It's Christmas Eve and You Know What That Means...

lTHE CHRISTMAS HORROR MOVIE LIST!!!

Or at least Part I, anyway.

So, dust off your Santa hat, hang your stockings (by the chimney with care, of course), and snuggle in with some hot cocoa...

I've already given you a little sneak peak of the first three in previous entries:

10. Gremlins

9. Jack Frost

8. Black Christmas (1974)

NOTE: I know they remade Black Christmas a few years ago, but as much as I love Buffy's Michelle Trachtenberg, I still like to watch the original. I mean, it is absolutely classic 1970's horror. The villain gets absolutely no back story. The plot consists of only a madman killing young women at Christmas. Throw in a little of that day-glo red blood and some well-placed moans and groans (mostly from the killer) and you've got a fun, popcorn horror flick that is bad in the very best way possible.

7. Don't Open 'Til Christmas (1984)


 
Teehee...this movie trailer makes me giggle. Doesn't it just look like such a Grindhouse movie that it almost doesn't even look real?
It's almost as if it is a parody of itself, but it isn't! I cannot even tell you what I love  most. Maybe it's the premise: a serial killer who only kills Santas. Hmmmm....have we found a precursor to our favorite specialized serial killer, Dexter? Or maybe it's the random, glittery Disco music in the middle of all the mayhem. I don't know, but I like it.

6. Silent Night, Deadly Night



Here's another goodie courtesy of the 1980's. This one is from 1984 too...that Christmas must have been horrific. I love the title, a lovely take on a classic carol. And those animatronic elves are enough to give anyone nightmares. The trailer itself isn't the best, but I absolutely love the film's taglines. Here are a few from IMDB:
You've made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas

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Santa's Here!

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He knows when you've been naughty

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Shocking... disturbing... The movie they tried to ban.

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If "A Nightmare on Elm Street" gave you sleepless nights, or if "Halloween" made you jump in every shadow or if every "Friday the 13th" was more frightening that the others... THEN BEWARE!

That's right...beware the holiday-themed horror movie!!


These should be enough to get you through the night. Check back tomorrow for the continuation of the list! Oh, and watch out for fat men trying to sneak into your house tonight. Santa is not always so jolly...

See you tomorrow!

Can Corey Feldman Save Christmas?

Never let them eat after midnight!

Heehee... I had to include this in my favorite films of the Christmas season. I don't know if it is truly "horror," but it scared the living daylights out of me as a child. It really does not get much better than this. Gizmo, Pheobe Cates, Corey Feldman...need I say more?

Not only is the movie set during Christmas, it also serves as a cautionary tale for all would be Santas out there.

Don't remember what I'm talking about? Allow me to refresh your memory...



A few things a love about that scene:

1) Pretty sure that's an urban legend I've heard before

2) Gizmo shows more emotion than the boyfriend

3) The "subtlety" of the word Christmas shown in shadow along the back wall

Hope y'all are getting ready for Christmas...only a few more days for my full list of Christmas horror flicks. Coming Christmas Eve...

Another One to Put in Your Stocking...

Remember Shannon Elizabeth from American Pie? This was one of her early films.

And let me tell you...it is brilliant.

Ok, so the makers of this film do bill it as a horror/comedy. I guess I can give them some credit for not taking this movie so seriously, but...come on, really? A snowman? I get that dolls can be creepy. I definitely understand the ick factor of the clown. But a snowman?

I guess I just never understood the terror of something that could be defeated by a sunny day.

Oh, well. This is still enjoyable as an incredibly bad holiday horror movie.

What's even funnier is that it looks like they used the same snowman from that Michael Keaton movie of the same name. You know, the one where the father dies and he comes back as a snowman to help his family? I ask you...why wasn't that a horror movie plot?

But I'm getting off topic. Back to this Jack Frost.

If you want more, I dare you to go to YouTube and look up the bathtub scene from this movie. It does for bubble baths what The Evil Dead did for trees.

Enjoy!!

Oh, and a full list of Christmas-themed horror flicks to come...

Black Christmas (1974) Full Trailer

Well, kiddos, it's that time of year again.

Bright lights, shiny tinsel on the tree...or is that just the glint from the knife in the serial killer's hand? It is so hard to tell.

Keeping with what is quickly becoming a tradition, I am compiling a list of appropriately holiday-themed horror movies. This one is a personal favorite. I know they remade it a few years ago, but I still prefer the original 1974 version. In fact, I have been known to show Black Christmas and White Christmas back-to-back. I call it, wait for it, wait for it...

Gray Christmas!

Ok, maybe that title needs some work.

Speaking of work, I need to get back to mine. Enjoy this little taste of the blog entry that will come next week...the horror films of Christmas.

Season's Greetings...and watch out for those strange men looking to get into your house via the chimney. You never know which one has the gifts to fill your stocking and which one has the gore-streaked knife waiting to get you while you sleep. [Insert evil laugh here.]

Happy Holidays!