Mercy Christmas

If The Texas Chain Saw Massacre were a Hallmark holiday movie, it would be Mercy Christmas, which celebrates the importance of Christmas traditions - in the company of a wonderfully deranged family of suburban cannibals!

Lonely downtrodden office worker Michael Briskett (Steven Hubbell) is given a ton of work to do before Christmas by his overbearing boss Andy Robillard (Cole Gleason). When Mr. Robillard's sexy assistant Cindy (Casey O'Keefe) invites Michael to her family home for Christmas, he accepts, providing he can take his work with him. Michael is welcomed in with open arms by Cindy's family, but passes out after knocking back an eggnog, waking up to find himself tied up in the basement, just one of several unfortunates destined to become dinner for Cindy and her kin.

I knew nothing about Mercy Christmas going in, having picked it at random from numerous low-budget Christmas horrors on Amazon Prime; I was very happy, then, to find that the film was not only very entertaining, but easily one of the most original and fun festive horrors I have ever seen. Forget the over-rated Black Christmas - this film is about as black as it gets, a deliciously demented tale with a really warped sense of humour and a mean-streak a mile wide. It takes a while to get going, and the low budget is evident, but stick with it 'cos it gets progressively more crazy and bloody as it goes along, culminating in a gory final act that is as funny as it is jaw-droppingly violent.

8.5/10, rounded up to 9 for IMDb.

This must be the most underrated horror/comedy film ever. The summary let's us know this is likely the first ever Christmas, slasher, cannibalism comedy/horror film. The action is relentless humor and much horror related to a run-of-the-mill Xmas cannibalism flick

I often view the final 16 minutes of the film. It is riveting/memorizing, unique in film annals and unforgettable.

Do you recall Monty Python's Black Knight fighting on even after he loses one limb and then another and another. That was one of the greatest comedy blood letting scenes ever put on film. The final 16 minutes of this film pays great homage to the black knight in ways you must see for yourself. The editing of the final scenes, with gore galore, is done in such a bloody tasteful manner that no one need turn from the scene despite the absolute carnage. Amazingly delightful. This entire film should be a cult classic for some of the most unique, crazy, FUN death battles ever filmed including the role of a 'punch bowel.'

If you don't 'get' this film be sure to at least view, you guessed it, the final 16 minutes. Odds are you will never forget it!

If you've ever wondered what would happen if "Office Space" was crossed with "Wrong Turn," here's the movie for you.

I was expecting a horrible movie but DJ Hale made this movie. He was hilarious and his part is unforgettable. Great acting, good story. Pleasantly surprised by this sleeper.

Low budget affair lacking laughs in the comedy department and lacking scares in the horror department. The hot blonde and the chunky bald guy who was to be the main course were decent enough, but everyone else seemed like community theater types. Seems like it was shot mostly at the director's house over the weekend. Even at 80+ minutes, this movie was stretched beyond its limits. It might have made a better 30-minute short in an anthology movie.