Thanksgiving Horrors
A list of horror films that take place on or around Thanksgiving.
And before anyone asks, Blood Freak isn't listed because it doesn't actually involve Thanksgiving.
And before anyone asks, Blood Freak isn't listed because it doesn't actually involve Thanksgiving.
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- DirectorDean AliotoStarsBenz AntoineKristian AyreGillian BarberAfter a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow him and his brothers back to their home, all hell breaks loose.
- DirectorJohn MurlowskiStarsRoss PartridgeJulia NicksonLala SloatmanAn old mirror from the Amityville house finds its way into a young photographer's home, where the demonic presence soon manifests itself to cause more death and mayhem.
- DirectorJohn GrissmerStarsLouise LasserMark SoperJulie GordonA boy kills a man and accuses his twin brother of the murder, and the innocent brother ends up institutionalized, while his psychotic twin goes free. 10 years later, the innocent twin escapes, which triggers his brother into killing again.
- DirectorPatrick KeithStarsMelissa JohnsonLora MeinsVanessa LeinaniAndrea is harassed by life, love and wicked college schoolmates. When she is reunited with childhood friend Brandy, it is bright spot in an otherwise morbid existence on campus. The two are drawn together when an unusual bottle of ancient origin comes between them. When one of the girls falls ill and goes on a tirade of vampiric revenge, the other must evade her long enough to solve the mystery of her illness and destroy it's source.
- DirectorJames CumminsStarsEd NelsonDeborah RoseNorman FellChildren turned into zombies wreak havoc in a coroner's building with just a burned-out psychic, an experienced cop and two coroners to stop the madness.
- DirectorStephen KayStarsBarry WatsonEmily DeschanelLucy LawlessA young man tries to deal with the childhood terror that has never stopped haunting him.
- DirectorJoshua JohnsonStarsScott C. BrownGabriel CasteJanet ChiarabaglioA psychedelic horror that follows a family, who after experiencing vivid hallucinations, believe that they have been poisoned by cannibalistic hillbillies.
- DirectorBrett GlassbergStarsKelly DealynDavid Lee HessEmily AmmonA strained suburban family's Thanksgiving is disrupted by a gang of vicious vagrants.
- DirectorLuciana FaulhaberStarsLuciana FaulhaberLindsay EshelmanJavier E. GómezIn the tradition of classic horror movies, "Don't Look" is the story of five friends who leave NYC for a weekend they'll never forget.
- DirectorAdam RobitelStarsTaylor RussellLogan MillerJay EllisSix strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
- DirectorPatrick LussierStarsDermot MulroneyDiana SilversTembi LockeKimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsSam WorthingtonLily RabeLucy CapriA couple stops at a gas station, where their 6 y.o. daughter's arm is fractured. They hurry to a hospital. Something strange is going on there. The wife and daughter go missing.
- DirectorTroy HartStarsAlicia UnderwoodJustin DuncanKenny GardnerAn immortal blues musician terrorizes childhood sweethearts reunited over the Thanksgiving holiday.
- DirectorZachary WillStarsJames WosochloTrevor BrooksAmerica RamosWhen a dysfunctional family goes to their recently widowed grandmother's cabin for Thanksgiving, they find out that their grandmother is actually a werewolf.
- DirectorLuca BercoviciStarsStella StevensShannon WhirryLuca BercoviciGranny's family wants her dead so they can collect her insurance. While she is on her death bed, she drinks an eternal life potion and returns to the land of the living. She is on a mission to wreak havoc over her greedy relatives.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezEli RothQuentin TarantinoStarsKurt RussellRose McGowanDanny TrejoQuentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's homage to exploitation double features in the '60s and '70s with two back-to-back cult films that include previews of coming attractions between them.Has a segment dealing with Thanksgiving.
- DirectorChristopher DenhamStarsLucian MaiselCady McClainAdrian PasdarIn the remote woods of Upstate New York, David and Clare Poe are attempting to live an idyllic life. However, their twin children's bizarre behavior might just tear the family apart.Has a segment dealing with Thanksgiving.
- DirectorNettie PeñaStarsJake SteinfeldVinessa ShawPeter De PaulaAn escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful...
- DirectorGeorge MihalkaStarsDavid WarnerMichael IronsideKate VernonA man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsJohn C. McGinleyMolly ParkerBlu MankumaA woman spending Thanksgiving at the home of her friend's family in the rural Pacific Northwest finds herself in the clutches of a disturbed serial killer.
- DirectorStephen TramontanaStarsAmelie AcevedoElias AcevedoRyan AldrichA possessed piñata, seeking to avenge the savagery that humanity has inflicted on his kind, picks off a group of friends, one by one, in an unending night of terror.
- DirectorOlly BlackburnStarsHaley BennettAshley GreeneLucas TillWhen a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.
- DirectorErick LorincStarsAmanda ArrantsJake BalserAnnie CollinsA family of cannibalistic pilgrims attacks a restaurant that stays open for Thanksgiving.
- DirectorVito TrabuccoStarsJessica SonnebornDeborah VenegasKristina PageThree happy couples enjoy the holidays in a cozy secluded cabin in the woods when they are suddenly interrupted by an unprecedented event that will forever change their lives.
- DirectorMarcus DunstanStarsReign EdwardsKerr SmithCourtney HenggelerA woman invites re-enactors to produce an authentic first Thanksgiving for her family and friends. However, things take an unexpected turn when the actors refuse to break character.
- DirectorMark L. SmithStarsBridget ShergalisTori WhiteChauntal LewisIn an attempt to rid their dorm of a troublesome little girl ghost a group of college students inadvertently bring back the little girl's killer.
- DirectorStephanie BeatonStarsFelicia LambretonLeo FenwickThomas CrnkovichCome join the Old Crone one more time in this chilling sequel! This time around, the Crone takes you on a year's holiday journey. Watch what happens when Valentine's Day becomes a blood bath. The luck of the Irish will be the only thing that will save you on St. Patrick's Day. Be careful of the curse of the mummy on Halloween night. On Thanksgiving, a turkey never tasted so good as Stanley does. And on Christmas, find out how Dorothy finally gets her angel. Come gaze one more time in the crystal ball and see how the "Holidays" can be so fun!Has a segment dealing with Thanksgiving.
- DirectorEli RothStarsPatrick DempseyTy OlssonGina GershonAfter a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
- DirectorJordan DowneyStarsWanda LustNatasha CordovaLindsey AndersonA homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.
- DirectorJordan DowneyStarsDaniel UsajJoe HartzlerPreston AltreeFowl-mouthed villain Turkie carves through the likes of a rapping grandma, a mindless puppet, a wig-wearing inventor, a bisexual space worm, and their equally ridiculous friends on his quest to recover the last copy of "ThanksKilling 2".
- DirectorBobby Ray Akers Jr.StarsAri LehmanSuki PetersJaxon StanfordA group of film students travel deep into the woods to make a movie, thinking that they've found the perfect location in the form of an abandoned campground.