Z's Christmas Horror List
A massive list of horror, sci-fi, and thriller movies, anthologies, shorts, and series that take place on or around Christmas (some more subtle than others).
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- DirectorAnthony CollianoStarsScot DavisTiffany ShepisJason Winn 'J.B. Destiny' BarefordIt's Christmas Eve, and a group of disparate characters are heading home for the night when the dead begin to rise and seek human flesh. Who will survive the onslaught?
- 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.
- DirectorDavid Ian McKendryRebekah McKendryStarsConstance WuJonathan KiteJocelin DonahueWhen an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to fear this holiday season.
- 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.
- DirectorTony TrovJohnny ZitoStarsBill MoseleyJohn McKeeverGemma McIlhennyA skeptical paranormal investigator is trapped in a haunted skyscraper on Christmas Eve and confronted with the reality of the supernatural. She risks life and limb to escape her ghoulish prison, stranded on the 11th floor.
- DirectorRon McLellenStarsRoland ForceDave R. WatkinsKevin McKinneyTwas the Night Before Christmas, and all through the house A creature was stirring, but it wasnt a mouse. And All Through the House is a film about the morals of man and the consequences of doing bad things to other people. Especially at Christmas time. Conceived as a sort of wrap around anthology, this fun to watch Holiday Horror film is filled with creepy characters, including an evil Santa, a voodoo monster, an elfish type dream creature called the Holly King, and an invisible imaginary / not so imaginary child's pet known as Fluffy face. A new take on vengeance, And All Through the House is the story of a cruel Toy company executive who has his head of administration fire a long time employee of 29 years on Christmas Eve. After receiving the bad news, on his answering machine, the man goes out of his mind. He turns to one of his late wife's voodoo spells, and sets in motion an act of vengeance against his boss that has serious repercussions. Meanwhile, the administrator, who did the actual firing, has problems of his own. A strange and mysterious creature is living in his house, and an escaped mental patient dressed as old St Nick is lurking around outside. Scary Christmas to all and to all a good fright!
- DirectorJohn McPhailStarsElla HuntMalcolm CummingSarah SwireA zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
- DirectorLowell DeanStarsLeo FafardYannick BissonAmy MatysioAlcoholic werewolf cop Lou Garou springs into action when an eccentric businessman with evil intentions seduces Woodhaven's residents with a new brewery and hockey team in this outrageous horror-comedy sequel.
- DirectorDavid BrooksStarsAlice EveJosh PeckBrian GeraghtyOn a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.
- DirectorJohnny KevorkianStarsSam GittinsNeerja NaikAbigail CruttendenA family's Christmas takes a strange turn when they awake to find themselves trapped inside and begin receiving mysterious instructions through the television.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorMicheal BafaroStarsMalcolm McDowellJeremy RatchfordGarwin SanfordTown barber Dexter Miles is surprised to overhear, while cutting the hair of police chief Vance Corgan, that the body of a woman he murdered a few days before has been recovered. He had hope that the body would not be found until spring.
- DirectorAndrew CurrieStarsEric McCormackJody ThompsonConner DwellyA father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsKate BosworthThomas JaneJacob TremblayA couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.
- 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.
- DirectorJonathan GormanThomas Edward SeymourStarsDebbie RochonRachael RobbinsPhil HallJenny and Sharon are stalked by a killer chef ... again? This time ... It's Christmas.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
- 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.
- DirectorSophia TakalStarsImogen PootsAleyse ShannonLily DonoghueA group of female students is stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young sorority pledges discover that the killer is part of an underground college conspiracy.
- DirectorJohn SackettStarsAllison DelkMarilyn ThomasElyssia ThomasBlack Christmas: The Night Billy Came Home is a Black Christmas (1974) sequel, based in a world of reality where the sorority of Phi Kappa Sigma is being stalked and preyed upon an unknown killer.
- 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.
- DirectorFabrice-Ange ZaphiratosStarsHelen BentonTerry BrownDana DayA young woman accompanies her boyfriend to his family's rural Wisconsin home for Christmas, where the spirit of a Japanese samurai begins wreaking havoc on them.
- 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?
- DirectorMichel LerayStarsKad MeradAxelle CharvozWhat happens when a Christmas tree goes berserk?
- DirectorMichel LerayStarsAnthony DesboisLyia TerkiA christmas tree can be dangerous sometimes.
- DirectorMichel LerayStarsFrédérique BelVincent GominetEric Savin
- DirectorMichael FelanisYorgos KastellisStarsFoteini LevogianniEleni TheodoridouMarianna MavrouTwelve old high school friends are murdered one by one during a reunion party that takes place on Christmas eve.
- DirectorDan BerkRobert OlsenStarsHelen RogersAlexandra TurshenLauren MolinaA night out turns deadly when three girls break into a seemingly empty mansion.
- DirectorRichard KellyStarsCameron DiazJames MarsdenFrank LangellaWith the press of a button, a wooden box bestows riches and death.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorFabrice du WelzStarsLaurent LucasBrigitte LahaieGigi CoursignyMarc, a traveling entertainer, is on his way home for Christmas when his van breaks down in the middle of a jerkwater town with some strange inhabitants.
- DirectorWilliam CookePaul TalbotStarsGunnar HansenRobin RobertsTres HoltonA grizzled derelict tells a quartet of horror tales to a trio of young campers.
- DirectorSean DonohueStarsBob GlazierAlberto GiovannelliMady GiovannelliIt's Christmas Eve and Santa is out and about spreading joy...with a hatchet and some BBQ skewers. Cannibal Claus is the modern tale of a mall Santa Claus who is down on his luck at Christmas time. Instead of staying in on Christmas Eve, he decides to go out and punish the naughty in this blood drenched, meat filled, cannibal feast! Watch if you dare, Cannibal Claus is guaranteed to leave you repulsed!
- 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.
- DirectorColleen GriffenStarsMatthew ChappelleMaura ChappelleHenry GodinezAs Emma works to create a beautiful Christmas for the children she is looking after, the warm glow of the Christmas tree and the sparkling of the ornaments are in stark contrast with the hostility of the children in their freezing house.
- DirectorReinert KiilStarsJørgen LanghelleMarte SæterenSondre Krogtoft LarsenA murderer is caught after terrorizing and killing people on Christmas night over the past 13 years in Norway.
- 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.
- DirectorSerge MeynardStarsQuentin BaillotArmelle DeutschJean-Pierre LoritPierre and Patricia have some friends around for Christmas Eve. But the evening is not going to unfold exactly as intended. A stranger bursts in and threatens each guest until they confess their little secrets and lies...
- 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.
- DirectorMatt HodgesExplores the Lawson Family Massacre of Christmas Day, 1929. On that day, respected tobacco farmer Charlie Lawson brutally murdered his wife and 6 of his 7 children before committing suicide; the most horrible and mysterious mass murder in North Carolina history. The Lawson murders became immortalized in a classic bluegrass murder ballad, ghost stories, tours of the crime scene, and legends broadcast nationwide. But this southern documentary shows for the first time the true tragedy: the story of the families, the continuing effect it has on the community, and the tragedy of rural domestic violence.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorJames Edward CookStarsCharlotte AtkinsonElsie BennettLorna BrownA diverse group of friends gather for the festive season in a remote lodge but soon plans go awry. One of the friends goes missing and the truth behind why the lodge was booked for the holiday is disclosed. Christmas quickly turns to chaos and a bloody nightmare ensues ..
- 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?
- DirectorSteve DavisStarsDani ThompsonLaura Ellen WilsonMartin W. PayneThe story begins on a wintry Christmas-eve in the countryside, the horrific murder of a loving family, and the capture of a Santa Claus obsessed blood thirsty killer.
- 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.
- DirectorTim SullivanStarsJason GulisanoDavid MeleA young boy is lying in bed as Santa is downstairs leaving presents under the tree. The boy slowly walks down the stairs and taps on Santa's shoulder...
- DirectorAlan MaxsonShawn SchminkeStarsAlan MaxsonDana AustenJustin ArmaoIn the year 3978 global warming has made a desert of the North Pole. Santa and Mrs. Claus battle angry skeletons who didn't get what they wanted for Christmas. Evil aliens try to take over the world and a giant abominable snow man wants Santa for his next meal.
- DirectorAlan MaxsonJason MorisetteShawn SchminkeStarsJan ArmbrusterTravis BoswellMatt CrewsIn the year 3000, Cookie, the rude and obnoxiously funny elf, has just landed on the moon. He spends his first night eating cookies and reading a story about zombies called Locked Away.
- DirectorAlan MaxsonJason MorisetteShawn SchminkeStarsKristina AppoldBen HurstGabby JayIn the year 3010, Cookie reads us two short stories about hell and ghosts. During these stories, Cookie is haunted by a grandma ghost that seems to have a crush on him.
- DirectorAlan MaxsonShawn SchminkeStarsAlan MaxsonIn the year 3978, Cookie, the rude and obnoxiously funny elf, raps about the story of Mr. & Mrs. Claus in the North Pole.
- DirectorT.L. LankfordStarsDamian MaffeiBrad MauleChet WilliamsonIn his quest to fulfill a promise made to his wife, Calvin sets out to right his wrongs and make it the best Christmas ever. If only it weren't June, and the majority of the population, including his wife and daughter, hadn't returned from the dead as flesh-eating snappers in search of hot human lunches, he'd be in pretty good shape. Driven by guilt in a race against the apocalyptic clock, Calvin teams up with G.M., a wily ex-garbage man turned undead slayer, as together they attempt to deck the halls during the most magical time of the year. It's Christmas in June. And snappers be damned... The lights and decorations are going up.
- DirectorFrank SandersStarsMichael AndersonEmily BilligZach ColeThe world has turned into chaos. Everywhere you look you see people jumping at every opportunity to take advantage of their fellow man. The Immovable Object and The Unstoppable Force have come to set shit straight by any means necessary.
- DirectorBruno Di MarcelloGiovanni PianigianiStarsKelly AbbassLuigi Di SalvatoreGiovanni GallettoIt's the Christmas night in a small country in the South of Italy. Relatives are coming for party and the young boy is shooting everything by his Iphone to post amusing videos on Internet. But the Iphone starts filming strange things and the Christmas party becomes a zombie night.
- DirectorAlistair LegrandStarsVinessa ShawKevin RahmIndia EisleyA psychiatrist tries to put her life back together after a violent attack by seeking to repair the life of a new patient, but he has his own terrifying history.
- DirectorCarles TorrensStarsHoward Ferguson-WoitzmanMark ParrMikey PostJoBeth is an 11-year-old girl who gets bullied at school. Desperate for help, she writes a letter to Santa Claus asking for revenge instead of toys and candy. Her wishes come true when, on Christmas eve, her enemies get a visit from an avenging, blood-thirsty Santa Claus and a couple of deranged, sadistic elves. By employing heavy artillery and extreme violence, JoBeth's bullies get their punishment and the Christmas spirit is restored.
- DirectorJames WanStarsVera FarmigaPatrick WilsonMadison WolfeEd and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.
- DirectorGunther von FritschRobert WiseStarsSimone SimonKent SmithJane RandolphThe young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed befriends her father's dead first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.
- DirectorNoel TanStarsDJ PerryAnne GauthierIssa LittonA family gathers for a happy reunion and marriage announcement on Christmas Day at an isolated mansion in the Philippine mountains only to encounter a series of bizarre, demonic, and tragic events.
- DirectorÁlex de la IglesiaStarsÁlex AnguloArmando De RazzaSantiago SeguraBent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?
- DirectorArmand PetriStarsHolly BonneyDawn StreeckMcKenna BuckReunited for the holidays, a group of friends raised together in a troubled Louisiana orphanage are stalked by a killer from Christmas Past.
- 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.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland CulverGuests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
- 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.
- DirectorLazar BodrozaB.J. ColangeloJohn Cook LynchStarsBarbara CramptonClarke WolfeTiffany ShepisA collection of 24 films that take a look at the dark side of the festive season. 24 international directors with the most diverse ideas and styles; linked by short animated segments that deal with the Advent calendar itself.
- DirectorBen FranklinAnthony MeltonStarsSian BreckinJonah RussellOliver EbsworthA family gather around the tree on Christmas Eve - but a strange noise upstairs heralds the arrival of a sinister threat.
- DirectorMatthew HastingsStarsCorey SevierStefanie von PfettenKim PoirierLuke and Roger are just another couple of college guys trying to lose their virginity. But when Luke sees something unusual, he begins to suspect that the girls on campus aren't exactly human.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorStephen CarpenterJeffrey ObrowStarsLaurie LapinskiStephen SachsDavid SnowFour college students are stalked by an unknown assailant while staying on campus over the Christmas holidays to help clear out a dormitory which is to be demolished.
- DirectorTristan PriceStarsNatassia HalabiGabriel MillerLassiter HolmesNick 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.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsIsabelle HuppertLaurent LafitteAnne ConsignyA successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
- 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.
- DirectorJamaal BurdenStarsStephanie Marie BaggettChelsea BellaLori BocanegroWhen a group of friends discover ancient elves locked in a cursed chest, they unknowingly unleash their wrath on the world.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsHelmut BergerBrigitte LahaieTelly SavalasWhen model Barbara Hallen disappears in France, her father's private detective traces her steps to a private plastic surgery clinic run by Dr.Flamand.
- DirectorJustin ChannellHenrique CoutoChris LaMartinaStarsIzzie HarlowRuby LaroccaGeorge StoverJoin sexy horror hostess Slutpira as she presents four tales of terror from the new generation of low-budget schlock masters.
- DirectorJon KeeyesStarsDominique SwainMehmet GünsürUdo KierIn a big American city, the serial killer The Picasso Killer is terrorizing the dwellers and the police department does not have lead to find him. The bartender Christie Wallace dreams on moving to the countryside with her six year-old daughter Zoe to have a peaceful life far from the violence of the city. Late night of Christmas Eve, Christie leaves the Tides Bar where she works and walks back home. In an alley, she sees a woman dying covered on blood and The Picasso Killer sees Christie and chases her. She runs to a commercial building where the night watchman Wade is reluctant to open the door and does not give credit to Christie. She calls the police and Detectives Stefan Kerchek and Lawrence Kellog attend the call. When Christie tells that she can recognize the infamous serial-killer, there is a blackout, the phones are dead and the detectives cannot call the precinct. They lock the building waiting for reinforcement but sooner they find that The Picasso Killer has broken in the building and their lives are in danger.
- DirectorMichael HawesStarsMel NovakPam PhillipsJack StarrettA family on Christmas vacation visits a desert town called Sutterville, where a massacre had been committed 40 years prior, and discovers they had something to do with it. Meanwhile, the local police arrests a mysterious drifter.
- DirectorJohn PoloniaMark PoloniaStarsMark PoloniaMaria DavisCourtney PoloniaAliens invade Earth over the Christmas holidays, and it's up to Santa Claus and his elves to save the world.
- DirectorOwen EgertonStarsHaley Lu RichardsonDon MostNoah SeganA man who receives an early Christmas present from his girlfriend blacks out only to wake up in a terrifying nightmare.
- DirectorRené ManzorStarsBrigitte FosseyLouis DucreuxPatrick FloersheimOn Christmas Eve, a resourceful young boy has to defend himself and his grandfather from a killer dressed as Santa Claus.
- DirectorOlaf IttenbachStarsNatacza BoonJames Matthews-PyeckaDaryl JacksonA woman whose family was brutally murdered when she was little is instructed by her family's ghosts to bring the killers to them so their souls can rest in peace.
- DirectorJohn-Paul DavidsonStarsAlan BatesTheresa RussellStingSir Hugo (Sir Alan Bates) is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet (Theresa Russell). He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo (Lena Headey) brings home her betrothed, Sidney (Steven Mackintosh), who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge (Sting), provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing, and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?
- DirectorCharles BandStarsGary BuseyRobin SydneyRyan LockeAn evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer - this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.