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post #1 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:12pm
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Searched high and low for something on this genre but nothing came up.
I want to know what your favorites are and why. So far I am only familiar with Black Christmas and Christmas Evil. I'm fond of both but are there any others worth watching?
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post #2 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:21pm
For me, it begins and ends with Gremlins. Take the little town, Bedford Falls, from It's a Wonderful Life, add little green monsters, and Voila! Perfect Christmas mayhem.
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post #3 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:22pm
Silent Night, Deadly Night is the most infamous and an underrated slasher film. Don't Open Till Christmas is a Brit slasher goofy as fuck and tremendous fun. How you searched high and low and didn't find the former is a mystery to me. Seek them out.
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post #4 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:25pm
Where did you search "high and low"? I searched "Google" and found about a dozen options (including Gremlins) in about as many seconds.
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post #5 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:26pm
Also, check out (I think) the second episode of Tales From the Crypt. The episode is called "And All Through the House". It's tons of fun and features Dr. Giggles himself as an escaped mental patient masquerading as Santa Claus. It's light on plot, but heavy on fun.

I'm sure Arjen or Rippoll's write-up is floating around the Sewer somewhere.
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post #6 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:28pm
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Gremlins is such an obvious choice that I probably overlooked it, but it's still a good one.
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post #7 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:30pm
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Originally Posted by OhioJones View Post
Where did you search "high and low"? I searched "Google" and found about a dozen options (including Gremlins) in about as many seconds.
On the CHUD forums, specifically. Should have mentioned that, sorry.
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post #8 of 25
10/20/10 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by Mattioli View Post
Also, check out (I think) the second episode of Tales From the Crypt. The episode is called "And All Through the House". It's tons of fun and features Dr. Giggles himself as an escaped mental patient masquerading as Santa Claus. It's light on plot, but heavy on fun.

I'm sure Arjen or Rippoll's write-up is floating around the Sewer somewhere.
Funny you mention this. I just watched the original 1972 Tales From the Crypt film. If I'm not mistaken, the crazed Santa Claus bit from that film inspired Zemeckis to take a stab at if for the HBO series. Hopefully it's better than the 1972 version which showed the most promise of the entire anthology before being inexcusably truncated.
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post #9 of 25
10/20/10 at 2:12pm
It's no GREMLINS (what is really), but:

Rapist Nazi ELVES! vs Grizzly Adams...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099496/

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post #10 of 25
10/20/10 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by Rumpledforeskin View Post
Funny you mention this. I just watched the original 1972 Tales From the Crypt film. If I'm not mistaken, the crazed Santa Claus bit from that film inspired Zemeckis to take a stab at if for the HBO series. Hopefully it's better than the 1972 version which showed the most promise of the entire anthology before being inexcusably truncated.
That's correct. And here's Arjen's write-up.
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post #11 of 25
10/20/10 at 2:22pm
The opening scene to SANTA'S SLAY is fantastic. Then turn it off (I believe it is on Netflix Instant Watch).

My personal favorite xmas Slasher flick is YOU BETTER WATCH OUT (aka CHRISTMAS EVIL).
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post #12 of 25
10/20/10 at 2:53pm
Silent Night, Deadly Night is great for a handful of reasons, my personal favorite being "crazy old grandpa".
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post #13 of 25
10/20/10 at 2:56pm
Psycho is set during the holidays.
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post #14 of 25
10/20/10 at 2:57pm
Even though I'm it's sole defender, I think the Black Christmas remake is worth mentioning because what makes it so great is how well it utilizes the Christmas setting. From the inherent spookiness of Christmas music to the over-the-top color scheme, inspired by Christmas lights, it uses the setting well.
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post #15 of 25
10/20/10 at 3:07pm
I always thought BM:R had a nice mixture of gothic horror and Christmas cheer
Quote:
[last lines]
Alfred: Well, come what may. Merry Christmas, Master Wayne.
Bruce Wayne: Merry Christmas, Alfred. Good will toward men... and women
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post #16 of 25
10/20/10 at 3:15pm
I believe this qualifies, although I haven't had the guts to watch it yet.

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post #17 of 25
10/20/10 at 3:23pm
Rare Exports looks like a lot of fun.
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post #18 of 25
10/20/10 at 3:40pm
Another angle to consider is if you want to include films that are in a winter setting. There's nothing like being snowed in from the world and throwing in John Carpenter's The Thing, The Shining, Curtains, or any number of winter-themed horror fare. I combine my winter horror films (and there are a ton) with my Xmas ones and it makes for a pretty fun viewing schedule.
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post #19 of 25
10/20/10 at 4:38pm
Where are all the Hanukkah and Kwanzaa themed horror flicks???

For Easter there's:
KOTTENTAIL
PETER ROTTENTAIL
EASTER BUNNY KILL! KILL!
CRITTERS 2

JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER
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post #20 of 25
10/20/10 at 4:42pm
SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT (1974), which seems to have influenced BLACK CHRISTMAS.
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post #21 of 25
10/20/10 at 4:44pm
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post #22 of 25
10/20/10 at 11:30pm
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll View Post
Even though I'm it's sole defender, I think the Black Christmas remake is worth mentioning because what makes it so great is how well it utilizes the Christmas setting. From the inherent spookiness of Christmas music to the over-the-top color scheme, inspired by Christmas lights, it uses the setting well.

Really? You've perked my interest. I thought, for sure, it was dead on arrival.
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post #23 of 25
10/20/10 at 11:54pm
Most people (including those who saw it) feel the same way, sadly, so fair warning. I'm gonna have to write a detailed point-by-point defense of that movie one day, so the whole world can see what I see.
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post #24 of 25
10/21/10 at 12:02am
Sheitan is a wonderful French horror flick set during the holidays. Worth viewing for Vincent Cassel's nutjob turn as the weirdo groundskeeper (as well as a rapist Santa who gets bitten by a vampire Monica Belluci).
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post #25 of 25
10/21/10 at 12:21am
P2 falls in the Christmas horror genre. It's not good, though.
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