Holiday Horror

Christmas, Thanksgiving and holiday horror — seasonal frights that turn festive traditions dark.

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Archie Comics Announces One Shot ‘Happy Horrordays’ (Pre-Order Now)

Archie Comics is wishing everyone a very scary holiday season with an all-new one-shot comic, HAPPY HORRORDAYS, hitting store shelves (and stockings) in December! The horror anthology features a return to the world of the hit Archie Horror series JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER bycreatorsFrank Tieri(Deadpool) andJoe Eisma (Morning Glories), along with two more tales of yuletide terror bound to keep you up at night hoping that sound on the roof is who you think it is. Setting up his offering, Tieri said, “In ‘‘Twasthe Night Before the Hunger,’ X-Mas turns into an X-Massacre when Jughead finds himself up against none other than a pissed-off Krampus one fine Christmas morn. It’s a nice little tale of ho-ho-horror where we may see more than just Christmas cookies and hamburgers getting eaten.” In Tieri’s JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER series, Jughead is a werewolf, and we were treated to another trip back to that fan-favorite universe in CHILLING ADVENTURESPRESENTS… WEIRDER MYSTERIES, a sci-fi horror one-shot released

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 25, 2022

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Christmas Horror ‘The Killing Tree’ Gifted With New Red Band Trailer

While you still may be sweating like a sinner in church when you step outside, there are only 13 weeks till Christmas so it’s no surprise the holiday horror films have begun to be announced, including the killer Christmas tree horror The Killing Tree whose Red Band trailer has just been gifted to us by Uncork’d Entertainment. In the film, “On Christmas Eve, a scorn widow casts an ancient spell to resurrect her executed husband. However, when the spell goes wrong, the husband is brought back as an Evil Christmas Tree. Hell-bent on getting revenge on the one who caused his execution, the body count keeps rising as the Tree hunts her down. Can anyone stop this killer Christmas tree before he gets to his target?” Rhys Frake-Waterfield who is also behind the highly anticipated upcoming horror Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, is in the director’s chair for The Killing Tree which stars Sarah Alexandra Marks, Marcus Massey, Judy

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 21, 2022

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Product Review: Retro-A-Go-Go!

The Atomic Age (1945-1965) saw a big surge in horror films as the public enjoyed having their fears played with on the big screen or on the little screens that were now appearing in their homes. The influx of horror films saturating the market birthed the ever-loving B-movies, the kitschy nature and look of these films are what make them immortal which is why I love the hell out of them! But there’s only one issue, I want to be comfortable while watching them and I like a good blanket to snuggle in while watching a good horror. You may think that the perfect horror-watching blanket doesn’t exist… but you’re wrong! Let me introduce you to Retro-a-go-go! an online store specializing in Retro Kitsch! I want to make a big shoutout to Retro-a-go-go! for helping make this review possible! The title image of this review is featuring the Monster Movie Ads Throw Blanket which features ads and posters for some

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Jun 28, 2022

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“Righteous Gemstones” Star Joins Cast Of Holiday Horror Film ‘Violent Night’

Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow franchise) continues to add to the already impressive cast for his holiday horror film Violent Night. Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Cam Gigandet (Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse) have now joined already announced cast members David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Hellboy), John Leguizamo (Spawn), Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s franchise), Alex Haskell (The Boys), and Alexis Louder (“Watchmen”), Deadline reports. In the film, written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller (Sonic), “A team of elite mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage. But the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (Harbour) is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.” Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are producing for 87North. Violent Night is set to be released on December 2, 2022, from Universal Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 11, 2022

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Top 5 Reviewed Horror Games Of 2021

The gaming industry surely made up for lost time this year and horror games were among them. I’ve reviewed a lot of games this year and there were quite a few horror titles among them. going through my lists I picked out all the horror titles and broke down the list more to pick out games that were fun, had good scares, and were just overall good horror games. So without further ado, here’s the Top 5 Horror Games Reviewed in 2021 starting off from good and working our way up to best! 5: The Medium Bloober Team is no stranger to making good horror games but The Medium was on another level with its amazing artwork showing the world of the living and the dead through the eyes of a psychic. The game follows Marianne, a medium who visits an old soviet resort in 1999 Poland after being called upon to investigate. Marianne soon learns that something very wrong

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Dec 24, 2021

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A Possessed Christmas Decoration Comes To Life In The Upcoming Horror Film ‘Nutcracker’

Nutcrackers are a staple of holiday decorations. They are creepy as hell if you think about it. The statues stand dead still with blank eyes and gaping mouths ready to crush whatever finds its way into them. Rebecca J. Matthews is bringing those creepy yet festive things to life in her upcoming horror film aptly named Nutcracker. The film follows a struggling writer visiting her family for the holidays and discovers a life-size Nutcracker that soon springs to life after being possessed. Beatrice Fletcher, Patrick Bergin, Julie Stevens, Tony Goodall, May Kelly, Stephen Staley, Andy Dixon, Christopher Monplaisir, Chrissie Wunna, and Kelly Rian Sanson star. Matthew and Scott Jeffery (The Gardener) are producing with Jeff Miller and Mark L. Lester (Firestarter) are executive producing. Filming for Nutcracker is currently underway according to Dread Central. We’ll keep you posted.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 22, 2021

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BritBox Is Gifting Horror Fans A Spooky Holiday Season With A Ton Of Films

BritBox is giving horror fans the gift of a spooky holiday season with a killer line-up of “spirited” films! BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV, is offering the biggest collection of unmissable streaming British entertainment in North America. BritBox continues to bring the best of British Television to US audiences by exclusively releasing an incredible collection of ghost stories during the holiday season! Ghost stories at Christmas are a tradition in the UK dating back centuries and particularly popularized by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present & Future that we know so well from Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. In the 1970s, the BBC produced a number of adaptations of ghost stories based on the works of M.R. James to carry on the tradition for modern audiences in a collection called “A Ghost Story for Christmas”. In his time, James redefined the genre and many of his tales were written to be read aloud on Christmas

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 18, 2021

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‘Silent Night, Deadly Night: The Game’ Started A Kickstarter Campaign

The so bad it’s good holiday slasher from 1984 Silent Night Deadly Night could soon become a board game to add to your yuletide game nights! The film’s producers teamed up with Fright-Rags Inc. to make a Kickstarter to help bring this fun vision to life! 1-4 players can team up and try to stop Billy, the Santa-dressed killer, from killing Mother Superior at the Orphanage! Play as Andy, Denise, Mr. Simms, or Sister Margret to try and foil Billy’s plan all the while risking yourself in the process. Players will have to try to set up roadblocks to slow Billy down while drawing action cards featuring moments from the film. The board will be double-sided with a Naughty and Nice side, the nice side being the standard game while the Naughty side is set up as a drinking game! The Kickstarter ends January 13th and backers will be able to pre-order the game through the Kickstarter. If you’re interested

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Dec 17, 2021

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The Real Life ‘Purge’ And Christmas

Over the years you at one point must have heard people say, or post on social media, that they either wonder if or wish that the Purge was or could be real. The 2013 film The Purge gave audiences uncomfortable feelings, or awkward excitement… and spawned four sequels and a television series. The story takes place in a dystopian/utopia society where once a year all crimes are legal (but people seem to REALLY be into the murdering kind), and the films focus on either an individual or groups of individuals trying to survive the night of lawlessness. In the films the idea behind having a Purge was to give the masses a release resulting in lower crime rates during the rest of the year and the economy thrived from it, spoiler alert, in real life just one purge night would completely destroy a country financially since all emergency services (like fire fighting) would not be in service, a lot of

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Daniel S. Liuzzi

Dec 12, 2021

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Horror Comedy ‘Werewolves Within’ Is Out On Blu-Ray Just In Time For Christmas

Looking for a great Christmas gift for the horror fan in your life or a great flick to add to your collection? Werewolves Within, which is “Certified Fresh”, is out just in time for the holiday season! “After a proposed pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger Finn (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community in Werewolves Within. Directed by Josh Ruben and written by Mishna Wolff, Werewolves Within stars Richardson, Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtain, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler. Werewolves Within, which we called “laugh-out-loud funny,” “a quick classic,” and “the best horror-comedy of the year,” in our review, has just been released on Blu-ray and DVD from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 10, 2021

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