min | Horror
Black Christmas: The Night Billy Came Home is a Black Christmas (1974) sequel, based in a world of reality where the sorority of Phi Kappa Sigma is being stalked and preyed upon an unknown killer.
Director: John Sackett | Stars: Allison Delk, Marilyn Thomas, Elyssia Thomas, Vincent Angel
Votes: 77
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