We review Gregory Jacobs’ Wind Chill (2007). Starring Emily Blunt, this road-trip ghost story trapped in a snowstorm offers plenty of claustrophobic tension and wintry dread. Is it a hidden Christmas horror gem or just a messy trudge with unlikable characters? Find out in our full review.
We review Tommy Wirkola’s Violent Night (2022). David Harbour stars as a hammer-wielding Santa Claus taking on mercenaries, but is it the ultimate R-rated Christmas action-thriller or does a weirdly sentimental script ruin the festive fun? Find out in our full review.
We review Camille Griffin’s Silent Night (2021). Starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode, this British apocalypse horror-comedy sees a group of posh friends gather for one last Christmas before the world ends. Is it a sharp, timely satire or just a tonally confused trudge with unlikable characters? Find out in our full review.
Looking for something different this holiday? Here are 10 unique Christmas horror movies that break the mould, ranked from worst to best.
We review Tyler MacIntyre’s It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023). This Shudder Original reimagines the holiday classic as a slasher movie. Is it a clever, bloody subversion of George Bailey’s story or just a toothless, saccharine trudge through festive tropes? Find out in our full review.
Want to get the kids into horror this Christmas? Here are 5 family friendly festive frights, ranked from worst to best.
We review Magnus Martens’ There’s Something in the Barn (2023). This Norwegian Christmas horror sees an American family battle a murderous barn elf, but is it a new festive tradition like Rare Exports or just a tonally confused Gremlins-lite trudge? Find out in our full review.
We review René Manzor’s Deadly Games (1989). This French cult classic sees a child prodigy defending his home from a killer Santa using a series of traps. Is it really the horror blueprint for Home Alone, or just a stylish holiday trudge through 80s tropes? Find out in our full review.
Looking for festive frights? Look elsewhere. We’ve scraped the bottom of Santa’s sack to rank 10 truly awful Christmas horror movies that ruin the holidays. From the preachy Black Christmas remake to the boring Jack Frost, save yourself the trouble and read this instead.
We review Joe Begos’ Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022). This Shudder original slasher features a robotic Santa gone rogue, but is it a neon-soaked holiday classic or just a loud, obnoxious, and painfully improvised trudge with unlikable characters? Find out in our full review.
We review John McPhail’s Anna and the Apocalypse (2017). This unique festive mashup combines a zombie outbreak with high school musical numbers, but is it a catchy new Christmas tradition or just a tonally confused trudge through undead tropes? Find out in our full review.
We review Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 (2024). Art the Clown is back for a blood-soaked Christmas, but is this festive slasher a new holiday masterpiece or just a bloated, tonally confused trudge that tries too hard to offend? Find out in our full review.