{"id":194,"date":"2011-12-22T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=194"},"modified":"2011-12-22T19:33:44","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T19:33:44","slug":"194","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/194\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Christmas Films to Die For"},"content":{"rendered":"

13 Films For a Very Merry<\/del> Scary Christmas<\/strong><\/h1>\n

by Blair McElroy<\/strong><\/p>\n

What better way to celebrate the joy of the season than with gory movies? Let it snow…entrails!!<\/em><\/h3>\n

1. Gremlins<\/strong><\/em> (1984) Who hasn’t wanted a Gizmo for Christmas? Fun Fact: “Mogwai” means “monster” in Chinese.<\/p>\n

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Gizmo would be a great Christmas gift...for a psycho!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Black Christmas<\/strong><\/em> (1974) – Spoiler alert: This was the first movie where the call was coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!<\/p>\n

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Sorority girls get a dirty phone call in this creepy clip from Black Christmas<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Margot Kidder as a tormented sorority girl<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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3. Scream<\/strong><\/em> (1996) – Scream<\/em> was released for the Christmas season because horror fans never get their fix during the holidays. It went on to top the charts for months after.<\/p>\n

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American Pie's Shannon Elizabeth gets iced.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Jack Frost<\/strong><\/em> (1996) – Some sort of mutant DNA changes a serial killer into a snowman. Worth it for the laughs. Especially this crazy snowman-rape scene<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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5. Rare Exports<\/strong><\/em> (2010) – Poor Santa is kept ion a cage in Finland.<\/p>\n

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Santa?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Watch the trailer here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a06. Silent Night Deadly Night<\/strong><\/em> (1984) – An abused orphan dresses as Santa and goes on a killing rampage.<\/p>\n

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7. To All A Good Night<\/strong><\/em>(1980) – Santa’s a serial killer…again.<\/p>\n

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More dead sorority girls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"\"8.Christmas Evil<\/strong><\/em> (1980) – A crazy toy maker makes a list and checks it twice.<\/p>\n

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9. Santa’s Slay<\/strong><\/em> (2005) – Could it be SATAN?<\/p>\n

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Psycho Santa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Starring former WWE Star Bill Goldberg doing’ some good ole’ Yuletide homocide. Watch this crazy scene<\/a>, featuring Chris Katan and Fran Drescher.<\/p>\n

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10. Don’t Open Till Christmas<\/strong><\/em> (1984) – Anyone in a Santa suit is in danger!<\/p>\n

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11. Silent Night, Bloody Night<\/strong><\/em> (1974) – Mental institutions and escaped serial killers? Yes, please.<\/a> \"\"<\/p>\n

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12. Thankskilling<\/strong><\/em>(2009) –<\/p>\n

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So, it’s not a Christmas movie, but it is the worst, best holiday movie you’ve ever seen! \u00a0You just got stuffed!<\/p>\n

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13. Santa Claws<\/strong><\/em> (1996) – Ugh. Terrible!<\/p>\n

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