The Children (2008) Review – A Chilling and Brutal Festive Nightmare
Tom Shankland delivers a disturbing and claustrophobic holiday horror with The Children. A snowy family retreat becomes a fight for survival against a group of murderous kids.
Await Further Instructions (2018) Review – A Mixed Bag of Sci-Fi Social Satire
Johnny Kevorkian’s Await Further Instructions traps a family in a deadly game of compliance. A fascinating concept marred by poor execution.
Inside (2007) Review – A Visceral and Brutal Festive Nightmare
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo deliver an uncompromising slice of New French Extremity with Inside. A pregnant woman’s Christmas Eve becomes a fight for life.
Black Christmas (2006) Review – A Mean and Messy Festive Remake
Glen Morgan trades the atmospheric dread of the 1974 original for buckets of gore and a messy backstory. This 2006 remake is a loud, mean-spirited slasher disaster.
P2 (2007) Review – A Tense and Gory Parking Garage Nightmare
Franck Khalfoun delivers a claustrophobic holiday horror with P2. A late night at the office turns into a fight for survival in a locked-down parking garage.
Salvage (2009) Review – A Gritty and Uneven British Festive Horror
Lawrence Gough delivers a tense, low-budget lockdown thriller with Salvage. Neve McIntosh stars in this gritty British horror set during a bloody Christmas Eve.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Review – A Gothic Holiday Masterpiece
Tim Burton and Henry Selick deliver a visually stunning, song-filled masterpiece with The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is the perfect gateway into horror themes.
Fright Night (1985) Review – A Masterclass in 80s Vampire Horror
Tom Holland subverts the 80s slasher trend with Fright Night, a brilliantly executed vampire tale that perfectly blends suburban tension with practical gore.
Black Friday (2021) Review – A Bland and Dated Festive Zombie Comedy
Bruce Campbell and Devon Sawa lead a stellar B-movie cast in Black Friday, a holiday horror-comedy that unfortunately fails to find its funny bone or its teeth.
Blood Rage (1987) Review – A Cheesy and Gory Thanksgiving Slasher
Mark Soper and Louise Lasser star in Blood Rage, a quintessential 80s slasher that serves up buckets of gore and unintentional hilarity for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Village (2004) Review – A Beautiful but Polarising Period Drama
M. Night Shyamalan delivers an atmospheric and beautifully shot period drama with The Village. A star-studded cast carries this divisive and tension-filled tale.
The Invitation (2022) Review – A Cliched and Toothless Gothic Romance
Nathalie Emmanuel stars in The Invitation, a gothic horror that feels more like a Hallmark romance than a blood-curdling nightmare. A toothless effort.
