Directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban and Brett Sullivan. Written by James Kee, Sarah Larsen, Doug Taylor and Pascal Trottier. Starring William Shatner, Shannon Kook, George Buza, Julian Richings, Adrian Holmes and Percy Hynes White.
Plot: an anthology of four Christmas horror stories.
In the first story, three kids decide to break into a school that used to be a convent to investigate two murders that happened a year before on Christmas Eve. It’s a strange story about the pregnancy and forced abortion of a young girl. No one in it is likable. Almost everyone dies.
The second story is about a dysfunctional family’s son who breaks a statue of Krampus on purpose. Then, of course, Krampus comes after the boy and his family. The family tries to hide in a church at one point and confess their sins, but it turns out that Krampus can come into the church. We don’t really like that point much. Demons and such shouldn’t be allowed to go to church.
The third story is about a man who takes his wife and son onto restricted property to cut down a Christmas tree. The son gets lost and then a changeling takes his place. It’s the only story that really ends in any happy way, but we still didn’t like it because the mother was a bit of a bitch who I’m not sure deserved her son back at all. Also, the changelings have no good motive for doing what they’re doing.
The fourth story is about one of Santa’s elves. He gets sick and dies, but apparently elves can’t really die, so he becomes a zombie. Then, he infects other elves and even Mrs. Claus. It may have been our least favorite of the four and that’s pretty difficult to say.
There was some awesome acting in this considering. And the direction was cool as well. But the stories were all a mess. We can’t recommend this movie.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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