The free streaming service Tubi is the gift that just keeps on giving. One of the several new horror films recently added to their library is the holiday horror anthology 13 Slays Till X-Mas, from Blood Moon Pictures.
13 Slays Till X-Mas is set on December 24th, Christmas Eve, with five seemingly random men who are invited to a dive bar in a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve. As each takes turns spinning yarns of yuletide terror it becomes evident, they may be harboring a dark and deadly secret.
The film is from writer-producer P.J. Starks (interview), the creator of Volumes of Blood, and producer Eric Huskisson (The Confession of Fred Krueger, VOB: Horror Stories, interview) and features thirteen Christmas themed stories of merry mayhem from Brittany Blanton (Seasons Greetings 2), Sean Blevins (Trick or Treat), Jed Brian (Unlisted Owner), William Capps (After the Slasher), Alex Clark, John Hale (The Conduit), Blair Hoyle (Five Wild Animals), Robert Kern III, Carlos Omar De Leon (For We Are Many), Drew Marvick (Pool Party Massacre), John Mason (Sleep Tight), Eric Huskisson, P.J. Starks (Volumes of Blood), Julie Streble and Shawn Burkett (Stranded).
13 Slays has an ensemble cast that includes Kevin Roach (The Bad Man), Christopher Bower (Dooms Chapel Horror), Katie Stewart (The Wicked One), Ryan Matthew Ziegler (Butcher the Bakers), David McMahon (10/31 Part 2), Sonya Delormier (Wicked Ones), Kevin Clark (Volumes of Blood), Julie Streble (One Must Fall), Wes Bartlett (Hallows Eve), Steve Christopher (Satanic Panic), Chris Killian (Sleep Tight), Nathan Tymoshuk (Potpourri), Roni Jonah (Volumes of Blood), Lauren Argo (Bagged & Bored), RJ Campbell (The Men Who Built America), Kaylee Williams (Mrs. Claus), Gerrimy Keiffer (VOB: Horror Stories), Michael Merchant (House Shark), Brittany Blanton (Don’t F*ck In The Woods), Greg Harpold (Mindhunter), Sadie Katz (Wrong Turn 6) and many more.
This holiday horror features a cornucopia of incredible talent attached including cinematography from Zane Hershberger (The Barn Part 2), Derek Huey (Teacher Shortage), Peter Leininger (Fun Size Horror: Vol. One), Ellie Drews (Femalien: Cosmic Crush); practical special effects from Cassandra Baker (Angel), Cody Ruch (Slaughter Drive), Jill Pugh (Displacement), Matt Goodlett (Loss Prevention), Tom Devlin (Club Dread), Rob Collins (Trespassing), Stephen J. Hodke (Cinematic Reality), Robert Kern III (Puppet Master X: Axis Rising); and an original score from Rocky Gray (10/31 franchise).
This gore-filled flick is executive produced by HorrorFuel.com’s own Kelli Marchman McNeely, along with Tori Danielle Romero, and Wes Bartlett. Starks and Huskisson produce under their Blood Moon Pictures banner.
“Tubi has become a hub for tons of indie horror content not to mention just a great service to check out for genre entertainment in general. Having Tubi pick up 13 Slays Till X-Mas is really exciting. It’s going to be a solid opportunity for a lot of genre fans to check out our latest flick.” Writer-director-producer P.J. Starks told us.
Watch 13 Slays Till X-Mas (review) now on Tubi and get your copy on Blu-ray from Scream Team Releasing.
