Do you need some fresh recent Christmas horror movies in your December? Well, I’ve been digging around the internet for a little while now and have found 8 of the best Christmas horror movies just for you. But for now, sit back and relax and sift through these trailers to decided whether they should be on the naughty or nice list and add them to your Christmas horror collection.

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Sick for Toys

I’ve had the chance to watch this one already.

I will say this of SICK FOR TOYS— this one has a lot of sick stuff in it. The kind where it’s implied and shown where rape is present. It’s also fair to say this one isn’t of the Slasher persuasion and delves into depression country. It’s well made, albeit a little slow but it’s a great mix of films I’ve seen before all wrapped up in Christmas lights.

Directed by David Del Rio and written by James Oster and Justin Xavier. Starring: Camille Montgomery, Jon Paul Burkhart, Justin Xavier, and David Gunning. SICK FOR TOYS has been available on DVD since October 2018. Produced by Delco-Cut Productions and Nine Ten Films and distributed by Freestyle Digital Media.

The full review for Sick for Toys is out— see it here

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Elves 2018

Storyline: When a group of friends discovers ancient elves locked in a cursed chest, they unknowingly unleash their wrath on the world.

The trailer, which you can see below doesn’t make this look like the next big thing. Christmas movies for us horror folk aren’t about that sometimes, however. Sometimes it’s about sitting back after a big day, quaffing some eggnog and counting the number of people the elves take out. Sometimes it’s about laughing at the absurdity of a film and sometimes that’s ok. This will probably be that film for me this year if I get around to watching it. See a review from my friend over at voicesfromthebalcony.com and he can let you know if it’s worth watching. I will say this though, he did give it only 1 star. Uncork’d Entertainment is releasing this one VOD & DVD December 4, 2018.

Directed by Jamaal Burden. Starring Stephanie Marie Baggett, Deanna Grace Congo and, Amy Jo Guthrie,

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All the Creatures Were Stirring 2018

(Official Bio) Ho, ho, no! The joyful spirit of the holidays is about to take one dark turn after another. From sadistic office parties and last-minute shopping nightmares to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there’s plenty out there to keep you from getting out of bed to see what’s under the tree this holiday season. Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians) and Jonathan Kite (“2 Broke Girls”) headline a sensational ensemble cast in this devilish stocking stuffer of a movie.

I plan on watching this one as soon as I can, so I will be back with a review soon. The premise of a Christmas party setting combined with a bunch of people coming together by happenstance and snowballing into numerous chaotic events sounds like my type of Christmas movie. Check out the trailer and tell me if it sounds good to you too. ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING on DVD, VOD & Digital HD December 4, 2018. Directed and written by David Ian McKendry, Rebekah McKendry. Produced by Fallback Plan Productions and Distributed by RLJ Entertainment.

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Mrs. Claus aka Stirring 2018

A group of college students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house that has a sinister past is stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus.

This one is receiving mixed reviews since it’s release to DVD in November 2018. I am definitely going to be giving this one a tiny peek because I love it when audiences are divided. It’s also nice to see Mrs. Claus getting some action with the stabby-stabby parts of Christmas. Mrs. Claus’s production company Fright Meter Films are relatively new to the arena with two finished movies and one upcoming in 2019. Distributed by Wild Eye Releasing it’s written and directed by Troy Escamilla it stars Helene Udy, Brinke Stevens, Kaylee Williams, and Ryan Poole.

READ: Stirring, the full spoiler-free review plus trailer

RELATED: For 2017’s best new horror movies for Christmas — Check out Horror Movies to Watch at Christmas.

Mrs. Claus trailer

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Secret Santa 2018

This is another film I am a little keen on seeing. It doesn’t have a release date and first screened in the UK at FrightFest Glasgow. The idea of some weirdo spiking the punch at a family Christmas event sounds like it could be oddly fascinating. The director Adam Marcus is best known for his comedy film Fitz and Slade (2013) but he is responsible for Jason Goes to Hell (1993) so what Secret Santa will actually be like is anyone’s guess. From the look of the trailer though, if the frenetic chaos is placed with some finesse, it might be ok.

Written by Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan, Secret Santa stars Michael Rady, Drew Lynch, Debra Sullivan and, A Leslie Kies. Brought to you by Signature Entertainment and produced by Distilled Media.

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Christmas Blood (JuleBlod) 2017

Christmas Blood is available from December 11, 2018, on DVD and VOD. You can see it on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube/Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNOW and DISH. It originally premiered at Fantastisk Filmfestival in Sweden in 2017. No Christmas movie list is complete without at least one foreign title in my opinion. Written and directed by Reinart Kiil (appropriate horror name for sure!) Christmas Blood stars Julianne Aga, Pernille Baggeranas, and, Ida Malene Smith Bakke.

The distributors are nonother than Artsploitation Films, the same company who gave us Red Christmas (206) and more recently Trauma (2017.) Produced by Sanctum Film, I will be watching this one out of curiosity but also because it sounds a heck of a lot like the premise or Rare Exports (2010) which I loved. Taking the idea of Santa and applying it to people who are actually inherently evil and kill those who are naughty or nice is kind of a cool way to swing the Christmas horror bat. Check out the dark and blood-soaked trailer and tell me you think it looks cool too.

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Once Upon a Deadpool 2018— A PG Horror Film

December 12 sees the release of a Christmas horror you can see with your kids at the cinema and it’s the only reason it’s on this list. I am uncertain as to whether this will go down ok as I wasn’t that keen on the sequel as much as I adored the original Deadpool (2016.)

Ryan Reynolds is one funny guy and even in this promotional excerpt, they’ve applied some things to this film that I can get behind.

"Fox has been asking for a PG-13 basically since the start in 2006," Ryan Reynolds told Deadline. "I've said no since 2006. Now, this one time, I said 'Yes' on two conditions. First, a portion of the proceeds had to go to charity. Second, I wanted to kidnap Fred Savage. The second condition took some explaining..."



Fred Savage will join Reynolds in new scenes for ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL in an homage to Savage's starring role in the 1987 bedtime-story classic THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Fred remarked, “while my participation in this film was anything but voluntary, I am happy to learn that Fudge Cancer will be the beneficiary of this shameless cash grab”



For every ticket sold, $1 will go to the charity Fudge Cancer - previously known as Fuck Cancer, who have graciously changed their name to be more PG-13 friendly for the 12 days of Once Upon A Deadpool’s release.

The latest trailer dropped just yesterday and I’ve included it for your convenience. It looks like it might actually be pretty funny, to be honest.

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Mercy Christmas 2017

Mercy Christmas was released 2017 just in time for the holiday line up. Weirdly (or purposely) I didn’t hear about it. I was really getting into older Christmas horror then and watched a bunch of really good ones. My list from last year can be found here.

In any case, after watching the trailer for this action-horror-comedy, I can’t tell if this will be at all funny, but it does look quite disturbing. The story centers on Michael who finally meets the ‘perfect woman’ and gets a lovely invite to family Christmas dinner. The family turns out to have their own traditions that aren’t quite the norm and instead, Michael discovers he is intended to BE Christmas dinner.

I think I will give this one a spin as it’s widely available to stream (currently on TubiTv, Amazon Prime and Hoopla) and let you know how it went. Sure it looks a little B-Grade, but I’m mildly curious to see if it’s executed well in any way, shape or form. Directed by Ryan Nelson with his directorial feature-length film debut. Produced by No Mercy Pictures and Distributed by Gravitas Ventures. For more Gravitas Ventures films, see my article on 13 Cameras and 14 Cameras. I’ve been diving through their stuff lately and finding some real pearls.