10 Christmas Horror Movies to Stream This December 2024

Put the cheerful Christmas carol aside for a while and re-watch some of these classic Christmas horror films. Sometimes it’s nice to try something different around the holidays, and for horror lovers, that often means watching dark and violent versions of lighthearted and festive films.

Instead of watching again Elevenmaybe try the classic slasher Black Christmasor any of these other popular Christmas horror movies that are all streaming right now!

The nightmare before Christmas

The debate over whether this Disney classic is a Halloween or a Christmas film rages on. I’m stuck in the middle and enjoy revisiting Jack Skellington and Sally twice a year. Very “why not both?” vibes. Thanks to the creation of Disney+, viewers can expect this offbeat holiday hit to remain available for the foreseeable future.

Streaming on Disney+

You better watch out

The classic babysitter-turned-slasher film gets a festive facelift in this dark thriller. You better watch out follows teenage babysitter Ashley as she tries to defend her charges during a home invasion. A nasty twist takes the story from a predictable slasher to a real thrill and a real entry into the “good for them” category of horror films.

Streaming on Tubi and Peacock

Black Christmas

Bob Clark’s most iconic Christmas horror film of all time turned 50 this year! Black Christmas was a decidedly progressive ’70s slasher with a predominantly female cast (it’s set in a college dorm), but it’s a great title in its own right and deserves a place in the hall of all-time greats, especially given its influence over the Genre and films like John Carpenter’s Halloween.

Streaming on Prime Video, Tubi, Peacock, Screambox and Shudder

Krampus

When you’re away from Christmas, the idea of ​​a big man forcing himself down the chimney in the middle of the night is downright terrifying. Krampus, based on the folkloric character who functions like an “evil” Santa Claus, delights in turning many holiday joys into nightmares – you’ll never see elves or gingerbread men looking the same.

Streaming on Max and Peacock

Violent night

David Harbor eschews his Jim Hopper persona for something darker in this edgy Christmas action film. Harbor represents a version of Santa Claus you’ve never seen before. A family is trying to enjoy the holidays when an elite mercenary team breaks into their home and takes them hostage. “Santa” comes to the family’s aid, much to the surprise of the antagonists.

Streaming on Starz

Gremlins

Who doesn’t love the evil gremlins at the heart of this 1984 classic? Although there has been some debate over the years as to whether or not Gremlins is considered a Christmas film, there should be no doubt about that. The whole film is about a Christmas present gone wrong! Plus, the Gremlins themselves wreak havoc in the fictional Kingstown Falls.

Streaming on Max

The common one

horror 3 isn’t streaming anywhere yet, but fans can see a different side of Art the Clown actor David Howard Thornton in this horror take on the iconic Christmas story. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Thornton trades in his black and white jumpsuit for some green skin as he portrays the most frightening version of the Grinch yet.

Streaming on Starz

It’s a wonderful knife

An interpretation of the Christmas classic It’s a wonderful life, It’s a wonderful knife follows Winnie (Jane Widdop) after she saves her town from a murderer. But when her life hits some bumps, Winnie wishes she had never been born, which pushes her into a parallel universe where the murderer was never captured. Now she must team up with a local outcast to stop him and return to her own reality.

Streaming on Hulu, Shudder and AMC+