Tag Archives: Christmas

Arrow Films Takes Eric Pennycoff’s Festive Horror ‘The Leech’ For Holiday Release in the UK, Ireland and North America

The Leech

Arrow Films has acquired distribution rights in the UK, Ireland, US, and Canada for Eric Pennycoff’s Christmas horror-comedy The Leech, set to have its world premiere at Chattanooga Film Festival on June 23. The UK-based premiere label for cult, art, horror, and world cinema is planning a release in December …

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There’s Still Time To Support Shawn C. Phillips and Lauren Francesca’s ‘Mistletoe Massacre’

We love holiday horror movies, don’t we? There’s just something extra scary (and exciting… go ahead, admit it) about having your traditional family time interrupted by some sort of bloody calamity. So you know you want to know more about Shawn C. Phillips and Lauren Francesca’s upcoming film, Mistletoe Massacre, …

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Ten Fun Facts About Glen Morgan’s ‘Black Christmas’ (2006)

He sees you when you’re sleeping… and he ain’t no Santa Claus. It’s been fifteen years since we were introduced to Billy and the girls at Delta Alpha Kappa sorority. If someone made me choose between the 1974’s original and the 2006 remake, I’d choose the original. However, Glen Morgan’s …

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Interview With Drew Marvick, One Of The Filmmakers Behind ’13 Slays Till X-Mas’

Photo Credit: Daniel Rodriguez

I love horror anthologies especially ones that are centered around holidays. The incredible Drew Marvick is one of the filmmakers behind the new Christmas horror anthology, 13 Slays Till X-mas (read our review – HERE). I may be a little biased, but this anthology is phenomenal and the creators behind …

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Await Further Instructions’ (2018) Makes You Question Your Sanity

Await Further Instructions

It’s the time of year for Holiday horror films and I recently got to watch one that definitely stands out from the run of the mill Christmas horror stories. Await Further Instructions caught me by surprise and took me on one hell of a crazy ride. Was that ride one …

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‘Santa’s Slay’: Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus… And He’s Pissed!

Hello, all! Johnny Macabre here, sitting down to post my first review as a new writer on one of my favorite horror news sites. And I thought, what with the holidays right around the corner, I would start with a personal Macabre Christmas tradition: David Steiman’s 2005 horror comedy, Santa’s …

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‘All the Creatures Were Stirring’ (2018) Movie Review: Delightfully Horrifying

It’s the most wonderful time of year… brilliant Christmas horror stories just appear out of thin air! I can never get enough holiday horror films. They are full of deranged Christmas spirit, and it fills my hardened heart with joy. So when I heard about the Yuletide horror anthology, All …

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‘Humbug’ (2017) Horror Short Review – A Jolly Demented Story!

Christmas Eve is upon us and I’m trying to overdose on as much Holiday horror as I can. I had heard several people rave about the horror shot Humbug so I thought I’d give it a shot. Did it live up to its hype? This gleeful horror short is directed …

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‘Best Christmas Ever’ (2017) Horror Short – Are You Naughty or Nice?

Christmas is just around the corner and I love holiday horror films. They deliver Christmas spirit along with plenty of mayhem and bloodshed. I recently watched the horror comedy Best Christmas Ever and loved the originality of it. The short is written and directed by Mike Lenzini (Beast: A Monster …

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‘Christmas Evil’ (1980): A Holiday Horror Classic

Among the first films to introduce horror with a Christmas theme, Lewis Jackson’s 1980 Christmas Evil boldly brings horror to the holidays. For the times, this cult classic and the few titles that came before, risked being perceived as taboo. While they weren’t widely received, these films found a niche …

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