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Plot Summary:
Jeremy, a local police officer leads a life of a confusing past, spending his current time searching for his kidnapper as a child. After other children begin missing, Jeremy pieces together the truth and realizes that his childhood kidnapper could be a creature of ancient yuletide lore, Krampus, who is the brother of St. Nick, and punisher of children who perform acts of unspeakable evil without repercussion. Can Jeremy kill Krampus and prevent more missing children?.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, dark, disturbing, scary, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, dark fantasy
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Yeti (2008)
Plot Summary:
Surviving the plane crash was only the beginning ... After their plane crashes into uncharted territory in the Himalayas, the survivors set out to find help in the freezing cold. As the days pass and with no sign of a rescue, tensions begin to mount. The survivors wrestle with their consciences as they realise that in order to survive, they must use the bodies of the dead as food. But when it appears that something else is already feeding upon the dead, the survivors realise that their biggest danger is not hunger but something infinitely more sinister: a legendary Yeti is stalking them and is moving in for the kill. Can they outsmart the beast or will they die trying?.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, rough, disturbing, christmas horror, psychotronic, awful
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Deathcember (2019)
Plot Summary:
Advent - a time of joyful anticipation. You will surely remember the feeling when you had as a child waking up on the first December morning. Rising early, ready to open a new door for 24 consecutive days.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, anthology, scary, psychotronic, dark, splatter
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Secret Santa (2018)
Plot Summary:
“The holidays are a time for backstabbing and silent, annihilating judgment, but for the Pope family, the time-honored tradition of passive aggressive snark is always masked with a smile. But not this year. April Pope, the family’s golden child, is clean and sober and working her twelve steps. She has a new life and an amazing boyfriend and she’s ready to make amends with her sister, Penny for a horrible prank she pulled on her when they were in high school. April figures her mother Shari’s Christmas Eve party, complete with Secret Santa game, will be the perfect moment for forgiveness. Her gift and act of confession will help heal the tensions of all her loved ones.” “But there’s someone else with different idea…” “It’s going to be a bloody good Christmas!”.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, semi serious, horror comedy, slasher
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SantaClaus: A Horror Story (2016)
Plot Summary:
A woman who us researching alien abductions for her new book begins to receive reports of a nocturnal attacker whose description matches that of Santa Claus. She enlists the help of a scholar of mythology to see fi there is a darker side to the story of Santa Claus, and what she discovers is more horrifying than anything that she could have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, surreal
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Feeders 2: Slay Bells (1998)
Plot Summary:
Aliens invade Earth over the Christmas holidays, and it's up to Santa Claus and his elves to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 450
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, independent film, cult film
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Game Over (1989)
Plot Summary:
Thomas, a very intelligent and resourceful child, is left alone with his beloved and fragile granddad on Christmas Eve, when a psychopath dressed as Santa Claus breaks into their mansion and starts chasing them. Thomas will do whatever he can to save himself and his granddad, leaving much of his childhood innocence behind.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, bloody, suspense, scary, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Red Christmas (2016)
Plot Summary:
A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell bent on tearing them apart.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, mumblecore, perverse, independent film
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Toys of Terror (2020)
Plot Summary:
A big family moves into a dusty old house in the snowy woods of Washington with hopes of it being a nice holiday escape. But the kids soon discover a stash of old toys that just so happen to belong to a creepy ghost boy. As stranger and stranger things start to happen, some of the kids begin to sense that something in the house is not quite right….
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, weird, gay cinema
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To All a Goodnight (1980)
Plot Summary:
It's Christmas break at the Calvin Finishing School for Girls, and the students are planning a big party while the president of the school is away. A group of boys show up and the fun begins, until mysterious killer starts bumping off couples one by one. The police show up and promise to keep everyone safe, but they prove ineffectual against the crazed psycho. Could the killings have anything to do with the girl who was killed in an initiation stunt at the school a few years earlier?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: slasher, christmas horror, suspense, bleak, bloody, suspenseful, independent film, slasher horror
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The Advent Calendar (2021)
Plot Summary:
Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. When her friend Sophie gives her an old wooden antique advent calendar before Christmas, she realizes each window contains a surprise that triggers repercussions in real life: some of them good, but most of them bad... Now Eva will have to choose between getting rid of the calendar or walking again… even if it causes death around her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: suspense, christmas horror, psychological, suspenseful, mystical, tense, captivating, disturbing, slasher, weird
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The Elf (2016)
Plot Summary:
Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family's names written on it. He soon discovers that the elf was an evil conduit meant to unleash a supernatural killing spree during the Christmas Holidays by whomever set it free.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, dark fantasy, slasher horror, scary
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Krampus: The Reckoning (2015)
Plot Summary:
Zoe, a strange child has a not so imaginary friend the Krampus who is the dark companion of St. Nicholas.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, mockbuster, surprise ending, bloody
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Savage Christmas (2013)
Plot Summary:
When Mitch decides to take his virgin girl friend Sarah away for Christmas, her friends tag along. What was suppose to be a weekend of fun, turned into a Christmas they will never forget. A group of filmmakers bring back a demon from the beyond, who is in search for virgin flesh to transfer its soul into. Sarah is in for the night of her life, as she is the target of the demons desires.
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Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Snow Shark: Ancient Snow Beast (2011)
Plot Summary:
12 years ago during a scientific expedition 3 animal biologists stumbled upon a great discovery that ended in tragedy. Whatever killed them has awoken and now the legend of the Ancient Snow Beast could prove to be more than just a legend.
IMDB Rating: 1.9
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: scary, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, natural horror, serious, psychotronic
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The Day of the Beast (1995)
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible (Angulo), a death metal salesman from Carabanchel (Segura), and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult (De Razza). These go on a literal "trip" through Christmas-time Madrid to hunt for and prevent the reincarnation of the Antichrist.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: surreal, scary, dark comedy, suspenseful, satanic, atmospheric, satirical, disturbing, christmas horror, creepy
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Barricade (2012)
Plot Summary:
A father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, christmas horror, tense, suspense, captivating, psychological thriller, psychological horror, scary
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Christmas Evil (1980)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, bloody, scary, grindhouse, horror comedy, cult classic, independent film, psychological, tense
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Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride (2018)
Plot Summary:
It's Christmas time in Cleveland, Ohio and four young ladies are on the verge of completing their mandatory thirty days of community service. With only one night to go, they are required to make a series of in-home visits to the older and less fortunate. Upon arriving at their final stop for the night, they become introduced to a pleasant older woman who graciously welcomes them into her home for the evening. However, as darkness falls and the cold settles in, they begin to realize that there is far more to their seemingly innocent host than meets the eye.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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All Through the House (2015)
Plot Summary:
A deranged masked Santa-Slayer comes to town for some yuletide-terror. He leaves behind a bloody trail of mutilated bodies as he hunts his way to the front steps of the town's most feared and notorious home.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, rough, suspense, scary, queer horror
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Dismembering Christmas (2015)
Plot Summary:
At a vacation winter lake house, seven high school seniors are attacked by a madman out for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, scary, psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, bloody, independent film
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Santa Claws (1996)
Plot Summary:
A young man finds his divorced mother having sex with a man in a Santa Clause hat and shoots them both dead. Years later, now thinking he is Santa Clause, the man develops an obsession with an erotic horror film star named Raven and begins stalking her.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 756
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, bloody, independent film, cult film
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Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Plot Summary:
Little Billy witnesses his parents being brutally murdered by Santa. Years later, when he has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa Claus, his childhood trauma materializes once again.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, scary, grindhouse, suspenseful, rough, bloody, psychotronic, psychological, controversial
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Krampus: The Devil Returns (2016)
Plot Summary:
Five years after the murder of his wife and disappearance of his daughter, former police officer Jeremy Duffin is brought back to help in the hunt for a yuletide monster that punishes children that have been "naughty." As the monster becomes more erratic and unpredictable, Jeremy learns the truth about the disappearance of his daughter and the fate that has been bestowed upon him by an unlikely source. Can Jeremy finally end the nightmare Christmas monster that has terrorized this town for years?.
IMDB Rating: 1.6
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: suspense, dark, slasher, christmas horror, dark fantasy
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Krampus Origins (2018)
Plot Summary:
The first World War rages on when a group of American soldiers find a mysterious artifact that can summon the ancient evil of the Krampus. After the men are killed in action, the artifact is sent to the commanding officer's widow who is a teacher at a small-town orphanage. The orphans accidentally summon the Krampus and the teacher, and her pupils are forced to battle this ancient evil.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, dark fantasy
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Alien Raiders (2008)
Plot Summary:
It's the end of yet another night at Hastings Supermarket, a grocery store in Buck Lake, Arizona. But just before closing, a group of masked and armed to the teeth militants invades the store and take everyone hostage.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scary, suspense, suspenseful, tense, exciting, christmas horror, intense, captivating, futuristic, cult classic
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Better Watch Out (2016)
Plot Summary:
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, suspense, suspenseful, horror comedy, enigmatic, psychological, slasher, scary, disturbing, surprise ending
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A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Plot Summary:
Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, peace and goodwill. But for some folks in the small town of Bailey Downs, it turns into something much less festive.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, scary, bloody, anthology, intense, light, suspense, dark comedy, horror comedy, cult classic
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Mother Krampus (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on the myth of Frau Perchta, a witch that comes on the 12 days of Christmas taking children each night.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, slasher, mystical, suspense, dark, mysterious, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, dark fantasy
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Krampus Unleashed (2016)
Plot Summary:
In pursuit of buried treasure, a group of fortune hunters unearth an ancient demonic summoning stone that holds a terrible curse and awakens a timeless evil, the Krampus. After centuries of slumber, Krampus has awoken with a thirst for blood.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 666
Genere: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, suspense, dark, disturbing, intense
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Krampus (2015)
Plot Summary:
A horror comedy based on the ancient legend about a pagan creature who punishes children on Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, scary, dark fantasy, disturbing, stylized, dark, dark comedy, creepy, horror comedy, atmospheric