 Christmas season is upon us... ...And with this time of holly jolly feelings and winter flurries comes a different joy for horror fans: the excuse to binge all of the yuletide terror our bellies can manage to fit in with all of the cookies and spiked eggnog! To help you along with your Christmas horror consumption, I've compiled a list of every damn streaming Christmas horror film I could find. The films range from unmistakably Christmas to oh hey, someone mentioned Christmas during that one scene in this not very Christmas-y movie. I did not include every streaming service, sticking with Pluto TV, Prime, Tubi, Shudder, Hulu, Netflix and HBO Max, so there may be a film or two that I missed on this list. That being said, there's more than enough to keep the ho-ho-horror going for you well into January!  A Cadaver Christmas A janitor and others band together to defeat an army of zombies that rises after a professor's work is unleashed on Christmas. Streaming on: Tubi  A Christmas Horror Story A Christmas horror anthology featuring zombie elves, changelings, Krampus, and more! A drunk and continuously drinking William Shatner hosts the wraparound as a radio host in this exceptional flick. Streaming on: Shudder  Into the Dark: A Nasty Piece of Work A work dinner party turns into a battle to the death for a promotion in this tense entry in Hulu and Blumhouse's 'Into the Dark' anthology series. Streaming on: Hulu  All the Creatures Were Stirring A bizarre Christmas horror anthology that walks the line of weird more often than scary, with a white elephant game of death, aliens, vengeful deer, and more, and a wraparound where a couple on a blind date watches the stories being acted out in a small theater. Arguably the weirdest (in a good way) horror anthology of late. Streaming on: Shudder  All Through the House A killer Santa slashes his way through a town, making his way to the front steps of the town's most notorious house. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  American Exorcist Bill Moseley ('The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2') stars in this tale about a paranormal investigator who becomes trapped in a haunted skyscraper on Christmas Eve, and a young woman who is confronted with the supernatural after she becomes stranded on the 11th floor. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Anna and the Apocalypse A Christmas horror musical in which a town is overrun by zombies! Packed with laughs, gore and music that will have you standing on the table and singing, this one is a bloody gift of holiday cheer (and a few tears). Streaming on: Prime, Hulu  Automation AUTO, a robot worker, goes from dopey office worker to Terminator with a serious case of the Mondays when he discovers he will be replaced by a more efficient model. Christmas plays a small role in the background. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Await Further Instructions An eerie Twilight Zone-like story in which a family gathering for Christmas find themselves trapped inside, their only knowledge of the situation a strange broadcast telling them to "await further instructions". Probably the only techno body-horror Christmas flick out there, and it's a good one. Streaming on: Netflix  Better Watch Out (2016) Twists and shocks abound in this bastardization of 'Home Alone' in which a kid and his babysitter find themselves being attacked, but not all is as it seems. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi, Shudder, Pluto TV  Bikini Blood Bath Christmas The third film...yes, third...in the 'Bikini Blood Bath' trilogy which sees Troma regular Debbie Rochon and Rachael Robbins stalked by a killer chef on Christmas. Lloyd Kaufman also makes an appearance. Streaming on: Prime  Black Christmas (1974) Arguably the best Christmas horror film of them all, this original from Bob Clark, the director of 'A Christmas Story', finds a sorority house stalked and slashed by a mysterious killer. Streaming on: Tubi, Shudder  Black Christmas (2019) A remake of Bob Clark's original, this film was created by duo Sophia Takal and April Wolfe and features a much different story in which a sorority house faces off against a group of killers, with some biting commentary on male toxicity. Streaming on: HBO Max  Blood Beat (1983) A samurai possesses a woman in the only place it makes sense...Wisconsin. This odd flick also happens to be set around Christmas. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi, Shudder  Body (2015) A Christmas slumber party goes awry when a trio of friends break into a mansion and accidentally kill (or so they think) a man played by Larry Fessenden. Now, they have to decide what to do with the body. Streaming on: Prime, Shudder  Child’s Play (2019) A remake of the 1988 classic in which a boy receives a killer doll, only this time, Chucky (voiced wonderfully by Mark Hamill) is an electronic device with it's switch set to "evil" and not a doll possessed by a killer. Not technically a Christmas film, as there is a scene with the Christmas lights coming down, but hey...Christmas lights! Streaming on: Prime, Hulu  Christmas Blood A group of friends is stalked by an escaped psycho dressed as Santa in Norway. Streaming on: Tubi  Christmas Presence A group of friends discover why they really got their remote lodge so cheap for Christmas when one of them goes missing. Something tells me some kind of presence has something to do with it...a deadly presence. Streaming on: Shudder  Christmas Slay A group of girlfriends hanging out at Mistletoe Lodge on the Scottish Highlands for Christmas are met with a killer Santa who wants to give them all a kiss...of death! Streaming on: Tubi  Christmas Evil Harry saw mommy kissing Santa Claus...and it screwed him up! Harry, all grown up now, believes in a much more traditional, stern version of Santa, who gives to the good and punishes the naughty. Not the slasher it first appears to be, this one is a dark psychological horror and one of the best Christmas horror films. Streaming on: Shudder  Dead End A couple played by genre greats Ray Wise and Lin Shaye are traveling with their family on Christmas Eve and find themselves on a spooky road that never seems to end. Streaming on: Tubi  Deadly Games a.k.a. Dial Code Santa Claus 'Rambo' meets 'Home Alone' meets a killer Santa film in which an incredibly intense boy invites Santa to his home through a chat room, not knowing that this Santa is a deranged killer. Streaming on: Shudder  Deep Red Dario Argento's classic in which a pianist witnesses the murder of a psychic and teams with a journalist to find the killer. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi, Shudder  Elves (2018) A group of friends unleash ancient, goofy-looking elves locked in a cursed chest. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Follow (2015) A man who receives an early Christmas present from his girlfriend blacks out and wakes up into a nightmare where his girlfriend is dead. Not exactly the Christmas wish he had in mind. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  The Gingerdead Man Gary Busey is a killer who possesses a gingerbread cookie to get vengeance on the woman who sent him to the electric chair and you really need know nothing more about this goofy treat. Streaming on: Tubi  Good Tidings A war vet goes Rambo when he and his friends are attacked by a trio of psychos in Santa suits on Christmas. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Holiday Hell Another horror anthology in which a woman enters a shop run by none other than cult favorite Jeffrey Combs, who tells her a scary story revolving around different items in the shop. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Holidays A horror anthology in which each segment revolves around a different holiday, only one short segment features Christmas, but that story has Seth Green stealing a pair of VR goggles from a dying man and then relives that man's memories through the goggles. Streaming on: Netflix  I Trapped the Devil A slow, spooky film in which a couple arrives at the guy's brother's house, only to learn that the brother has trapped someone in the basement, claiming that that person is the devil. Streaming on: Hulu  Inside (2016) The remake of the hit French thriller in which an expectant mother finds herself stalked by an insane woman who wants to steal her baby, even if it means cutting it out of her. Streaming on: Hulu  Jack Frost (1997) One of the wildest Christmas horror comedies there is, 'Jack Frost' follows a killer who gets drenched in experimental acid and transforms into a killer snowman, then wreaks havoc on a small town. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi, Shudder  Jaws: The Revenge Okay, so Christmas is barely present in this not so great sequel in which Ellen Brody finds herself being hunted by a shark that seems solely focused on her family. Streaming on: HBO Max  Krampus: The Christmas Devil A cop who was once kidnapped himself is on the hunt for a kidnapper taking children, one who may actually be Krampus, the Christmas Devil. Streaming on: Tubi  Krampus 2: The Devil Returns Jeremy (A.J. Leslie) returns again to face Krampus, this time learning the truth about what happened to his daughter. Streaming on: Tubi  Krampus: Origins Set during the first World War, orphans at an oprhanage accidentally summon Krampus using an artifact that is sent to the widow of a soldier. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Krampus: Unleashed Starting to wonder how many Krampus films there could possibly be? In this Krampus horror, a group of treasure hunters unearth an ancient stone and summon the Christmas Devil. Streaming on: Tubi  Krampus: The Reckoning A kid named Zoe has an imaginary friend named Krampus. Turns out, Krampus isn't so imaginary. Streaming on: Tubi  Lake Alice A couple and the girlfriend's family get caught in a blizzard and find their Christmas turn to a blood-red winterland when a killer shows up. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Mercy Christmas Michael is invited to Christmas dinner by the girl of his dreams, but soon learns that he's the main course. Hate it when that happens. Streaming on: Prime  Mother Krampus Just when you thought you were done with Krampus films, 'Mother Krampus' comes down the chimney! This flick is based on the myth of Frau Perchta, about a witch that comes on the 12 days of Christmas to take children. Streaming on: Tubi  Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride While doing some mandatory community service, four women are welcomed into the home of an old woman who isn't as innocent as she first seems. Streaming on: Tubi  Mrs. Claus There are plenty of killer Santa films, but this one sees his wife get in on the action, as a sorority house is stalked by a killer dressed as Mrs. Claus during a Christmas party. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Nekrotronic Another one in which Christmas is barely acknowledged, the film is at least set around Christmas day and plays like 'Doom' meets 'Ghostbusters' in which a down and out loser learns that he is part of a group of warriors who hunt demons through the internet. It may not be very Christmas-y, but the film is a colorful beauty to look at! Streaming on: Shudder  Once Upon a Time at Christmas A cop teams with a young girl to track down a pair of serial killers dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus. Streaming on: Hulu, Tubi  Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension The last of the 'Paranormal Activity' films to date, this found footage terror sees a family haunted by a sinister spirit around Christmas. Streaming on: Pluto TV  Pooka Part of Hulu and Blumhouse's 'Into the Dark' series, a guy gets a job as the mascot for a new hot toy called Pooka, then finds himself being tormented by a giant version of the thing. A brilliant piece of psychological horror madness. Streaming on: Hulu  Pooka Lives! The sequel to 'Pooka', this entry in 'Into the Dark' is much different from the first, this time revolving around a guy who has been trolled off the internet, and decides to create a fake mythology for Pooka as part of an advertisement scheme...which results in Pooka taking on a life of it's own as the urban legend grows. Streaming on: Hulu  Rabid (1977) David Cronenberg's classic starring Marilyn Chambers as a woman who gets a taste for blood after experimental plastic surgery, turning her victims into zombies and creating a citywide epidemic. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale A fantastical and fantastic flick in which Santa is dug up in Finland, only this isn't the come down the chimney and snack on a plate of cookies kind of Santa. Streaming on: Prime, Hulu, Tubi, Shudder  Red Christmas A mom played by Dee Wallace tries to protect her family when she and her family are stalked by a killer on Christmas. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi, Shudder  Santa Jaws Cody learns the true meaning of "be careful what you wish for" when he accidentally wishes the deadliest, most festive shark ever into existence. Streaming on: Prime  Sheitan Meaning Satan, 'Sheitan' is about a group who decide to disco on Christmas Eve and run into a Satan worshipper with some plans of his own. Streaming on: Shudder  Sick for Toys Down on himself nice guy Roy is invited to Christmas dinner with a woman, and quickly learns she and her brother aren't the generous duo they seem to be. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Silent Night (2012) A loose remake of 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' starring Malcolm McDowell, this film is a somehow even sleazier version of the original, trading a descent into madness for an over the top style as a killer Santa hacks his way through a small town. Streaming on: Tubi, Pluto TV  Silent Night, Bloody Night A man inherits a mansion and learns the terrifying truth of its history. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 What started off as a recut of the original film became this cult favorite in which Ricky, the little brother of the killer in the first film, grows up to be just like big brother, a crazed lunatic played by Eric Freeman like a robot just discovering human emotion, and it is wild. Ricky tells his story, filling over half the runtime with footage from the original, but the additional footage makes it all so, so worth the rehash. Two movies for the price of one! Streaming on: Prime, Tubi, Shudder, Pluto TV  Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out And here's where the 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' franchise evolves into it's secondary Pokemon and goes from a killer Santa series to a bonkers story where Ricky returns (this time played by the great Bill Moseley), as a zombie-like killer with his brain in a bowl on his head who shares a psychic connection with a blind woman because...because he just does! Streaming on: Tubi  Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation Deciding to take some time off from killer Santa's, this sequel turns the weird up so high the knob breaks off in this tale about a reporter who uncovers a cult performing sacrifices during the Christmas season. Directed by Brian Yuzna, this film is full of squirmy body horror and features Clint Howard playing a bug-obsessed creep...and you can never have enough Clint Howard. Streaming on: Tubi  Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker The bizarro 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' franchise comes to a weird end in this final film about a toymaker and his son who make toys that kill. Features a crazy reveal and an even crazier Mickey Rooney! Streaming on: Tubi  Slay Belles What do you get when you cross three rad vlogger chicks with a drunk Santa and a murderous Krampus on their tail? One of the most energetic and bizarre Christmas horrors out there! This film is a plate of warm, greasy Christmas cookies, bad for you but oh so tasty. Best served with spiked eggnog instead of milk. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Stalled On Christmas Eve, a janitor finds himself stuck between a toilet and a hard place when he becomes trapped in the stall of a women's restroom during a zombie attack. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Tales from the Crypt (1972) This horror anthology only has one Christmas segment called "And All Through the House", but it's a good one, as it's based on the E.C. Comics story and features Joan Collins facing off against a psycho dressed like Santa, the first appearance of a killer Santa on film! Streaming on: Tubi  The Children (2008) Kids...they're never not scary. And they're especially creepy in this film about kids suddenly going zombie-brained and turning on their parents. Kill or be killed is a lot more difficult when what you have to kill is your own kid...fun for the whole family this Christmas! Streaming on: HBO Max, Tubi  The Day of the Beast In this early film from talented director Álex de la Iglesia ('Witching and Bitching'), a Catholic priest tries to stop the birth of the Anti-Christ on Christmas Eve by committing as many sins as possible. Streaming on: Tubi  The Elf (2017) A guy inherits an old toy shop and discovers a cursed elf doll that embarks on a supernatural killing spree during the holidays. Streaming on: Tubi  The Lodge Were you disturbed by 'Goodnight Mommy'? This may shock you, but that was just the appetizer for this bleak as fuck shocker from directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. It follows a woman who, sometime after the suicide of their mother, stays at an isolated cabin around Christmas with her soon to be step-kids (who hate her) while their dad is back in the city working. Not ideal! Things go from bad to worse when all of the supplies in the lodge suddenly goes missing, and the three realize they might either be dead or haunted or both. Streaming on: Hulu  The Yearly Harvest A journalist traces the origin of various Christmas traditions to a small town, where she learns Christmas is a much more sinister event. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi  Ugly Sweater Party An evil Christmas sweater possesses a partygoer and turns an ugly sweater party into bloody chaos. Features 'Sleepaway Camp' star Felissa Rose! Streaming on: Prime  While She Was Out A woman fights back against a gang that terrorizes her while she's out shopping late on Christmas Eve. Streaming on: Prime, Tubi, Pluto TV  Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? In this twist on 'Hansel and Gretel', a disturbed widow lures children into her mansion for a Christmas party. Streaming on: Prime  Wind Chill In this creepy chiller, a pair of college students carpool together as they head home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted road, they're haunted by the ghosts of people who have died there. There's nothing like a good ghost story around Christmas, and 'Wind Chill' is a lesser known must watch for spooky story lovers. Streaming on: Pluto TV  XX An anthology horror film with each segment directed by women? Now that's a gift that keeps on giving! Only one of the shorts, "The Box", is set around Christmas, but it's directed by up and comer Jovanka Vuckovic ('Riot Girls') and written by the late horror author Jack Ketchum, the mind behind films such as 'The Woman'. Oh, and it's terrifying. Streaming on: Hulu, Tubi By Matt Konopka
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