Anti-Holiday Horror

Festivities gone foul. This tag rounds up horror films that turn joyful occasions into nightmares, birthdays, Easter, Thanksgiving, and more. Expect haunted traditions, ritualistic mayhem, and seasonal dread where nothing stays sacred for long.

Crime | 2020s | Action | Comedy | Film Reviews | Thriller

Violent Night is My Number 1 Favorite Christmas Movie
ByMother of Movies December 23, 2022December 20, 2025

Violent Night, cast with David Harbour, is Santa Claus. A man who has lost his “ho ho ho” tries to find it again with his Christmas Spirit.

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Film Reviews | 2020s | Release Year | Shudder | Thriller

The Apology 2022, A Christmas Day Nightmare
ByMother of Movies December 22, 2022December 28, 2025

Darlene has been sober for 20 years, the same amount of time as her daughter has been missing. In The Apology, she is about to find out why.

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Horror | 2020s | Film Reviews | Short Films | Supernatural

The Killing Tree 2022 Sets Its Eyes On A Demonic Murder Spree
ByMother of Movies December 18, 2022December 20, 2025

Notorious serial killer Clayton’s soul is brought back from the dead & put inside a Chistmas Tree. Now The Killing Tree wants revenge.

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Horror | 2020s | Comedy | Creature Features & Animal Horror | Film Reviews

David Howard Thornton Is “The Mean One” Hallmark Grinch Gets Bloody
ByMother of Movies December 11, 2022November 2, 2025

David Howard Thornton stars in a Christmas Hallmark horror movie parady about a Santa hat wearing Grinch on a slashing spree.

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Horror | 2020s | Anthologies | Film Reviews | Found Footage & POV | Release Year

The Christmas Tapes 2022, Violent Anthologies
ByMother of Movies December 10, 2022October 3, 2025

The Christmas Tapes. An anthology horror movie that begins when a man inserts himself into a family on Christmas Eve & holds them, hostage.

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Horror | 2020s | Comedy | Film Reviews

The Leech Movie Must Watch Christmas Horror 2022
ByMother of Movies December 9, 2022November 2, 2025

A Catholic priest discovers a man in need while dishing out prayer during Mass. In The Leech, could David heal him with God’s love?

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