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18 Streaming Christmas horror films!

12/24/2018

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Christmas Eve is here, which means it's time for Christmas horror marathons!...

...I get it. While the rest of the family is watching Tim Allen in The Santa Claus, you want to watch something with a little more blood and a lot more killer Santa's and monsters. Here on Killer Horror Critic, I have you covered with 18 horror films to stream this Christmas eve/day!

With so many yuletide terrors out there, it's possible I may have missed one or two of your favorites, which if that's the case, please post in the comments below! Otherwise, enjoy this list of Christmas horror that you can watch RIGHT NOW! 
Red Christmas 
Written/Directed by: Craig Anderson

Synopsis: A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell-bent on tearing them apart.

Platform: Netflix
Better Watch Out 
Directed by: Chris Peckover 

Synopsis: On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.

Platform: Shudder
Black Christmas (original)
Directed by: Bob Clark

Synopsis: During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.

Platform: Shudder
A Christmas Horror Story 
Directed by: Grant Harvey & Steven Hoban & Brett Sullivan

Synopsis: Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio host: A family brings home more than a Christmas tree, a student documentary becomes a living nightmare, a Christmas spirit terrorizes, Santa slays evil.

Platform: Shudder
All the Creatures Were Stirring
Directed by:  David Ian McKendry & Rebekah McKendry

Synopsis: When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to fear this holiday season.

Platform: Shudder 
Christmas Evil 
Directed by: Lewis Jackson

Synopsis: A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.

Platform: Shudder 
Christmas Presence aka Why Hide?
Directed by: James Edward Cook

Synopsis: A diverse group of friends gather for the festive season in a remote lodge but soon plans go awry. One of the friends goes missing and the truth behind why the lodge was booked for the holiday is disclosed. Christmas quickly turns to chaos and a bloody nightmare ensues

Platform: Shudder
Christmas Slay 
Written/directed by: Steve Davis

Synopsis: The story of 'CHRISTMAS SLAY' begins on a wintry Christmas Eve in the picturesque Kentish countryside, the horrific murder of a loving family, and the capture of a Santa Claus obsessed blood thirsty killer. A Christmas approaches the following year, a group of college girlfriends decide to get away from it all and relax and party over the Christmas holiday, they decide to escape to the idyllic Mistletoe Lodge nestled within the beautiful snowy mountains of the Scottish Highlands, what starts off as the perfect festive getaway of fun in the snow and a glass of eggnog or two, suddenly descends into a gruesome bloodbath of terror and a fight for survival.

Platform: Amazon Prime
Mercy Christmas 
Directed by: Ryan Nelson

Synopsis: When Michael Briskett meets the perfect woman, his ideal Christmas dream comes true when she invites him to her family's holiday celebration. Dreams shattered, Michael struggles to survive once he realizes HE will be Christmas dinner.

Platform: Amazon Prime
Dead by Christmas 
Directed by: Armand Petri

Synopsis: Reunited for the holidays, a group of friends raised together in a troubled Louisiana orphanage are stalked by a killer from Christmas Past.

Platform: Amazon Prime
Mother Krampus 
Directed by: James Klass

Synopsis: Based on the myth of Frau Perchta, a witch that comes on the 12 days of Christmas taking children each night.

Platform: Amazon Prime
Jack Frost
Directed by: Michael Cooney 

Synopsis: After an accident that left murderer Jack Frost dead in genetic material the vengeful killer returns as a murderous snowman to exact his revenge on the man who sent him to be executed

Platform: Amazon Prime
Jack Frost 2
Directed by: Michael Cooney

Synopsis: The Mutant Killer Snowman returns to kill more people during Christmas

Platform: Amazon Prime
Secret Santa
Directed by: Adam Marcus 

Synopsis: After an unknown assailant spikes the punch of a pharmaceutical family Christmas with a military grade version of sodium pentothal during Secret Santa, members of the family must survive the night from the victims of the untested drug.

Platform: Amazon Prime
All Through the House
Written/directed by: Todd Nunes

Synopsis: A deranged masked Santa-Slayer comes to town for some yuletide-terror. He leaves behind a bloody trail of mutilated bodies as he hunts his way to the front steps of the town's most feared and notorious home.

Platform: Amazon Prime
Into the Dark: Pooka
Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo 

Synopsis: A struggling actor takes on a seasonal holiday job as the mascot for the year's hottest new toy: Pooka. However, after putting the costume on, he develops two personalities - one for himself, and one for Pooka.

​Platform: Hulu
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Directed by: Jalmari Helander 

Synopsis: In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.

Platform: Hulu
Krampus Unleashed
Directed by: Robert Conway

Synopsis: In pursuit of buried treasure, a group of fortune hunters unearth an ancient demonic summoning stone that holds a terrible curse and awakens a timeless evil, the Krampus. After centuries of slumber, Krampus has awoken with a thirst for blood.

Platform: Hulu
Which Christmas Horror films will you be watching this Holiday season? Let us know in the comments below!
By Matt Konopka
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