Every holiday has a horror movie it seems.

Halloween, of course, hasHalloweenand its countless sequels.

Christmas hasBlack Christmas,Silent Night, Deadly Night,Christmas Evil,and nowTerrifier 3.

Patrick Dempsey’s Sheriff Eric Newlon holding an axe across his back with a stylized background that reads Thanksgiving

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With that in mind, directorEli Rothmade a faux trailer for 2007’sGrindhousecalledThanksgiving.

And that was a good thing.

Rodriguez’s zombie outbreak entry was theRose McGowanstarringPlanet Terror.

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So, you have to surprise people in ways that they dont see coming."

This doesn’t mean thatThanksgivingis toned down.

This is the connection that makesThanksgivingmore than just a title.

Thomas Wright (Rick Hoffman) in Thanksgiving

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The film really is about howthe holiday season can bring out the worst in us.

LikeScreamand many other slashers,Thanksgivingis a whodunit, withour vengeful killer wearing a creepy John Carver mask.

Won’t you spend your Turkey Day with John Carver?

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Just maybe skip those Black Friday sales the next day.

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