While many are grabbing a cup of Christmas cheer and watching their favorite Hallmark movies this time of year, others are leaning into the Christmas horror genre.
From re-imagined classics like Black Christmas to new-age takes on traditional stories like Krampus and Silent Night, horror movie fans won’t have trouble finding something to watch this season.
But instead of leaving viewers with heavy thoughts about a killer’s motive or obscenely high blood pressure, Christmas horror always leaves the viewer laughing.
That’s because Christmas horror understands the assignment.
The creatives behind these movies know their audiences want to fulfill the same needs as a horror movie would, but that it’s Christmas, after all.
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