31 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS HORROR

November 30, 2025

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It’s that time of year again. No, we’re not talking about curling up on the couch with a Hallmark holiday romance. And forget the 12 Days of Christmas.

It’s time for 31 nights of wild, weird, wonderful Christmas horror movies.

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And deck the halls with blood.

In no particular order, here are 31 Days of Christmas Horror to make your holiday nights scary and not quite right.

Black Christmas (1974) — The gold standard. Barb’s calls still hit.

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) — The protest-starter. Absolute canon.

The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) — Early-80s carnage over Christmas break.

Silent Night (2012) — The flamethrower Santa remake we deserved.

Cannibal Claus (2016) — Eye-popping SOV carnage.

Krampus (2015) — Eventually a classic; already a staple.

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) — “Garbage Day” lives forever.

Rare Exports (2010) — Terrifying and magical in equal measure.

Christmas Evil (1980) — Taxi Driver, but make it Santa.

Jack Frost (1997) — VHS sleaze at its holiday best.

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Santa’s Slay (2005) — Goldberg kills people with a Christmas star.

A Christmas Horror Story (2015) — Killer ending; killer Krampus.

The Children (2008) — Parental dread wrapped up in tinsel.

Better Watch Out (2016) — Home invasion with teeth.

Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989) — Brain dome Santa.

The Advent Calendar (2021) — French occult dread.

Dead End (2003) — Christmas Eve surrealism.

The Killing Tree (2022) — A literal killer Christmas tree on a revenge mission.

Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) — Killer toys galore.

Elves (1989) — Nazi elves. DAN HAGGERTY. Divine trash.

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To All a Goodnight (1980) — Hess-directed proto-slasher sleaze.

Black Christmas (2006) — Gooey, mean-spirited holiday slime.

The Mean One (2022) — The Grinch by way of The Asylum.

Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022) — Killer robot Santa vs. neon gore.

Jack Frost 2 (2000) — The tropical Christmas sequel nobody asked for.

Good Tidings (2016) — Three psycho Santas wage war on Christmas.

Slay Belles (2018) — Cosplay girls, Krampus, chaos.

Mercy Christmas (2017) — Dark cannibal comedy.

Red Christmas (2016) — Dee Wallace goes to war on Xmas morning.

Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009) — Christmas zombies with charm.

Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) — “Yuzna’s bug-house body horror with just enough Christmas to technically count.”

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THE NICE LIST / THE NAUGHTY LIST

Nice List:
• Anyone doing a marathon of all 5 Silent Night, Deadly Night sequels.
• Folks who program Elves (1989) for friends who’ve never seen it.
• People who know the correct order to watch Jack Frost (start with beer).

Naughty List:
• Anyone who says “Christmas horror isn’t a real genre.”
• Anyone who pretends Krampus isn’t a yearly tradition.
• The brave souls who watch Cannibal Claus and say “more.”

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