Christmas Horror Movies Ranked by Tomatometer
Rudolph’s nose isn’t the only thing getting splashed with red this year!
Christmas is known for its tranquility and cheer, a seasonal reprieve from the ills of the world…making it of course a prime target of some nasty, very naughty movies. The killers in our guide to the best- and worst-reviewed Christmas horror movies range from jilted psychos (Black Christmas) to fantastic beasts (Krampus) to artfully murderous clowns (Terrifer 3) to even so-not-jolly St. Nick himself (Rare Exports). And naturally no ho-ho-horror holiday would be complete without the classics (Gremlins), alongside the new contenders banging on the window to get in (Silent Night, Better Watch Out, Anna and the Apocalypse). After gathering all the movies, we ranked them by Tomatometer, with Certified Fresh films first.
For our most recent update, we’d simply go to pieces if we didn’t add Terrifier 3, as we see Art the Clown go slashing through the snow in a new gory genre classic. Plus, an evil reindeer gets revenge on a roadkill collection company in A Very Flattened Christmas.
Go ahead and make your list, check it twice, chances are you’re not surviving this holiday night!
#1
Adjusted Score: 105664%
Synopsis: The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual…
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#2
Adjusted Score: 92749%
Synopsis: A young boy named Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his friend Juuso (Ilmari Järvenpää) think a secret mountain drilling project near…
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#3
Adjusted Score: 91286%
Synopsis: Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon…
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#4
Adjusted Score: 93294%
Synopsis: A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown….
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#5
Adjusted Score: 83544%
Synopsis: A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven – at Christmas – forcing Anna and her friends to…
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#6
Adjusted Score: 84296%
Synopsis: After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the…
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#7
Adjusted Score: 78822%
Synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic…
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#8
Adjusted Score: 84187%
Synopsis: During a family retreat to a remote winter cabin over the holidays, the father is forced to abruptly depart for…
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#9
Adjusted Score: 93644%
Synopsis: In this sequel to “Cat People,” Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) is married to the lovely Alice Moore (Jane Randolph). The…
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#10
Adjusted Score: 89262%
Synopsis: When true-crime podcaster and sleuth transwoman Lola visits her hometown at Christmas for the first time since running away and…
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#11
Adjusted Score: 58732%
Synopsis: A scissor-wielding psychopath (Béatrice Dalle) terrorizes a pregnant widow (Alysson Paradis) on Christmas Eve….
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#12
Adjusted Score: 87278%
Synopsis: In THE RETALIATORS, an upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s…
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#13
Adjusted Score: 83210%
Synopsis: Not even Santa Claus is safe from the evil that descends on Bailey Downs, a small town that is suddenly…
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#14
Adjusted Score: 55769%
Synopsis: A family falls victim to unimaginable terror when they invite their sweet young neighbors over to celebrate Christmas Eve….
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#15
Adjusted Score: 81236%
Synopsis: On Christmas Day, a family wakes up to find a mysterious black substance surrounding its house, and its TV screen…
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#16
Adjusted Score: 80855%
Synopsis: Eva has been paraplegic for the past three years. When her birthday arrives, she receives a strange advent calendar as…
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#17
Adjusted Score: 43383%
Synopsis: When an injured bat transforms into a handsome vampire, struggling horror novelist Olivia Romo hides him in her garage to…
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#18
Adjusted Score: 28105%
Synopsis: When a family en route to a Christmas Eve gathering decides to takes a shortcut down a wooded road, an…
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#19
Adjusted Score: 77100%
Synopsis: A heavy-metal fan (Santiago Segura) and a psychic (Armando De Razza) help a priest (Alex Angulo) seek the infant Antichrist…
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#20
Adjusted Score: 53866%
Synopsis: Two families gather at an upscale English estate in late December. Elaine (Eva Birthistle) and her sister, Chloe (Rachel Shelley),…
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#21
Adjusted Score: 71959%
Synopsis: Hoping for a joyful family reunion, Matt and his wife pay a surprise visit to the home of his estranged…
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#22
Adjusted Score: 75232%
Synopsis: As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess (Olivia Hussey) and the often inebriated Barb (Margot Kidder),…
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#23
Adjusted Score: 48854%
Synopsis: Christmas at a roadkill collection company gets bloody as employees are killed off one by one by an evil reindeer…
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#24
Adjusted Score: 71837%
Synopsis: While the holiday season represents the most magical time of year, ancient European folklore warns of Krampus, a horned beast…
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#25
Adjusted Score: 71399%
Synopsis: From producers Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise), Trudie Styler (Moon) and Celine Rattray (The Kids Are Alright), Silent Night follows parents…
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#26
Adjusted Score: 62299%
Synopsis: Renegade police officer Matthew Cordell (Robert Z’Dar) once roamed the streets of New York City unleashing his murderous brand of…
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#27
Adjusted Score: 47426%
Synopsis: The joyful spirit of Christmas takes one dark turn after another — from sadistic office parties and last-minute shopping nightmares…
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#28
Adjusted Score: 60559%
Synopsis: Mrs. Forrest (Shelley Winters), who’s known as “Auntie Roo,” has a holiday tradition of inviting orphans to her mansion for…
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#29
Adjusted Score: 41991%
Synopsis: A vicious killer dressed as Santa Claus hides in plain sight during a small town’s annual Christmas festivities….
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#30
Adjusted Score: 47183%
Synopsis: Eavesdropping on mother turns a boy into a killer (Brandon Maggart) who roams the streets dressed as Santa Claus….
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#31
Adjusted Score: 27365%
Synopsis: A deadly medieval legend springs to life whenever there is a full moon on the 5th of December….
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#32
Adjusted Score: 58927%
Synopsis: A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful…
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#33
Adjusted Score: 52235%
Synopsis: Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, recovering alcoholic Darlene Hagen is preparing to host her family’s Christmas celebration…
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#34
Adjusted Score: 50540%
Synopsis: Nine filmmakers present horror stories that revolve around Valentine’s Day, Saint Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Christmas…
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#35
Adjusted Score: 51867%
Synopsis: An orphan raised by nuns (Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick) grows up to be a killer toy-store Santa Claus….
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#36
Adjusted Score: 45027%
Synopsis: A widow and her bickering family gather at her remote estate on Christmas Eve. She must soon protect them all…
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#37
Adjusted Score: 44125%
Synopsis: Just before their university campus goes quiet for the winter break, a young woman (Emily Blunt) asks a classmate (Ashton…
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#38
Adjusted Score: 12373%
Synopsis: While on Christmas vacation, a young man with commitment issues tries desperately to hang on to his relationship when a…
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#39
Adjusted Score: 45380%
Synopsis: Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays as students travel home to spend time with their families. But as…
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#40
Adjusted Score: 27292%
Synopsis: Pushed to the breaking point, an abused woman (Kim Basinger) turns the tables on the gang of thugs who want…
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#41
P2 (2007)
35%
36%
Adjusted Score: 37105%
Synopsis: Angela (Rachel Nichols) is working late on Christmas Eve. When she finally decides to leave, she goes down to the…
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#42
Adjusted Score: 30048%
Synopsis: The younger sibling of the teenager who killed while dressed as Santa carries on in his brother’s bloody footsteps….
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#43
Adjusted Score: 23529%
Synopsis: One Christmas Eve in a sleepy mountain town, Cindy’s family is killed and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty…
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#44
Adjusted Score: 16464%
Synopsis: As notorious serial killer Jack Frost is being driven to his execution, the truck carrying the murderer encounters a bizarre…
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#45
Adjusted Score: 14957%
Synopsis: The holiday season turns deadly for a group of sorority sisters (Katie Cassidy, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Michelle Trachtenberg)…
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#46
ATM (2012)
12%
23%
Adjusted Score: 12302%
Synopsis: A murderous assailant traps three people (Alice Eve, Josh Peck, Brian Geraghty) in a small kiosk containing an automatic teller…
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#47
Synopsis: A department-store Santa Claus (Dan Haggerty) discovers a neo-Nazi plot to mate a nice girl (Julie Austin) with an elf…
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#48
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: A crazed killer stalks college students (Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow) who gave up their vacation to clean a…
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