Christmas horror movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant christmas horror movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out christmas horror, suspense, suspenseful, scary, slasher and bloody films and TV shows about / with christmas, xmas, holiday horror, haunted, murder, blood, supernatural, danger, gore and serial killer 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 christmas horror: Better Watch Out (2016), Once Upon a Time at Christmas (2017), All Through the House (2015), A Christmas Horror Story (2015), Dead End (2003), Krampus: The Christmas Devil (2013), Santa's Slay (2005), Saint (2010), Wind Chill (2007), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984).
Best films
New films
| Elves (2021) | 5.6 | |
| Creatures (2021) | 3.5 | |
| Black Friday (2021) | 4.7 | |
| The Creeps (2025) | 4.4 | |
| He Knows (2022) | 3.6 |
List of christmas 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
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: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, suspense, rough, scary ...
Plot:
killer santa claus, christmas, female nudity, holiday horror, murder, chase, psycho killer, bondage, hardcore, crazy, xmas, holiday ...
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, peace and goodwill. But for some folks in the small town of Bailey Downs, it turns into something much less festive.
Style:
christmas horror, scary, anthology, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christmas, supernatural, krampus, murder, dysfunctional family, holiday, killer santa claus, holiday horror, love story, elf, kids and family, snow ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Christmas Eve. On his way to his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut, for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
Style:
suspense, christmas horror, twist ending, clever, disturbing ...
Plot:
ghost, time loop, fear, forest, supernatural horror, wrong place wrong time, road trip, danger, supernatural, lost in the woods, gory, cabin in the woods ...
Time:
year 2003
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Jeremy, a local police officer leads a life of a confusing past, spending his current time searching for his kidnapper as a child. After other children begin missing, Jeremy pieces together the truth and realizes that his childhood kidnapper could ...
Style:
christmas horror, disturbing, dark, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
christmas, krampus, killer santa claus, devil, evil spirit, santa claus, xmas, supernatural, kidnapping, winter, deadly creature, macabre ...
Time:
2010s
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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: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.
Style:
christmas horror, scary, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghost, murder, holiday, vengeance, danger, christmas, legend, winter, snow, xmas, supernatural, krampus ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, 60s, year 1968 ...
Place:
amsterdam, netherlands
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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: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Little Billy witnesses his parents being brutally murdered by Santa. Years later, when he has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa Claus, his childhood trauma materializes once again.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, grindhouse, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, christmas, sex scene, serial killer as protagonist, santa claus, holiday, corporal punishment, murder, xmas, caught having sex, mother superior, winter ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1984, year 1974, year 1971
Place:
salt lake city utah, utah
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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: 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
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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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Roy is the nice guy who finishes last. Sick of his current situation, he accepts an invitation to have Christmas dinner with the beautiful and strangely alluring Emilia. Once at dinner, Roy realizes that Emilia and her oddball brother Edward are not ...
Style:
christmas horror, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
paranormal activity, christmas, xmas, evil child, demon, children, investigation, deathtrap, violent content, blood, occult, brutality ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
We follow a serial killer and his victims as they all prepare for Christmas in their own ways. This year it doesn't matter if you have been naughty or nice, Santa is coming to town no matter what, and he knows where you live.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, suspenseful, psychotronic, scary ...
Plot:
killer santa claus, christmas, holiday horror, serial killer, santa claus, xmas, maniac, decapitation, murder, brutality, violence, characters killed one by one ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
It's Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she's forced into a battle for survival.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
killer santa claus, killer robot, holiday horror, christmas, survival horror, murder, killing spree, robot, evil robot, xmas, threat to kill, human versus robot ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
christmas horror, entertaining, light, unusual plot structure, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
holiday horror, bully, oppression, cannibalism, hate, revenge, anger, struggle for survival, stranded, family dinner, xmas, wish come true ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
In 1985, in a coastal town, the friends Koldo, Peti, Tito, Eugenio and Moni stumble with a woman dressed like Santa Claus trapped in a hole in the woods. While to boys go to the police station to ask for help, the others find a rope to take the ...
Style:
christmas horror, psychological, scary, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
christmas, police station, criminal heroes, danger, supernatural ability, vengeance, curses spells and rituals, isolation, disorder, wizards and magicians, rivalry, martial arts ...
Time:
80s
Place:
catalonia, spain
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Germany, USA, Serbia
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Advent - a time of joyful anticipation. You will surely remember the feeling when you had as a child waking up on the first December morning. Rising early, ready to open a new door for 24 consecutive days.
Style:
christmas horror, anthology, psychotronic, scary, dark ...
Plot:
holiday horror, christmas, life & death, brutality, multiple storylines, danger, macabre, urban legend, evil, grave, christmas eve, tragedy ...
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It's the end of yet another night at Hastings Supermarket, a grocery store in Buck Lake, Arizona. But just before closing, a group of masked and armed to the teeth militants invades the store and take everyone hostage
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
alien creature, evil alien, hostage, alien, store, battles, investigation, captivity, isolation, race against time, small town, alien encounter ...
Time:
80s, future
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. When her friend Sophie gives her an old wooden antique advent calendar before Christmas, she realizes each window contains a surprise that triggers repercussions in real life: some of ...
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
cursed object, desire, holiday horror, supernatural, haunted, blood, disability, christmas, cursed, haunting, terror, inspiration ...
Time:
2020s
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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
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, spooky, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
masked killer, serial killer, serial murder, road trip, law enforcer, xmas, decapitation, fire, murder, corpse, assistant, violence ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer, and this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, cult horror, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
holiday horror, supernatural, electric chair, serial killer, reincarnation, vengeance, danger, deadly creature, christmas, gory, curses spells and rituals, puppet ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs.
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
woman in danger, abusive husband, vigilante, graphic violence, seduction, gang, female fighter, escapades, on the run, survival, violent content, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
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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: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and then murders the sorority sisters during Christmas break.
Style:
christmas horror, slasher, sexy, suspense, creepy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christmas, serial killer, holiday horror, telephone call, holiday, killer, violence, sorority, murder, mental illness, serial murder, maniac ...
Time:
70s, near future, year 1974, 20th century, 80s
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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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: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.
Style:
suspense, gothic, psychological, scary, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, gory, murder, psychopath, manic, intrigue, murder mystery, female serial killer, danger, haunted by the past, amateur detective, darkness ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, canary islands, lebanon ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible (Angulo), a death metal salesman from Carabanchel (Segura), and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult (De Razza). These go on a literal ...
Style:
surreal, christmas horror, creepy, satanic, scary ...
Plot:
apocalypse, black magic, satire, dark humor, catholic priest, devil, heroic mission, snow, blood, save the world, unlikely criminals, sin ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, basque country, europe ...
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