S3E14: Must See Holiday Horror Movies This Christmas Season

Published: Nov. 27, 2021, 3:49 a.m.

On this special episode I cover seven of my favorite Holiday themed horror movies I like to watch during the Christmas season. This episode is also available in video format on Spotify. 

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Krampus
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Directed by: Michael Dougherty
\nWritten by Michael Dogherty, Todd Casey, and Zach Shields
\nStars: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and David Koechner
\nPlot Synopsis: A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.
\n https://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E13-A-Very-Scary-Christmas-With-Krampus-eavsmg

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Blood Rage

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Directed by: John Grissmer
\nWritten by: Bruce Rubin
\nStars: Louise Lasser, Mark Soper
\nPlot Synopsis: Twins Todd and Terry seem like sweet boys, that is, until one of them takes an axe to the face of a fellow patron at the local drive-in. Todd is blamed for the bloody crime and institutionalized, whilst twin brother Terry goes free. Ten years later and, as the family gathers around the table for a Thanksgiving meal, the news comes in that Todd has escaped. But has the real killer in fact been in their midst all along? One thing's for sure, there will be blood and rage!

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Black Christmas (Original)
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Directed by: Bob Clark who directed A christmas Story and Children shouldn\u2019t play with dead things.
\nWritten by: Roy Moore
\nStars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, and Margo Kidder
\nDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
\nhttps://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E10-Black-Christmas-and-The-Witch-eavslc

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A Christmas Horror Story
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Christmas horror anthology including shorts directed by: Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan and written by: James Kee, Sarah Larsen, and Doug Taylor.
\nStars: William Shatner, George Buza, and Rob Archer.
\nPlot Synopsis: 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.
\nhttps://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E11-A-Christmas-Horror-Story-eavsld

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Silent Night Deadly Night

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Directed by: Charles E Sellier Jr.
\nWritten by: Paul Caimi and Michael Hickey
\nStars: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, and Toni Nero
\nPlot Synopsis: Little Billy witness 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.

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Rare Exports

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Directed by: Jalmari Helander
\nWritten by: Jalmari Helander, Juuso Helander, and Petri Jokiranta
\nStars: Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, and Peeter Jakobi
\nPlot Synopsis: In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.

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Christmas Evil
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Written and Directed by: Lewis Jackson
\nStars: Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Dianne Hull
\nPlot Synopsis: 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.
\nhttps://anchor.fm/screamstream/episodes/S2E12-Christmas-Evil-eavslb