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The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop-motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson. It tells the tale of Jack Skellington, King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday himself. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Ken Page, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, William Hickey, Paul Reubens and Ed Ivory.
Ghostbusters II
1989 film directed by Ivan Reitman
Gremlins
Gremlins is a 1984 American black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo the Mogwai. It draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions—"gremlins"—in the British Royal Air Force going back to World War II. The story follows Billy Peltzer, who receives Gizmo as a pet, who then spawns more of his kind that evolve into the titular imp-like monsters that wreak havoc on Billy's hometown during Christmas E
The Night of the Hunter
1955 film by Charles Laughton
Krampus
2011 film by Michael Dougherty
Black Christmas
2006 film directed by Glen Morgan
Terrifier 3
2024 film by Damien Leone
Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984 film by Charles Sellier
Better Watch Out
2016 film directed by Chris Peckover
Black Christmas
2019 film directed by Sophia Takal
P2
2007 film by Franck Khalfoun
The Lodge
2019 film by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz
Bless the Child
2000 film by Chuck Russell
The Curse of the Cat People
1944 film by Robert Wise, Gunther von Fritsch
Wind Chill
2007 film by Gregory Jacobs
ATM
2012 film by David Brooks
Maniac Cop 2
1990 film directed by William Lustig
Rabid
1977 film directed by David Cronenberg
Santa's Slay
2005 film
Night of the Comet
1984 film by Thom Eberhardt
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991 made-for-television film directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987 film directed by Lee Harry
Jack Frost
1997 film directed by Michael Cooney
The Minion
1998 film directed by Jean-Marc Piché
Christmas Evil
1980 film directed by Lewis Jackson
The Hand
1981 film by Oliver Stone
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
1989 film directed by Monte Hellman
It's a Wonderful Knife
2023 film directed by Tyler MacIntyre
Night Train
2009 film directed by Brian King
Holidays
2016 anthology horror film
The Legend of Hell House
1973 film by John Hough
Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys
2004 television film directed by Ted Nicolaou
Silent Night, Bloody Night
1972 film
The Gingerdead Man
2005 film by Charles Band
The Traveler
2010 film by Michael Oblowitz
Silent Night
2012 film directed by Steven C. Miller
The Right to Be Happy
1916 film
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
1991 film directed by Martin Kitrosser
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1971 film by Curtis Harrington
Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust
2008 film
The Dorm That Dripped Blood
1982 film by Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow
Barricade
2012 film directed by Andrew Currie
American Exorcist
2016 film by Tony Trov
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation
1990 film directed by Brian Yuzna
Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver
2011 film by William Butler
Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
2000 film by Michael Cooney
Elves
1989 film
Home for the Holidays
1972 film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Christmas Bloody Christmas
2022 film directed by Joe Begos