Creepmas Movie List

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This may be a hot take, but honestly, I’m freezing- bring on the fire - I think the silent, haunting nights of winter feel just as sinister as fall. I hope you enjoy this!

Black Christmas (1974)

As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess (Olivia Hussey) and the often inebriated Barb (Margot Kidder), start receiving anonymous, lascivious phone calls. At first, Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds with threats. Soon, Barb's friend Clare (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the sorority house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. But no one realizes just how near the culprit is.

Christmas Evil (1980)

A toy-maker who revels in the Christmas spirit suffers a mental break when his work is met with hypocrisy and cynicism and goes on a yuletide killing spree.

To All a Goodnight (1980)

During the Christmas break at the Calvin Finishing School for Girls, five students drug their housemother and sneak in their boyfriends for a holiday party. The festive gathering turns deadly when a mysterious killer dressed in a Santa Claus suit begins slaughtering the teenagers one by one.

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

An orphan raised by nuns (Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick) grows up to be a killer toy-store Santa Claus.

Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)

A Scotland Yard inspector hunts a murderer who hunts down men dressed as Santa and kills them in different violent fashions. Only a suspicious reporter seems to offer the inspector any promising leads.

Gremlins (1984)

A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown. The shopkeeper is reluctant to sell him the 'mogwai' but sells it to him, warning him never to expose it to bright light or water, or to feed it after midnight. All of this happens, and the result is a gang of gremlins that decide to tear up the town on Christmas Eve.

Deadly Games (1989)

Thomas, a resourceful child, is left alone with his fragile grandfather on Christmas Eve. When a killer dressed as Santa Claus breaks into their home, Thomas does whatever it takes to defend his home and grandfather.

Jack Frost (1997)

As notorious serial killer Jack Frost is being driven to his execution, the truck carrying the murderer encounters a bizarre accident that transforms him into a mutant snowman. Sheriff Sam Tiler, who caught the psychopath originally, has remained concerned about his return, and it seems that his fears were well-founded. Before long, bodies pile up, all killed in gruesome wintry ways.

Santa’s Slay (2005)

A demon loses a bet that consigned him to duty as Santa Claus. However, that bet is over, and he's about to unleash jingle bell hell.

P2 (2007)

Angela (Rachel Nichols) is working late on Christmas Eve. When she finally decides to leave, she goes down to the parking garage to get her car, but it won't start. Thomas (Wes Bentley), the garage's security guard, offers to help. He also invites Angela to dinner, but she refuses. Thomas, crazed, knocks her out. She wakes up in Thomas' office, chained to a chair and in different clothes. Now Angela must fight for her life in order to escape from the garage.

The Children (2008)

Two families gather at an upscale English estate in late December. Elaine (Eva Birthistle) and her sister, Chloe (Rachel Shelley), along with their husbands and children, are set for a weekend of family bonding and winter fun. But when they arrive, one of the children gets sick, and all the children start acting strangely. The adults don't realize the disturbing truth until it's too late: The children have contracted a disease that has turned them into brutal, psychotic killers.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

A young boy named Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his friend Juuso (Ilmari Järvenpää) think a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern Finland has uncovered Santa Claus's tomb. However, this is a monstrous, evil Santa, much unlike the cheery St. Nick of legend. When Pietari's father (Jorma Tommila) captures a feral old man (Peeter Jakobi) in his wolf trap, the man may hold the key to why reindeer are being slaughtered, and children are disappearing.

Krampus (2015)

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) gets disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Meanwhile, this lack of festive spirit unleashes the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family's home and forcing them to fight for one another if they hope to survive.

A Christmas Horror Story (2015)

Not even Santa Claus is safe from the evil that descends on Bailey Downs, a small town suddenly plagued by malevolent spirits, zombie elves, and Krampus—the anti-Santa Claus.

All Through the House (2015)

A deranged Santa slayer leaves behind a grisly trail of mutilated bodies as he heads towards the town's most feared home.

Better Watch Out (2016)

Ashley travels to the Lerners' suburban home to babysit their 12-year-old son, Luke, during the holidays. She soon must defend herself and the boy when unwelcome intruders arrive.

Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

The Advent Calendar (2021)

When Eva receives an antique wooden advent calendar, it seems at first to be just a countdown to Christmas filled with sweets. However, with the calendar comes a set of rules and the promise of wish fulfillment for those who follow them.

Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)

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 embarks on a rampant killing spree through the neon-drenched snowscape, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood-splattered battle for survival.

Terrifier 3 (2024)

After surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. However, just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare.