13 Christmas Horror Movies to Watch on Friday the 13th this December
If you’re a fan of the horror movie genre and the holiday season, then you will want to celebrate this year’s Friday the 13th in December. 2019 was the last time a Friday the 13th was in the month of December. If you’re looking to binge Christmas horror movies on the 13th, we have 13 recommendations for you below.
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Cast: William Shatner, George Buza, Rob Archer, Zoé De Grand Maison, Alex Ozerov, Amy Forsyth, Shannon Kook, Oluniké Adeliyi
Synopsis: “Not even Santa Claus is safe from the evil that descends on Bailey Downs, a small town that is suddenly plagued with malevolent spirits, zombie elves and Krampus — the anti-Santa Claus.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, AMC+, Shudder
The Advent Calendar (2021)
Cast: Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri
Synopsis: “Eva (Eugénie Derouand, Paris Police 1900) has been paraplegic for the past three years. When her birthday arrives, she receives a strange advent calendar as a gift. But instead of the traditional sweets, every day reveals something different; sometimes pleasant but often terrifying, and increasingly bloody. It’s going to be a very deadly Christmas this year.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
Better Watch Out (2016)
Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Aleks Mikic, Dacre Montgomery, Patrick Warburton, Virginia Madsen
Synopsis: “Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, Peacock, Plex, Tubi
Black Christmas (2019)
Cast: Imogen Poots, Lily Donoghue, Aleyse Shannon, Brittany O’Grady, Caleb Eberhardt, Cary Elwes
Synopsis: “Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. But as Riley Stone and her Mu Kappa Epsilon sisters—athlete Marty, rebel Kris, and foodie Jesse—prepare to deck the halls with a series of seasonal parties, a black-masked stalker begins killing sorority women one by one.”
Where to watch: Hulu, Max
The Children (2008)
Cast: Eva Birthistle, Stephen Campbell Moore, Hannah Tointon, Rachel Shelley, Jeremy Sheffield, Eva Sayer, William Howes,
Synopsis: “A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.”
Where to watch: Plex
Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
Cast: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray, Dora Madison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Abraham Benrubi
Synopsis: “It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal, and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood-splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Hoopla, Shudder
I Trapped the Devil (2019)
Cast: A. J. Bowen, Scott Poythress, Susan Burke, Jocelin Donahue, Chris Sullivan, Rowan Russell
Synopsis: “Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and joyful family reunions. But when Matt (AJ Bowen) and his wife Karen (Susan Burke) show up unannounced at the home of his estranged brother Steve (Scott Poythress) to celebrate the holidays, they are instead greeted with a horrifying surprise: trapped in the basement is a man. But not just any man. Steve believes that his hostage is none other than the devil himself. As shock and skepticism turn to fear and paranoia, Matt and Karen find themselves facing a terrifying quandary: is Steve dangerously unhinged? Or could the mysterious stranger really be evil incarnate? Either way, the stage is set for a true Christmas from hell.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Shudder
It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023)
Cast: Jane Widdop, Joel McHale, Jess McLeod, Justin Long, Katharine Isabelle, Aiden Howard, Erin Boyes
Synopsis: “A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to identify the killer and get back to her own reality.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Hulu, Shudder
Krampus (2015)
Cast: Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania LaVie Owen
Synopsis: “When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu, Max, Peacock
The Lodge (2019)
Cast: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone
Synopsis: “During a family retreat to a remote winter cabin over the holidays, the father is forced to abruptly depart for work, leaving his two children in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace’s dark past.”
Where to watch: Kanopy
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Cast: Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Ilmari Jarvenpaa, Per Christian Ellefsen
Synopsis: “It’s the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an ‘archeological’ dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn’t the one you want coming to town. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being and attempt to sell Santa to the misguided leader of the multinational corporation sponsoring the dig. Santa’s elves, however, will stop at nothing to free their fearless leader from captivity. What ensues is a wildly humorous nightmare — a fantastically bizarre polemic on modern day morality.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Kanopy, Peacock, Tubi
Secret Santa (2017)
Cast: Michael Rady, Drew Lynch, Debra Sullivan, Ryan Leigh Seaton, A Leslie Kies, Scott Burkett, John Gilbert, Pat Destro, Michelle Renee Allaire, Curtis Fortier
Synopsis: “The Pope family Christmas dinner brings tidings of death and destruction after an angry family member chooses revenge by altering everyone’s sense of reality, and out of the bloody madness rises a flawed hero who must face all odds to stop an outbreak before it’s too late…”
Where to watch: Plex, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Tubi, Vudu
Silent Night (2021)
Cast: Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Rufus Jones, Lily-Rose Depp, Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Synopsis: “Nell, Simon, and their son Art are ready to welcome friends and family alike for what promises to be the perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect, except for one thing: everyone is going to die.”
Where to watch: AMC+, Netflix
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