{"id":150826,"date":"2020-12-22T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/best-horror-films-watch-holidays\/"},"modified":"2020-12-22T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:00:55","slug":"the-best-horror-films-to-watch-during-the-holidays-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/12\/22\/the-best-horror-films-to-watch-during-the-holidays-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Horror Films To Watch During The Holidays | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Holiday classics\u00a0are fun but there’s no reason for horror fans to abandon scares while celebrating the season. Lying awake at night and wondering if the door is locked doesn’t need to be exclusive to Halloween<\/a>. Horror\u00a0is vast, and fear doesn’t disappear when snow hits the ground.\u00a0People are capable of so many feelings and it’s worth experiencing and exploring every side of\u00a0them\u00a0while celebrating this holiday season.<\/p>\n

Holiday-themed horror isn’t as peculiar\u00a0as it may sound.\u00a0The genre\u00a0often taps into self-examination, and that is also a pretty standard trope in holiday stories. You might still be finishing up spooky shows from Halloween<\/a>, but you can get some seasonal scares too.\u00a0A Christmas Carol<\/em> is one of the most well known Christmas stories, and it’s\u00a0about a heartless monster who decides to change who he is after seeing the\u00a0actual cost of disregarding decency and empathy in favor of selfish pursuits. Horror is a part of life and just as much a part of the season as the joy and celebration. Hold your hot chocolate and sugar cookies carefully while enjoying\u00a0some spooky holiday horror.<\/p>\n

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Krampus<\/em> is such an interesting genre combination. It’s funny and it has an interesting family dynamic\u00a0going on, while also possessing some truly horrific moments when death is delivered by Krampus and his hellish minions. Krampus<\/em> is about an extended family with a lot of problems that get together to celebrate Christmas. Tension and stress run\u00a0freely amongst them as they try to find common ground and enjoy each other’s company. While that sounds scary enough, the true horrors start when one of the kids rips up their note to Santa and ultimately decides to stop trying to make an effort for his family since it all feels hopeless. This act summons Krampus and unleashes pain, death, and terror on the entire family.<\/p>\n

Krampus and all of the creatures with him are absolutely horrifying and well-designed. They’re fantastical and ride the line between Christmas imagery and otherworldly horror. The family helplessly tries to fend off the hellish onslaught while getting to know each other a little better along the way. Krampus<\/em>\u00a0is simple in its premise and one of the most accessible means to share scares with\u00a0the family this holiday season.\u00a0It’ll be much easier to convince everyone to watch a horrible family try to survive Krampus than something a little more terrifying<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Krampus<\/em> indulges in a lot of tropes\u00a0of both its genres but that’s part of what makes it such a classic film for the season. Writer and director Michael Dougherty, who will be working on Clive Barker’s Nightbreed<\/em> reboot<\/a>, always wanted to make a horrific Christmas film and he absolutely\u00a0nailed it with Krampus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Black Mirror<\/em> is an incredible show<\/a> and its Christmas special is no different. It features two strangers stranded in a snowy cabin sharing details from their lives to pass the time. This framing narrative and its culmination are\u00a0one of three stories in this special that examines everything from what it means to be alive to considering existence in complete and total isolation.<\/p>\n

Black Mirror<\/em> brings its signature edge and tightly crafted storytelling in what may be one of the greatest episodes in the series. The three stories are\u00a0threaded together perfectly and the acting from both Jon Hamm<\/a> and Oona Chaplin helps elevate the great writing to emotional heights.<\/p>\n

The two strangers tell their tales of loss and seeing how\u00a0it’s changed, affected, and even motivated them into their next actions is absolutely enthralling and\u00a0definitely raises questions that the\u00a0audience will undoubtedly be forced\u00a0to ask\u00a0themselves. Hopefully, Netflix continues to\u00a0invest in the creators of Black Mirror<\/em><\/a> to keep the good stuff coming for a long time.<\/p>\n

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Black Christmas<\/em> is a classic horror slasher flick that centers around a mysterious killer stalking and murdering a group of sorority sisters during the holiday break. He repeatedly calls and taunts them while also isolating and killing them before hiding their bodies within the house. It may sound simple in its premise and structure, but it handles and executes it in such a unique way.<\/p>\n

The pacing is smooth and the intimate, stripped back camera angles not only pull the viewer closer to everything but also make it feel that much more possible, further amplifying the scares. Black Christmas<\/em> didn’t get a lot of attention and praise at its release, but it has since gone on to get the recognition it deserves. John Carpenter has credited it for inspiring Halloween<\/em><\/a>, which is one of the most influential horror\u00a0films of all time.<\/p>\n

Black Christmas<\/em> may be simpler in its approach but it’s no less a holiday classic and worthy. It won’t bring\u00a0Christmas cheer but it’ll certainly deliver some\u00a0Christmas fear. While there have been two remakes, the original is a classic for plenty of reasons and the two newer attempts\u00a0don’t quite\u00a0capture the spirit of the original. Let’s hope Jordan Peele takes a stab at remaking<\/a> or reimagining it someday to get a modern update or retelling.\u00a0 He’s been pretty busy with horror <\/a>for good reason.<\/p>\n

The holiday season can be a joyful time but the things that keep\u00a0people awake at night or\u00a0cause\u00a0them to check that the door is locked are just as much a part of life as joy and celebration.<\/p>\n

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