All Christmas Horror Movies
Trying to keep a list of films with a strong common theme of Christmastime, not necessarily just taking place over those days.
Shorts and TV episodes also included.
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- DirectorJoe ZerullStarsDaniel Rairdin-HaleHanlon Smith-DorseyYosh HayashiUnconventional heroes band together against an army of living corpses reanimated by a dark force in a cadaver lab on Christmas, as the undead rapidly recruit new members.
- DirectorAlex DiSantoStarsAlex DiSantoRiley AndersonAaron HilberdinkThe most popular clique at school finds themselves dancing with death as Santa begins to deviously hack, slash and unwrap them. Now they've gotta barricade themselves and outsmart the killer or they may just end up in their own stockings.
- DirectorMichael ShershenovichStarsSteve MontagueRobert YoungrenRobert ArensenIn a small town Police are in search for a child murderer. Meanwhile Rich Tague a has been 80's action movie star, is attempting to figure out the meaning of Christmas as he plays Santa on a Public Access T.V show. He fantasizes about murdering the people that do him wrong. Will he have the strength to not be on his own naughty list?
- DirectorDave CampfieldStarsDave CampfieldPaul ChomickiDeron MillerIn this interstitial comedy/horror film, Caesar Denovio (Dave Campfield) and his half brother Otto Denovio (Paul Chomicki) take on duties as Santa and his elf. However, the bodies begin to pile up when a fellow store Santa (CKY's Deron Miller) develops a vendetta against them, and he soon turns Caesar's list of Dinner guests into a list of Xmas-inspired victims! Features cult movie icons Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Estevez (brother of Martin Sheen), Felissa Rose and Robert Z'Dar.
- DirectorVince Di MeglioStarsTiffany YoungTiffany BakerHugo ArmstrongAfter witnessing the murder of a presidential candidate, a young couple is taken to a safe house by a bodyguard, whose personality begins changing. He is possessed by the spirit of a madman who murdered his family there fifty years ago.
- DirectorAustin BosleyStarsBaker PowellScott SeagrenJennifer LeniusAt a vacation winter lake house, seven high school seniors are attacked by a madman out for revenge.
- DirectorJustin McConnellSerena WhitneyStarsCaleigh Le GrandJorja CadenceAdam BullerDuring the Christmas season, two sisters throw a house party, unaware that a deadly invader will be crashing the proceedings.
- DirectorNovin ShakibaStarsBarbara Jean BarrielleCharlotte BarrielleAnthony CampanelloOne Christmas a little boy loses it, and kills his father and the family's housekeeper. He is put away, and all is well until the 15th anniversary of the brutal murders (When he escapes from the santitarium that has locked him away for so long). Now, the only thing he wants is another Christmas massacre.
- DirectorRobert ConwayStarsMonica EngesserAmelia HabermanJames RayZoe, a strange child, has a not so imaginary friend Krampus, who is the dark companion of St. Nicholas.
- DirectorStuart W. BedfordStarsColin MurtaghJonny HirstMarcella HazellA homeless war-veteran with a chequered past must rely on a side of himself once thought buried when he and his companions are targeted by three vicious psychopaths wearing Santa suits on Christmas Day.
- DirectorJohn A. RussoStarsDebbie RochonGrant KramerJohn MowodA B-horror movie actress is stalked by a deranged fan bent on claiming her for himself.
- DirectorMike McMurranStarsAnnette WozniakGeoff AlmondKeegan ChambersSecret Santa is a feature length film that tells the story of a group of eccentric college kids, struggling to get through the hectic exam period. This Horror/Comedy is a tribute to B-Movie Slashers but also takes the conventions and turns them upside down. A liquor filled party is planned. Adding a Secret Santa exchange for fun. Little do our characters know... A killer is in town and has a special present for all the good (and bad) girls and boys. Dare to open your present? It might be your last!
- DirectorCraig AndersonStarsDee WallaceSam CampbellGeoff MorrellA mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell-bent on tearing them apart.
- DirectorJames PlumbStarsAdrienne KingSule RimiRichard GossThe abandoned home of Wilfred Butler, a wealthy but troubled man who committed suicide, has been willed to his grandson, Jeffrey. But an Axe wielding maniac has set up residence in the house - and he doesn't take kindly to strangers.
- DirectorTheodore GershunyStarsPatrick O'NealJames PattersonMary WoronovA man inherits a mansion which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
- DirectorDustin FergusonStarsJulia FarrellLuc BernierJennifer RunyonAfter a death in the family, siblings Angelica and James Zacherly travel to the small town of East Willard on Christmas Eve to pay their respects. They stay at a homely bed and breakfast where they learn the legend of Black Peter, Santa Claus' vengeful brother. But when they find the lost journal of Jeffrey Butler, they discover the town has its own sordid history - one more rooted in reality.
- DirectorNatalie Bailey-TristDustin FergusonKieran JohnstonStarsAndrew AdlerNatalie Bailey-TristJackson BatchelorA Christmas horror anthology. 12 of the world's leading indie horror directors bring you twelve twisted tales of terror with a yuletide twist.
- DirectorJeremy WallaceStarsD.J. VivonaJason ChristChris BeltTommy is a loser. He wears a pirate eye-patch, a Christmas gift he was given as a child. It is a symbol of the humiliation Tommy endured in high school. Tommy was the subject of so much torment from his classmates that he became a bloodthirsty maniac! Tommy disappeared, vowing to eventually slay all of his schoolyard tormentors. Over the years, he has slaughtered all but six of them. Now, these six former schoolmates unite to end Tommy's reign of terror. Will they put Tommy six feet under? Or will Tommy win by slicing and dicing the six remaining on his victim list?
- DirectorJamie NashDavid Thomas SckrabulisStarsJohnny Francis WolfMegan PearsonMichael BrecherIt's the night before Christmas and Gabe Snow, a tabloid writer haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas past, is investigating a Yule Tide conspiracy. Gabe knows that Flight 1225 was brought down one foggy Christmas Eve, by a flying creature with a "glowing nose". Now, a blood-sucking Vampire - Santa Claus - has put Gabe on his list and unleashed the demonic fury of the North Pole. An army of zombie elves, who have no interest in Toys or pointy hats or dentistry, are about to turn Gabe's white Christmas blood red. Will Gabe find the true meaning of Christmas? Can he stake a heart that's two sizes too small? What will he find under his tree?
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
- DirectorGrant HarveySteven HobanBrett SullivanStarsWilliam ShatnerGeorge BuzaRob ArcherInterwoven 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.
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAdam ScottToni ColletteDavid KoechnerA boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.
- DirectorCharles E. Sellier Jr.StarsLilyan ChauvinGilmer McCormickToni NeroLittle Billy witnesses 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.
- DirectorLee HarryStarsEric FreemanJames NewmanElizabeth KaitanThe now-adult Ricky talks to a psychiatrist about how he became a murderer after his brother, Billy, died, which leads back to Mother Superior.
- DirectorMonte HellmanStarsSamantha ScullyBill MoseleyRichard C. AdamsThe comatose Ricky Caldwell reawakens and begins to stalk a blind woman, who he shares a psychic connection with.
- DirectorBrian YuznaStarsClint HowardNeith HunterTommy HinkleyA reporter investigating the bizarre death of a woman who leaped from a building in flames finds herself mixed up in a cult of witches who are making her part of their sacrificial ceremony during the Christmas season.
- DirectorMartin KitrosserStarsWilliam ThorneJane HigginsonVan QuattroAn elderly toy maker and his son make killer toys designed to kill their customers, children.
- DirectorKyle BrookyStarsKyle BrookyAshley ByingtonAlex Denhof
- DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsJorma TommilaOnni TommilaPeeter JakobiIn 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.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsJonathan TorrensSarah DunsworthMaris MorganChristmas trees ripped out of their forest plan revenge against people enjoying the holidays.https://vimeo.com/5048966
- DirectorMichael CooneyStarsScott MacDonaldChristopher AllportStephen MendelAfter an accident that left murderer Jack Frost dead in genetic material the vengeful killer returns as a murderous snowman to exact his revenge on the man who sent him to be executed
- DirectorSteven C. MillerStarsMalcolm McDowellJaime KingDonal LogueThe police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorFranck KhalfounStarsRachel NicholsWes BentleySimon ReynoldsA businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorTodd NunesStarsAshley Mary NunesJessica CameronMelynda KiringA 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.
- DirectorChris PeckoverStarsOlivia DeJongeLevi MillerEd OxenbouldOn a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.
- DirectorLewis JacksonStarsBrandon MaggartJeffrey DeMunnDianne HullA 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.
- DirectorDavid SteimanStarsBill GoldbergDouglas SmithEmilie de RavinSanta Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
- DirectorA.D. CalvoAlejandro DanielStarsAmy CrowdisRobin Lord TaylorJosh CarasA strange and gripping holiday tale of grief, love, and the horrors of loneliness.
- DirectorJean-Baptiste AndreaFabrice CanepaStarsRay WiseLin ShayeMick CainChristmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
- DirectorDick MaasStarsEgbert Jan WeeberBert LuppesCaro LenssenA horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt AxtonA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
- DirectorJeffrey MandelStarsDan HaggertyJulie AustinDeanna LundA woman finds she is part of a Nazi breeding experiment with elves to create supermen. She and friends are trapped in a store with an elf. Only a renegade Santa Claus can save them.
- DirectorPeter ManoogianStarsTracy ScogginsBentley MitchumDaniel CernyA pregnant policewoman, her quarry, and an innocent delivery boy become trapped in a haunted toy warehouse.
- DirectorTed NicolaouStarsCorey FeldmanVanessa AngelDanielle KeatonA group of toymakers seek to use Andre Toulon's formula, now in the hands of Toulon's great-nephew Robert, to give life to a line of killer toys that they plan to unleash on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorGlen MorganStarsMichelle TrachtenbergMary Elizabeth WinsteadLacey ChabertOn Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsSally FieldJill HaworthJulie HarrisAn ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.
- DirectorAldo LadoStarsFlavio BucciMacha MérilGianfranco De GrassiA pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented nymphomaniac woman terrorize two young girls on a train trip from Germany to Italy.
- DirectorJean-Baptiste AndreaFabrice CanepaStarsRay WiseLin ShayeMick CainChristmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
- 1989–199622mNot Rated7.7 (2.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJohn KassirMary Ellen TrainorLarry DrakeA greedy woman makes the mistake of murdering her husband while an escaped mental patient dressed in a Santa Claus outfit is on the loose.
- DirectorAdam MarcusStarsMichael RadyDrew LynchDebra SullivanChristmas dinner brings tidings of death when someone enacts revenge, and out of the bloody madness rises a hero who must face all odds to stop an outbreak before it's too late.
- DirectorElliot DivineyStarsRyan KiserMichael BorkaShannon McDonoughA group of students at a liberal arts college in Minneapolis is faced with expulsion if their final papers in philosophy class are not satisfactory. As a result, the inept group of friends decides to experiment with a series of illicit drugs, in an effort to expand their cognitive horizons and help them better understand some of the mind-bending concepts of the course. Each is taken on a different adventure as the students begin to realize how severely they've underestimated the effects of the drugs.
- DirectorDavid HessStarsJennifer RunyonForrest SwonsenLinda GentileA group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
- DirectorEdmund PurdomStarsEdmund PurdomAlan LakeBelinda MayneSomebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.
- DirectorTom ShanklandStarsEva BirthistleStephen Campbell MooreJeremy SheffieldA relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
- DirectorGregory JacobsStarsEmily BluntAshton HolmesMartin DonovanTwo college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
- DirectorMichael OblowitzStarsVal KilmerDylan NealPaul McGillionA slow, quiet Christmas Eve night at the police station turns into strange horror after a man enters claiming he wants to confess to murder.
- DirectorJ. Miller TobinStarsJared PadaleckiJensen AcklesRidge CanipeIn this Christmas-themed episode, Sam and Dean follow the trail of an "anti-Santa" that abducts its victims by using their chimneys. Dean tries to get Sam to celebrate Christmas like they used to but Sam doesn't want to accept that it could be the last one they'll spend together.
- DirectorBradley BueckerStarsDylan McDermottConnie BrittonEvan PetersThe aftermath of Vivien's difficult labor is revealed and Ben makes plans to get out of the house. Some of the spirits have other plans and the family has to pull together to make it through these very tough changes.
- DirectorToa FraserStarsReeve CarneyTimothy DaltonEva GreenWith the help of Dr. Seward, Vanessa undergoes hypnosis to relive her time in the Banning Clinic.?
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsZachary QuintoJoseph FiennesSarah PaulsonA murderous Santa wreaks havoc on the asylum. Sister Jude faces off with the Devil. Arden has a shocking encounter in the Death Chute.
- DirectorMichael CooneyStarsChristopher AllportEileen SeeleyChip HellerThe mutant killer snowman Jack Frost returns to kill more people during Christmas.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsArt CarneyJohn FiedlerRobert P. LiebAfter a derelict Santa Claus is fired on Christmas Eve, he finds a mysterious bag that gives out presents. With this bag he sets out to fulfill his one wish - to see the less fortunate inherit the bounties of Christmas.
- DirectorPaco PlazaGeorge A. RomeroStarsMaru ValdivielsoChristian CasasRoger BabiàIn 1985, in a coastal town, the friends Koldo, Peti, Tito, Eugenio and Moni stumble with a woman dressed like Santa Claus trapped in a hole in the woods. While the boys go to the police station to ask for help, the others find a rope to take the woman out of the hole. However, the boys find in the police station that the woman is the dangerous thief Rebeca Expósito, who has just stolen two million pesetas from a bank and is wanted. The group decides to leave the woman in the hole without any food to force her to give the robbed money to them. Meanwhile, Peti and Eugenio that are fans of the movie "Zombie Invasion", decide to make a voodoo ceremony with Rebecca to transform her into a zombie. When Rebecca escapes from her imprisonment, she uses an axe to chase the evil boys.
- DirectorJason HullStarsJay DobynsPaul FermAndrew FerrickA local policeman with a traumatic past investigates child abductions, believing the culprit to be Krampus, a creature of folklore who punishes wicked children. He races to uncover the truth and stop further disappearances.
- DirectorShawn PillerStarsEmily RoseLucas BryantEric BalfourPeople keep disappearing from Haven. It's up to Audrey to figure out why because they are not only erased from existence but also from everyone's memories.?
- DirectorPhil JoanouStarsDouglas SealePat HingleGabriel DamonKris Kringle's Christmas is rudely interrupted when he lands in the clink with a bunch of bogus Santas after tripping a home burglar alarm. The cynical sheriff doesn't believe his story, so his only hope of deliverance becomes a smart eight-year-old boy (Damon), who is the only one who believes him and who won't let Christmas pass without Santa.?
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsLance HenriksenMegan GallagherTerry O'QuinnAs Christmas approaches, Frank is contacted by his estranged father, which brings back a childhood memory. However, Jordan is contacted by the spirit of her dead grandmother who also had Frank's gift, so Frank turns to Lara for advice.?
- DirectorJames Steven SadwithStarsGreg MullaveySeth GreenBeth McDonaldBiff doesn't understand children well and winds up at odds with his new wife Helen's young son Timmy, whose life is already complicated by the monsters that Timmy finds in his bedroom.?
- 1983–198822mTV-146.3 (248)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid OdellStarsPhil FondacaroAntony CarboneTom NewmanHappy-go-lucky salesman Jack Polo receives a yuletide visit from the 3.5-foot-tall Yattering, a snarling horned demon that wants to claim Jack's soul.?
- 2010–201423mTV-PG6.4 (214)TV EpisodeDirectorTerry IngramStarsThomas RobinsonStacy GrantKurt EvansTensions run high when a family receives a mysterious gift at Christmas.
- DirectorSidney LanfieldStarsCarolyn JonesJohn AstinJackie CooganMr. Thompson next door tells Wednesday and Pugsley there's no Santa Claus and the family volunteers Uncle Fester to play Santa for their benefit. But when he gets stuck in the chimney and is a no show, the whole family sets to work to prove to the kids that there is a Santa Claus.
- 2003–200743mTV-Y78.2 (160)TV EpisodeDirectorRussell CalabreseShaun CashmanRobert HughesStarsRichard Steven HorvitzGrey GriffinGreg EaglesSanta has been turned into a vampire, and only Billy and Mandy can turn him back and save Christmas.Light - Kids
- DirectorScott JeraldsStarsMindy CohnGrey GriffinCasey KasemOn the way to Daphne's relatives' condominium, the Mystery Inc. gang detours through the town of Winter Hollow, where the vengeful Headless Snowman has destroyed the town's Christmas spirit.Light - Kids
- 2002–200621mTV-Y77.5 (238)TV EpisodeDirectorScott JeraldsStarsCasey KasemFrank WelkerMindy CohnThe gang gets stranded in a town where a headless snowman is on the loose and Christmas isn't celebrated.Light - Kids
- DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'HaraJack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.Light - Kids
- DirectorPer-Ingvar TomrenMagne SteinsvollStarsEline AasheimTormod LienMagne SteinsvollWe follow a serial killer and his victims as they all prepare for Christmas in their own ways. This year it doesn't matter if you have been naughty or nice, Santa is coming to town no matter what, and he knows where you live.
- DirectorRobert David SandersStarsBarbara Streifel SandersJoseph DunnIan MalcolmIt's Christmas Eve, the city goes dark, and the few remaining tenants of The Ravenwood find themselves trapped in their building. And they are not alone.
- DirectorChris R. NotarileStarsThomas DanielMonica DiNataleKim SantiagoAn unsuspecting family, celebrating the Christmas holiday, falls victim to an axe weilding maniac known only as, the Santa Slasher.
- DirectorNathan SuherStarsJosh FontaineAnna RizzoRich TrethewayIt's Christmas eve. An inebriated dad brings home to his adolescent son a gift he hopes will mend their faltering relationship, a Fookah, a devilish and disgusting creature that in turns wreaks havoc on their lives.
- DirectorBrittany BlantonSean BlevinsJed BrianStarsJeffrey ReddickSadie KatzJessica AndersonOn December 24th, five seemingly random men are invited to a dive bar by a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorPatrick RidremontStarsEugénie DerouandHonorine MagnierClément OlivieriEva is a paraplegic. On her birthday, her friend Sophie gives her a strange Advent calendar. It's not the traditional treats you find when you open each drawer, but quirky gifts that are scary and get bloodier.
- DirectorBen RockStarsCarlos BernardMathew St. PatrickRockmond DunbarA group enters a supermarket at closing time, shoots around and takes hostages. They believe aliens have arrived there then. Cops arrive outside.
- DirectorJohn WardStarsAshley CampbellJohn E SeymoreDillon WeishuhnThree couples decide to party in a storage facility after hours and are picked off by an axe-wielding killer Santa Claus.
- DirectorJohn WardStarsAshley CampbellDrew MarvickBen StobberOne year ago, Sarah Caldwell was stalked and her friends murdered by a killer Santa Claus. Now she must escape from the same storage facility in a fight for her life against an all new Santa.
- DirectorJohn WardStarsBen StobberDrew MarvickJohn R. Walker
- DirectorCasey TeboStarsDevon SawaIvana BaqueroRyan LeeA group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.