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It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year\u2026 to get stuck into a Christmas<\/a> horror<\/a> gorefest.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watching The Holiday<\/a> and Home Alone<\/a> for the 638th time is great and all, but there\u2019s something special about a classic slasher set around baubles and tinsel.\u00a0<\/p>\n After all, red is the staple colour for this time of year.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year, the remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night is set to hit cinema screens on December 12, right in time to add lashings of gore to your Yuletide festivities.<\/p>\n But if you just want to sit on the sofa and gorge on tubs of chocolates and leftover turkey, there are plenty of frightening festive flicks streaming right now<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n With the countdown to Christmas officially on, now is as good a time as any\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n Violent Night (2022)\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent and buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Rakuten TV <\/p>\n Stranger Things<\/a> actor David Harbour<\/a> takes the lead as Mr Claus in what might just be one of the most bonkers horror releases. <\/p>\n Violent Night<\/a> follows the grumpy Santa as he takes on a group of mercenaries who break into the mansion of a wealthy family, giving them a surprise they did not plan for.\u00a0<\/p>\n Black Christmas (1974)\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to watch: Tubi and Shout! TV on Prime Video<\/p>\n Perhaps the most iconic festive horror, Black Christmas (1974)<\/a> will forever remain a classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls gets stalked by a stranger who is hellbent on breaking into their house and picking them off one by one.<\/p>\n It might sound run-of-the-mill now, nearly 50 years later, but Black Christmas is one of the earliest slashers that did it best. The less we say about the 2006 and 2019 remakes, the better\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n Bad Santa (2003)\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent and buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Rakuten TV<\/p>\n Perhaps where David Harbour got his inspiration from \u2013 Billy Bob Thornton\u2019s miserable swindler take on Santa<\/a> is iconic.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alongside the late Bernie Mac, the two starred as conmen posing as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. However, they weren\u2019t banking on a troubled kid making their scheme harder to execute.\u00a0<\/p>\n ATM (2012)\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to watch: Plex<\/p>\n Forget what the Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> score says, ATM is a hidden gem.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taking place in one location, this thriller sees three colleagues trapped inside the ATM booth late at night while a hooded figure lurks outside and stops at nothing to either get inside or lure them out.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lake Alice (2017)\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent and buy from Prime Video and Rakuten TV<\/p>\n Lake Alice might make you rethink booking that cosy cottage in the middle of nowhere on Airbnb\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n A couple, along with their daughter and her boyfriend, head to a cabin in the woods (classic) to celebrate Christmas. However, things take a bloody turn, and they are forced to fight for survival.<\/p>\n The Advent Calendar (2021)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to watch: Shudder<\/p>\n There aren\u2019t many sweets behind these advent calendar doors! Eva, who is paraplegic, is gifted an antique wooden advent calendar by a friend just in time for Christmas. <\/p>\n However, there aren\u2019t traditional treats behind each drawer, instead, they contain gifts that get bloodier and weirder.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t get an advent calendar this year, this horror might make you feel better about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n Better Watch Out (2016)\u00a0<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent and buy from Prime Video, Apple TV+, the Sky Store, and Rakuten TV<\/p>\n Starring a pretty solid cast of Olivia DeJonge, Virginia Madsen, and Dacre Montgomery, Better Watch Out centres around Ashley, a 17-year-old babysitting 12-year-old Luke. <\/p>\n Their routine night in is rudely disturbed by intruders, but it\u2019s not your typical home invasion.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Lodge (2019)<\/p>\n Where to watch: Prime Video<\/p>\n Starring Riley Keough<\/a>, The Lodge follows a father who takes his two children, Aidan and Mia, for a family holiday to his new girlfriend\u2019s lodge after their mother\u2019s suicide.<\/p>\n However, what he intended to be an idyllic getaway turns into something much more sinister when strange events start occurring.<\/p>\n Terrifier 3 (2024)<\/p>\n To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web Where to watch: Paramount+<\/p>\n After smashing box office expectations<\/a> and causing chaos in cinemas across the world \u2013 including making people vomit<\/a> and walk out of its UK premiere \u2013 Terrifier 3 is finally available to watch at home ahead of the upcoming fourth installment<\/a>.<\/p>\n Directed by Damien Leone, the third installment of the gore-soaked horror franchise sees Art The Clown return to Miles County after busting Victoria Heyes out of a secure police facility to wreak havoc.<\/p>\n At the same time, Sienna Shaw is struggling to work through the trauma of the Miles County Massacre five years prior, with her family wondering if it was too soon for her to leave the mental health facility she was living in.<\/p>\n Silent Night (2021)<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent and buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, the Sky Store, and Rakuten TV<\/p>\n The horrors of family get-togethers over the Christmas period are dialled up to 11 in this apocalyptic nightmare fuel<\/a> starring Keira Knightley<\/a>, Matthew Goode, Lily-Rose Depp, and Lucy Punch.<\/p>\n The bleak film sees Nell, Simon, and their son Art celebrating Christmas with their friends and family.<\/p>\n But it is slowly revealed this is their own last supper as a deadly cloud of poisonous gas is traveling across the world and wiping out humanity, so the friends have got together for one last shindig before taking their government-issued \u2018exit pills\u2019.<\/p>\n Inside (2007)<\/p>\n Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV<\/p>\n If you really want to ruin Christmas, look no further than 2007 New French Extremity flick Inside.<\/p>\n Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, Inside focuses on Sarah who, just months after the tragic death of her husband, is preparing to welcome her first child on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n But her life soon turns into a nightmare when a mysterious woman arrives at her doorstep and attempts to enter her home.<\/p>\n It\u2019s A Wonderful Knife (2023)<\/p>\n Where to watch: Shudder<\/p>\n It\u2019s A Wonderful Life is one of the most heart-warming, beloved Christmas films of all time, often topping festive film lists across the globe.<\/p>\n But if you always thought it needed a little bit more blood and guts, this slasher adaptation has you covered.<\/p>\n It\u2019s A Wonderful Knife<\/a> follows Winnie, whose life is far from wonderful one year after saving her town from a terrifying serial killer on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n Winnie wishes she had never been born, and magically finds herself transported to a parallel universe where, without Winnie ever existing, the murderer still terrorises her town.<\/p>\n To get back to her own reality, Winnie must stop the slayings and save Christmas once more.<\/p>\n Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)<\/p>\n Where to watch: MUBI and Prime Video<\/p>\n When you really think about it, the idea of a strange flying man invading your home is terrifying. And yet we celebrate Santa Claus each year.<\/p>\n One film that doesn\u2019t is Finnish horror film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, which sees a secretive drilling project uncover the tomb of Santa Claus.<\/p>\n But he\u2019s far from the jolly old Saint Nick we know and love as the monstrous Santa begins slaughtering reindeer and capturing children across the village.<\/p>\n It\u2019s up to Pietari and his father, Rauno, to get to the bottom of this Christmas chaos and stop Santa once and for all after Pietari\u2019s friend Juuso goes missing.<\/p>\n Await Further Instructions<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent and buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, the Sky Store, and Rakuten TV<\/p>\n Spending a prolonged amount of time around your loved ones can be stressful over the holidays \u2013 particularly if you end up trapped inside by a mysterious entity communicating through your TV.<\/p>\n Released in 2018, Await Further Instructions sees Nick travelling to his family home for Christmas to introduce his girlfriend Annji.<\/p>\n But the usual tensions fast descend into unparalleled horror as they discover their home has been surrounded by a mysterious black mass and they begin receiving mysterious messages through their TV set.<\/p>\n Krampus (2015)<\/p>\n Where to watch: NOW TV and Sky<\/p>\n Almost 10 years since its release, Krampus<\/a> has become a Christmas staple for many jolly horror fans.<\/p>\n The 2015 film sees the horned beast who punishes naughty children at Christmastime pay a visit to a dysfunctional family who cause young boy Max to lose the festive spirit.<\/p>\n As a result, Krampus lays siege to his family home with his loved ones forced to band together to save themselves from the festive ghoul.<\/p>\n The Children (2008)<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent and buy on Prime Video, Apple TV+, and the Sky Store<\/p>\n Creepy kids + isolated snow-covered country house + unexplained virus = the Christmas get-together from hell in Tom Shankland\u2019s slow-building Brit horror.<\/p>\n Indeed, a cross between a dysfunctional middle-class family drama and The Omen, 2008\u2019s The Children is anything but a kid\u2019s movie.<\/p>\n The film sees two families get together for Christmas festivities, but when the children of the household start to become sick with a mysterious disease, they find themselves having to fight against their beloved youngsters.<\/p>\n Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)<\/p>\n Where to watch: Tubi, Plex, Prime Video, and Shudder<\/p>\n Silent Night, Deadly Night has been treated to numerous sequels and even a remake, hitting screens on December 12.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s the 1984 original which remains both the most watchable, and most unintentionally funny, of the lot.<\/p>\n After seeing his parents murdered by a man dressed as Santa Claus, history repeats itself when Billy Chapman grows up and dons the famous red suit for a killing spree of his own.<\/p>\n Jack Frost (1977)<\/p>\n Where to watch: Tubi and Plex<\/p>\n Not to be confused with the terrible Michael Keaton vehicle of the same name, Jack Frost is one of those so-bad-it\u2019s-good turkeys that has to be seen to be believed.<\/p>\n Filled with corny Christmas cracker jokes, atrocious performances, and special effects tackier than your average Christmas sweater, this bizarre tale of a murderous giant snowman has rightfully become a cult Yuletide classic.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow
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