Holiday horror movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant holiday horror movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out slasher, suspenseful, scary, suspense, christmas horror and bloody films and TV shows about / with holiday horror, murder, serial killer, holiday, supernatural, gore, blood, danger, christmas and haunted plots mostly in Horror, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as holiday horror: Better Watch Out (2016), All Hallows' Eve (2013), Mrs. Claus (2018), Santa's Slay (2005), April Fool's Day (1986), Christmas Evil (1980), Jack Frost (1997), Terror Train (1980), Mother Krampus (2017), Funny Games (1997).
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List of holiday horror movies
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
Style:
christmas horror, horror comedy, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday horror, home invasion, evil child, babysitter, murder, teenager, winter, killer child, psychopath, survival, old dark house ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
While watching two children on Halloween night, a babysitter finds an old VHS tape in the kids' trick or treat bag. The tape features three tales of terror, all linked together by a murderous clown. As the night goes on strange things begin to ...
Style:
slasher, anthology, scary, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
killer clown, halloween, evil clown, holiday horror, scary clown, clown, gory, alien invasion, supernatural horror, torture, serial killer, survival ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, russia
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house with a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, psychotronic, scary, bleak ...
Plot:
holiday horror, killer santa claus, christmas, sorority, violence, maniac, holiday, masked killer, blood, cruelty, mystery killer, characters killed one by one ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, semi serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
holiday horror, killer santa claus, grandfather grandson relationship, small town, serial killer, santa claus, strip club, christmas, angel, archangel, christmas present, reindeer ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress Muffy St. John to celebrate their final year of school. They soon discover that each has a hidden secret from their past which is revealed, and soon after, ...
Style:
slasher, bloody, scary, suspenseful, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
holiday horror, twists and turns, plot twist, serial killer, murder, prank, gory, supernatural, college, mad scientist, hanging, blood ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, bloody, scary, grindhouse ...
Plot:
holiday horror, killer santa claus, christmas, serial killer as protagonist, serial killer, xmas, killer, holiday, exploitation, winter, blood, christmas season ...
Time:
year 1980, 1940s, 80s, year 1947, 20th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Serial killer is genetically mutated in car wreck on the way to his execution. After which, he becomes a murdering snowman hell-bent on revenge for the sheriff who caught him.
Style:
christmas horror, horror comedy, slasher, sexy, fairy tale ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
holiday horror, christmas, winter, snowman, rape victim, holiday, serial killer, xmas, monster, small town, raped by monster, female nudity ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.
Style:
slasher, bloody, christmas horror, suspenseful, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revenge, train, masked killer, holiday horror, killer, prank, serial killer, murder, new year's eve, stalking, magician, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980, year 2016, 70s ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Based on the myth of Frau Perchta, a witch that comes on the 12 days of Christmas taking children each night.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, mysterious, suspenseful, mystical ...
Plot:
holiday horror, christmas, curse, survival horror, supernatural, beast, krampus, xmas, danger, supernatural power, macabre, mythology ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, bad guy wins, home invasion, torture, sadism, torment, family in danger, husband wife relationship, evil wins, violence, holiday horror ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, near future, year 1997
Place:
austria, germany, europe
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.
Style:
anthology, christmas horror, suspense, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
halloween, holiday horror, st. patrick's day, christmas, snake, pregnancy, valentine's day, holiday, killer santa claus, pagan cult, torture, monster ...
Time:
year 2016
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138K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby ...
Style:
slasher, bloody, scary, psychological, splatter ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, masked killer, holiday horror, psychopath, gory, killer, sadistic psychopath, masked man, vengeance, blood, bullying ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 70s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, chicago, midwest
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the ...
Style:
slasher, scary, sadistic, teen, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, holiday horror, killer, masked man, serial teen killer, school, high school, characters murdered one by one, faked death, van, halloween party, campus ...
Time:
90s, y2k, 20th century, year 1998, 80s
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The sheriff and his deputies from the first movie decide to take a vacation in the Caribbean. Their holiday will be short-lived, however, as the thawed murderer gets inadvertently re-frozen and brought back to life. As if that weren't bad ...
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, scary, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
holiday horror, christmas, serial killer, reincarnation, island, murder, vengeance, survival, isolation, psychopath, snowman, xmas ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
Style:
slasher, christmas horror, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
holiday horror, serial killer, psychopath, christmas, murder, small town, killer santa claus, law enforcement, gory, xmas, killer, winter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin
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336K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspenseful, slasher horror, spooky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, psychopath, murder, holiday horror, babysitter, death, masked killer, killer, small town, psychiatrist, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1978, year 1963, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
illinois, chicago, north america, midwest, california
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the twelve days leading up to Christmas, the residents of the snowy and isolated town of Woodridge are being murdered in a variety of gruesome ways by a psychotic Santa and Mrs. Claus. While the small-town cops scramble to protect the townsfolk, ...
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, slasher, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
holiday horror, killer santa claus, christmas, xmas, serial killer, dead teenager, teenage girl, holiday, murder, witchery, mental institution, winter ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
While urban exploring in an abandoned amusement park, three cosplaying girls accidentally unleash the vicious holiday beast known as Krampus. With the help of Santa Claus, can these girls stop Krampus from his killing spree?
Style:
christmas horror, horror comedy, suspenseful, dark, atmospheric ...
Plot:
holiday horror, christmas, killer santa claus, krampus, xmas, haunted, supernatural being, cosplay, demon, save the world, santa claus, creature feature ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
anthology, christmas horror, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday horror, theater, demon, creature, van, ghost, dating, xmas, danger, violence, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.
Style:
slasher, suspense, horror comedy, christmas horror, bloody ...
Plot:
holiday horror, thanksgiving, bestiality, creature feature, slasher spoof, animal attack, murder, bird, surrealism, animal cruelty, dangerous animal, satire ...
Time:
17th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nick is haunted by night terrors stemming from a tragic murder he saw when he was young. After inheriting an old toy shop, he discovers a cursed elf doll sealed inside an ancient chest with a naughty list of his family's names written on it. He ...
Style:
christmas horror, psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
christmas, fear, supernatural horror, killer doll, holiday horror, evil doll, paranormal, demon, murder, supernatural power, violence, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, budapest
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94K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A horror comedy based on the ancient legend about a pagan creature who punishes children on Christmas.
Style:
christmas horror, scary, creepy, dark, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
christmas, supernatural, monster, demon, creature, krampus, holiday horror, beast, folklore, holiday, legends and myths, danger ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, alaska, normandy, canada, florida ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A horrific Leprechaun goes on a rampage after his precious bag of gold coins is stolen. He uses all of his magical destructive powers to trick, terrorize and kill anyone who is unlucky enough to hinder his relentless search. In a frantic attempt to ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, horror comedy, scary, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
legends and myths, supernatural, monster, deadly creature, holiday horror, murder, leprechaun, dark humor, violence, vengeance, black magic, chase ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
north dakota, usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hawthorne College is winding down for the holidays, yet one by one, sorority girls are being picked off. Riley Stone, a girl dealing with her own trauma, begins to notice and tries to save her friends before they too are picked off.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, suspense, suspenseful, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
holiday horror, killer santa claus, stalker, rape victim, terror, serial killer, christmas, murder, violence, porn, teenage girl, home invasion ...
Place:
oceania
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, creepy ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, winter, haunting, wilderness, haunted, frostbite, survival horror, loss of friend, stranger, road trip, holiday horror ...
Time:
50s, year 1961, 1950s, 20th century, year 1953 ...
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, slasher horror, atmospheric ...
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, holiday horror, killing spree, psycho, halloween, evil, gory, killer, psycho killer, hospital, brutality ...
Time:
2020s, year 1978, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell bent on tearing them apart.
Style:
slasher, christmas horror, psychotronic, bleak, scary ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday horror, psychopath, killer santa claus, abortion, violence, sociopath, family crisis, masked killer, home invasion, family relations, xmas ...
Time:
80s
Place:
oceania, australia
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège, his van conked out. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog leads Marc to a shuttered inn...
Style:
christmas horror, surreal, horrifying, rough, frightening ...
Plot:
surrealism, psychopath, gory, extreme, holiday horror, mentally unstable, danger, isolation, rape, gay rape, backwoods, redneck ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
belgium, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a high school track runner, named Laura, suddenly dies from a heart attack after finishing a 30-second 200-meter race, a killer wearing a sweat suit and a fencing mask begins killing off her friends on the school track team one by one. The ...
Style:
slasher, slasher horror, bloody, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, holiday horror, high school, track and field, murder, female nudity, dead teenager, masked killer, survival, exploitation, fear, high school sports ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It's Christmas break at the Calvin Finishing School for Girls, and the students are planning a big party while the president of the school is away. A group of boys show up and the fun begins, until mysterious killer starts bumping off couples ...
Style:
slasher, christmas horror, suspense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
holiday horror, killer santa claus, christmas, revenge, murder, santa claus, school, maniac, xmas, murder mystery, police detective, serial killer ...
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