Christmas is arriving this week, which means that the final call for holiday preparations is at hand. It’s now time to cram in every last bit of holiday horror our eyeballs can handle.
The good news is that there’s no shortage of Christmas horror available. This week’s streaming picks bring double the dose of holiday horror fun to help you get through the week.
As always, here’s where you can stream these holiday horror movies this week.
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Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin’ Out – Max
Casper Kelly’s surprise sequel drops the kitchen sink approach in favor of a more streamlined horror movie that understands just how silly Hallmark holiday movies can be. That’s both good and bad news for the first film’s survivor, Zoe (Andrea Laing). Zoe finds herself in a small-town Christmas wonderland, colliding with hot, available men every time she walks down the street. The bad news is that the entity isn’t done wreaking havoc, leading to a surprising creature feature that’s just as zany and extreme as it sounds.
Anna and the Apocalypse – Pluto TV, Roku Channel, Tubi
There’s no such thing as a holiday ending in this coming-of-age zombie musical, which means that there are some devastating losses for the high school teens who find themselves dealing with an apocalypse over Christmas. But it’s hard not to feel too down with such upbeat, earworm songs and choreography that embrace the holiday spirit in a massive way. Director John McPhail packs this winsome horror musical full of Christmas iconography before splattering the snow red with zombie carnage. Anna and the Apocalypse walks the impossible line between traditional, feel-good holiday fare and grim zombie story, making for a contemporary holiday horror classic.
Another Wolfcop – Hoopla, Pluto TV, Roku Channel
Lowell Dean’s follow-up to the raucous horror-comedy WolfCop is bigger, better, sillier, and more monster-filled. It also happens to be set over Christmas. The sequel’s central plot toe dips a bit into sci-fi territory as Lou, his partner Tina, and a few unexpected allies team up to solve a new evil plot involving a brewery. Dean’s love letter to Canada and B-movie fun delivers no shortage of wacky werewolf moments, including a certain alcoholic werewolf cop getting inappropriately festive for the holidays. There’s also the matter of Willie (Jonathan Cherry), who has a pesky new alien problem to deal with.
The Day of the Beast – Fandango at Home, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Midnight Pulp, Prime Video, SCREAMBOX, Shudder, Tubi
A Catholic priest teams up with a metalhead and a television occult specialist on Christmas Eve to stop the Antichrist’s birth, an apocalypse triggering event. What does that entail? Racking up as many sins as possible. That creates no shortage of comedic moments amongst an unlikely trio, but the horror equally matches the humor. Alex de la Iglesia’s unique sense of humor and heavy metal spirit means this holiday horror movie should have a bigger following than it does. The Day of the Beast also made Satanic goats cool long before The Witch. While Christmas is vital to the plot, expect the wacky sinning hijinks to take precedence over yuletide theming.
Deadly Games – AMC+, Shudder
Also known as 36.15 code Père Noël and Dial Code Santa Claus, this French holiday home invasion movie follows young computer-loving Thomas, a boy stuck at home alone with his grandpa on Christmas Eve. It’s a quiet evening until a twisted, bloodthirsty Santa Claus crashes through the chimney. Released a year before Home Alone, the plot has an eerie similarity as Thomas booby traps his house to ward off the intruder. Thomas’s Rambo aspirations and trap laying provide a sense of fun, even when Deadly Games gets serious with its evil Santa menace. It’s fun holiday horror that’s unafraid to put its young protagonist and his loved ones in peril.
Night of the Comet – Hoopla, MGM+, Pluto TV, Roku Channel
This cult horror classic gives a very California spin on the horror holidays. A passing comet turns most of humanity into zombies, leaving very few survivors left. That includes teen sisters Reggie and Sam, who take on zombies, mad scientists, and rogue scavengers in style. It’s not your typical zombie movie, nor does it encapsulate the usual vision of Christmas. But Reggie and Sam embrace holiday shopping, and a supporting character dons a Santa Suit to keep up the merriment at the end of the world. It’s a rare zombie apocalypse that brings a level of charm and fun worthy of its central Valley Girls.
The Sacrifice Game – AMC+, Shudder
Teens Samantha (Madison Baines) and Clara (Georgia Acken) are stuck at boarding school with chaperones for the holiday break, which is bad enough before the arrival of a murderous cult. What begins as something all too familiar eventually gives way to something more satisfying and charming in Jenn Wexler’s sophomore feature. Wexler’s instincts for pacing, tension building, and knowing when and where to pull the rug out from viewers elevate this holiday horror entry. While the ’70s set Christmas horror movie might be a grim downer for some of the unlucky characters, it winds up a charming treat for audiences. The power of friendship amidst a Satanic holiday invasion winds up a seasonal delight.
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker – Roku Channel, Tubi
Mickey Rooney plays a toy maker who wears a Santa suit and makes lethal toys for all naughty boys and girls in this raucous franchise entry. The very premise of killer toys invading homes and slaughtering families on Christmas makes for a fun concept that doesn’t pop up too often, and this sequel ensures it’s as over-the-top as the concept demands. It builds to a wild sci-fi finale, which might be saying something, considering how wacky this holiday horror franchise gets as a whole. If you want to get even weirder and Pagan with your holiday horror, Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation is also streaming on Tubi.
There’s Something in the Barn – Netflix
Director Magnus Martens pits an unwitting American family against an army of pissed off elves in this light gateway horror movie. The family fulfills their dream of returning to their roots after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway only to find it comes with a major caveat: there’s an old elf that lives in their barn and, Gremlins-style, requires specific rules to be followed. Naturally, only the youngest believes in elves, resulting in an accidental grudge match that sparks a violent, bloody bid for survival. The horror-comedy puts an emphasis on the comedy, with a splash of holiday cheer for good measure. Expect this one to operate more on lighter scares and yuletide merriment.
Violent Night – Starz
Santa Claus (David Harbour) gets introduced in this fun genre actioner as a cynic drowning his frustrations in booze at a bar on Christmas Eve. Then he crosses paths with Trudy (Leah Brady), a sweet girl caught up in an intense hostage situation. That opens the doors for Santa to get violent when it comes to his naughty list. Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into a story that pulls from a variety of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner that’s more than willing to get violent. With a sequel on the way, this Christmas might be a great time to catch up.
You can also watch other holiday horror movies this week including stone cold classic Black Christmas on SCREAMBOX, Gremlins on Max, or Krampus on Max and Peacock.
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