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From Pumpkins to Psychos: 52 Days to Christmas Horror Marathon (Updated)

  1. Treevenge (2008, short)🎄🎄🎄🎄
    In this gory short film, Christmas trees rise up against humanity after years of being chopped down and decorated. The trees exact brutal revenge on unsuspecting families, turning the holiday into a blood-soaked massacre. It’s a satirical, over-the-top splatterfest with a twisted environmental message.
  2. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2008)🎄🎄🎄🎄
    On Christmas Eve, expect more Christmas Horror as a family takes a shortcut through a remote forest and encounters a mysterious woman in white. As they drive deeper into the woods, reality distorts, and family members begin dying in bizarre ways. The film builds dread through repetition, eerie encounters, and a surreal twist ending.
  3. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)🎄🎄🎄🎄
    In the mountains of Finland, a team uncovers the real Santa Claus—an ancient, horned creature buried in ice. When children start disappearing, a boy and his father must stop the monstrous being and its naked, elf-like helpers. This dark fantasy reimagines Santa as a folkloric menace rooted in pagan myth.
  4. Saint (Sint) (2011)🎄🎄🎄
    A Dutch horror-comedy that portrays Saint Nicholas as a vengeful ghost who returns every full moon on December 5th to slaughter the living. Set in Amsterdam, the film blends slasher violence with historical legend, transforming a beloved holiday figure into a murderous specter wielding a bishop’s staff and riding an undead steed.
  5. A Cadaver Christmas (2011)🎄🎄🎄
    A janitor discovers a zombie outbreak at a university during Christmas break and teams up with a ragtag group—including a drunk cop and a suicidal student—to contain the undead. The film embodies B-movie charm with practical gore effects, irreverent humor, and a festive setting saturated with blood and tinsel.
  6. Silent Night (2012)🎄🎄🎄
    A loose remake of the original Silent Night, Deadly Night, this version follows a small-town sheriff as he hunts a killer dressed as Santa Claus who’s punishing the “naughty” with brutal holiday-themed murders. With flamethrowers, wood chippers, and a twisted backstory, this slasher leans into gore and dark humor.
  7. All Through the House (2012)🎄🎄🎄
    A masked killer dressed as Santa stalks a suburban neighborhood, targeting women with a pair of garden shears. As the bodies pile up, a young woman returns home for the holidays and uncovers a disturbing family secret tied to the killer’s motives. It’s a blood-soaked homage to ’80s slashers.
  8. Slay Belles (2013)🎄🎄
    Three cosplay-loving women team up with a biker Santa to battle Krampus, who’s escaped from a hidden dimension and is devouring victims in Los Angeles. With neon visuals, campy humor, and a punk-rock vibe, this horror-comedy delivers festive chaos and girl-power monster hunting.
  9. The Christmas Season Massacre (2013)🎄🎄
    A low-budget slasher parody about a killer named Tommy “the Christmas slasher,” who returns to his hometown wearing a Santa suit and wielding a sharpened candy cane. The film mixes absurd kills, crude humor, and intentionally bad acting for a grindhouse-style holiday bloodbath.
  10. Good Tidings (2014)🎄🎄🎄
    A homeless war veteran dressed as Santa is targeted by three psychotic killers in clown masks on Christmas Day. Trapped in an abandoned building, he must use his survival skills to fight back. This gritty British thriller blends social commentary with brutal revenge and holiday dread.
  11. Krampus (2015)🎄🎄🎄🎄
    When a dysfunctional family loses their Christmas spirit, events occur that unwittingly summon the Krampus—a horned demon who punishes the ungrateful. As blizzards trap them inside, monstrous toys and shadowy creatures attack. Directed by Michael Dougherty, this horror-fantasy balances scares with dark comedy and folklore.
  12. A Christmas Horror Story (2015)🎄🎄🎄🎄
    An anthology film featuring four interwoven tales: a haunted school, a changeling child, zombie elves at the North Pole, and Santa battling Krampus. Set in the town of Bailey Downs, the stories unfold with eerie twists and a surprise ending that redefines who’s naughty or nice.
  13. Nightmare Before Christmas (2015 re-release)🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
    While not a horror film in the traditional sense, Tim Burton’s stop-motion classic blends Halloween and Christmas as Jack Skellington tries to take over the holiday. With spooky visuals, eerie songs, and gothic charm, it’s a family-friendly tale of mischief, identity, and seasonal confusion.
  14. Better Watch Out (2016)🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
    A babysitter must protect a 12-year-old boy during a home invasion on Christmas—but the real threat may come from inside the house. This psychological thriller flips expectations with shocking twists, blending holiday cheer with disturbing manipulation and escalating violence.
  15. Red Christmas (2016)🎄🎄🎄
    A mother’s Christmas gathering is interrupted by a mysterious, deformed man claiming to be her long-lost son. As tensions rise, family secrets unravel, and violence erupts. This Australian horror film explores themes of abortion, guilt, and maternal fear beneath its bloody holiday surface.
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