Merry Christmas To All...

...and to all a good (and gruesome) night!

Oh, how I do love themed-horror movies, particularly when it is Christmastime.

My last post gave you numbers 10-6 of my list of favorite Christmas horror movies. Here are the top five:

5. Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage



Thomas Kinkade, the painter of light! Oh, the horror, the horror! Oh, that red scarf that Jared Padalecki wears around his neck! I must cover my eyes! ( Don't worry, Jared Padalecki, we will still watch you on Supernatural; just don't submit us to this again).

Ok, this isn't really horror, but I had to include it. A random killer hacking his way through this movie might be an improvement.
4. Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974)


Because where else would you be on Christmas Eve other than a mansion turned mental asylum?

3. Christmas Evil



This film is really a cautionary tale for all would-be parents who are thinking of lying to their children about Santa. I mean, really, who thought telling children that Santa is real was a good idea? Who thought the little ones wouldn't be scarred when they realized it was just Dad dressed up in a fake beard and red suit?

2. P2 



I almost didn't include this movie, but I did find it creepy. It was suspenseful at moments, and just a good, overall film, especially when you consider it is really just a cast of two actors in one location (a parking garage). The Christmas Eve setting is almost secondary, but it is necessary to the plot. After all, how else could you explain an empty office building? Plus, the dinner scene between the kidnapper and his captive woman is just eerie. The Christmas decorations, the food, the music all just added to the atmosphere. Overall, an enjoyable movie.

1. Elves [VHS] (1989)



I have to admit I've never seen this movie; I've never even heard of this movie. But it looks AWESOME! A Nazi experiment gone wrong! Murderous elves! Grizzly Adams! What more could you ask for in a Christmas horror film?

And so concludes my list of holiday horror. There were many, many more I could've included, but that would have messed up my nice and tidy list of ten (plus, I need to leave a few for next year).

Seriously, though, I hope you enjoyed this list as much as I did. And I hope you are enjoying your holiday season.

Luke 2:14: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."