Admittedly, theSilent Night, Deadly Nightfranchise gets a bit of a bad rap, featuring some notable duds.

However, it comes with a terrible catch: people start dying around her.

Dead Endis another obscure but interesting film for the horror holiday season.

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It’s a dark and twisted psychological film with a few shocking turns and brutal acts of violence.

However, bizarre supernatural occurrences and visions of her past trauma soon start chipping away at her sanity.

A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiance’s two children at a remote holiday village.

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Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

Krampusis an absolute blast of a film.

It’s not fully scary, but its chilling moments are ones to remember.

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A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.

It’s definitely worth a watch for any hardcore horror fans looking for something bloody to watch this Christmas.

Indeed,this essential slasher flickis one of the darkest and most recognizable holiday horror movies.

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During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.

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Ray Wise and Alexandra Holden star in Dead End

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A young boy and his teenage babysitter hide behind a pink sofa, peering over it.

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On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion.

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Riley Keough as Grace stands in a snowstorm with a bloody nose in The Lodge

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A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé’s two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.

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A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home.

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Stripe emerges from the snow in ‘Gremlins’

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A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

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Art the Clown, played by actor David Howard Thornton, smiles maniacally while wearing a Santa Claus costume and novelty glasses in Terrifier 3.

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Terrifier 3 follows survivors Sienna and her brother as they attempt to recover from their traumatic encounter with the sinister Art the Clown. As the holiday season arrives, their efforts to find peace are shattered when Art returns, intent on turning their Christmas into a new nightmare.

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Clare (Lynne Griffin) dead in the attic with a plastic bag over her head in ‘Black Christmas’

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During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.

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