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[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for Yellowjackets Season 3.] Since Yellowjackets premiered in 2021, it’s been clear that no character is safe. From Laura Lee (Jane Widdop) to Jackie (Ella Purnell), the wilderness quickly began to take its pick of the ensemble cast of characters. But, with Season 2, it became clear that the writers were adamant to bring some sorrow to the adult timeline as well. While this wouldn’t necessarily be a problem, the adults the writers continue to kill off are all linked by a fundamental aspect which joins them: From the teen timeline to the adult timeline, these characters have been plagued by the Doomed Character Trope. A show like this is captivating because of the unpredictability of its circumstances. When each death relies on characters who have already suffered tenfold, it’s impossible not to feel nauseated each time someone is picked off. Although this trend feels like it started with Natalie’s (Sophie Thatcher,...

While it might not seem very Christmas-y, Robert Eggers’ horror remake “Nosferatu” does partly take place at Christmas, which is a very unhappy holiday for all involved. And since the movie opened on Dec. 25, you can also spend your own Christmas break watching it.

Naturally, horror and holidays go together like, well… The Grinch and the town of Whoville. Here’s a few of the better genre offerings with maximum — and frightfully merry — mayhem.

Plus, there’s no end of killer Santa movies, including “Violent Night” with David Harbour and one where a robotic Santa run amok, if those are more to your liking. But for now, check out our list, below:

Olivia Hussey in “Black Christmas” (Credit: Warner Bros.) Black Christmas (1974)

Bob Clark’s still-shocking slasher takes place at a sorority house over the holidays where a creepy guy keeps calling… before he begins killing. Olivia Hussey, Karen Allen...

Yellowjackets' present-day timeline confirmed which of the survivors lived long enough to be rescued out of the woods. Series creator Ashley Lyle admitted they almost killed off young Vanessa early in the show.

Yellowjackets showrunner Ashley Lyle said they initially meant to kill off teenage Vanessa Palmer (played by Liv Hewson) after the pilot episode; this erases Vanessa's present-day arc, fleshed out by Lauren Ambrose. "Liv, who plays young Van, was not initially meant to be long for this world," Lyle told Vulture. "Liv is such an incredible actor, and they brought so much to so little in the pilot. We wrote the pilot, we shot the pilot, and then Covid happened, so we had quite a bit of time before we actually had a writers' room and got green-lit. In that interim, we were able to see what Liv could do. We said, 'We can't kill Van! We can't do it!

Yellowjackets writer Ashley Lyle revealed Sunday that the cast of the Showtime series often host “funeral parties” for each other when characters die.

“Killing off a character means nothing but good story,” Lyle said during an appearance at this weekend’s Vulture Fest. “It’s often really heartbreaking.”

Yellowjackets, which first premiered in 2021 and follows two parallel storylines of teenagers and their adult counterparts, has harbored its fair share of gruesome and emotional character deaths. Two seasons in, Travis (Andres Soto), Adam Martin (Peter Gadiot), Laura Lee (Jane Widdop), Jessica Roberts (Rekha Sharma), Jackie (Ella Purnell), Crystal (Nuha Jes Izman), Javi (Luciano Leroux), Kevyn Tan (Charlie Wright) and Natalie (Juliette Lewis) have all bid their final adieu.

“I think it’s really lovely that the actors have started having funeral parties for each other,” Lyle continued. “I’ve attended several. It’s very sweet. They’re very closely knit, particularly our younger cast.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Yellowjackets season 2.Laura Lee dies while trying to save her friends in Yellowjackets, and a flaming teddy bear is the only real clue about what happened. Yellowjackets follows a girls' soccer team that's involved in a plane crash over the Canadian Rockies, leaving them stranded in the wilderness for 19 months. The survivors are forced to contend with the harsh environment and tensions within their own group, leading them to embrace mysticism and cannibalism. There's little hope of escaping the wilderness, though Laura Lee attempts to get help using an old plane the group finds in the woods.

Laura Lee is among the most innocent members of the Yellowjackets stranded in the Canadian Rockies, and she leans into her religious faith to help her survive. Despite the other girls mocking her beliefs, it's obvious she cares deeply for her teammates. Upon finding the abandoned plane in the woods,...

Poster for Hulu’s Huluween 2024

Hulu’s set its annual Huluween lineup, which will include Ryan Murphy’s latest FX series Grotesquerie starring Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance, and Travis Kelce. The Halloween celebration features a new season of American Horror Stories and Halloween specials from Solar Opposites and Family Guy.

The final season of What We Do in the Shadows and Reginald the Vampire season two join Hulu’s lineup, along with Hold Your Breath starring Sarah Paulson. Plus, M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening, and Unbreakable bring the chills during this year’s Huluween event.

Huluween 2024 on Hulu

FX’s Grotesquerie – September 26, streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for Bundle subscribers

In FX’s Grotesquerie, a series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community. Detective Lois Tryon feels these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her.

Every time a bell rings, The Angel gets to kill in Shudder’s slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife, which debuted for the holidays last year and is now headed to Blu-ray here in early 2024.

It’s a Wonderful Knife slashes into Blu-ray on April 9, 2024.

Special Features include:

Audio commentary by director Tyler MacIntyre and writer Michael Kennedy Audio commentary by director Tyler MacIntyre and cinematographer Nicholas Piatnik Better Off: The Making of It’s a Wonderful Knife Storyboards featurette Trailers Social media spots Stills gallery

The film has been described as “It’s a Wonderful Life meets Scream.“

The story is set in idyllic Angel Falls. A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much,...

Trauma from the past haunts the plane crash survivors of a high school soccer team in "Yellowjackets" season 1, episode 6, affecting their present lives. The series delves deeper into the strange and horrifying events that occurred during the wilderness survival, blurring the lines between reality and the supernatural. The survivors must confront their personal conflicts and find out who is investigating their past, while revelations about their dark secrets and unsettling visions unfold.

Yellowjackets season 1, episode 6 "Saints" sees the trauma of what the plane crash survivors experienced in the past coming back to affect them in unexpected ways. The Showtime series Yellowjackets follows a girls' high school soccer team that crashes in the wilderness of Canada. As winter sets in, the team realizes rescue is not coming and their fight for survival is interrupted by personal issues between the players and sinister, possibly supernatural events. Yellowjackets jumps between past and present timelines,...

Joel McHale is in the zone. Things are moving along nicely on the creative front for the Community and Animal Control star. His new film, It's a Wonderful Knife, has been garnering attention for its Scream-like vibe, feverish pace, and great blend of horror and comedy, and features some of McHale's strongest acting to date. The holiday film also stars Yellowjackets' Jane Widdop, Justin Long (Barbarian), Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps), Jess McLeod (One of Us Is Lying), and Cassandra Naud (Influencer). The story, which moves along breezily, finds ill-fated Winnie (Widdop) saving her small seaside town from a diabolical masked killer on Christmas Eve. Flash-forward one year later; in the vein of It's a Wonderful Life, she wishes she'd never been born. Suddenly, she finds herself in a nightmarish parallel universe where her wish has come true.

The wildly entertaining film is directed by Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls; V/H...

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for It's a Wonderful Knife!

Joel McHale is excited to venture into more dramatic roles and enjoyed working on It's a Wonderful Knife. McHale appreciated the direction of Tyler MacIntyre and had a positive experience collaborating with him. McHale preferred ad-libbing more on the comedic side rather than during the dramatic moments of the film.

Joel McHale returns to the world of horror with It's a Wonderful Knife. Flipping the iconic tale of It's a Wonderful Knife on its head, the slasher comedy centers on a young woman who is transported to an alternate dimension after wishing she was never born as she struggles to process having stopped the killer that murdered her friend. In this new reality, she discovers that the killer was never stopped, and her town has fallen into dark chaos.

Jane Widdop leads the ensemble It's a Wonderful Knife cast alongside McHale,...

A celebratory slasher that slices into the traditional fabric of Christmas-themed cinema, It's a Wonderful Knife invites viewers into Angel Falls, a seemingly idyllic haven where everything is "perfect" around the holidays... except for that masked killer running around town.

With It's a Wonderful Knife now streaming on Shudder, AMC+, and other VOD platforms, Daily Dead had the great pleasure of catching up with Jane Widdop, who plays Winnie Carruthers, a photographer transported to an alternate timeline one year after putting a stop to the Angel Falls killer... who is alive and unwell in this new twisted version of Angel Falls, forcing Winnie and local movie theater projectionist Bernie Simon (Jess McLeod) to team up to take down the Angel Falls murderer once more... and hopefully send Winnie back home to the previous (and slightly less blood-soaked) timeline.

In our new video interview below, Jane talks about the collaborative creative...

Shudder is returning for December with some fresh movies. The platform, known for hosting a variety of horror movies, will bring the scares to the holidays this month, with several Christmas-themed films looking to capitalize on the most wonderful time of the year. Shudder has a few films for everyone this month, from new entries to older remakes.

Although Shudder only has a few titles coming, you can hopefully find some memorable ones. With that said, let's dive into Shudder's offerings for December.

It's a Wonderful Knife Streaming on Dec. 1

It's a Wonderful Knife Release Date November 10, 2023 Director Tyler MacIntyre Cast Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle, William B. Davis, Justin Long, Jane Widdop, Jess McLeod Genres Horror, Comedy, Mystery See More-->

Yeah, It's a Wonderful Knife is exactly what it sounds like. It's a parody of It's a Wonderful Life but with horror aspects. It's cheap, put on by Shudder,...

AMC+, which launched in June 2020, may not be as popular as other streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+, but it has steadily risen in these last few years by producing some great content, both in the TV and film sectors. While there are plenty of shows in the AMC+ library, thanks to AMC Networks, the streaming service also adds new films every month.

As usual, AMC+ has prepared a great lineup of films for this holiday season, spanning from classic Christmas movies to the most recent slashers. While only a couple of new films are being added to the service, the additional ones will make up for it. So, without further ado, here are the best movies coming to AMC+ in December 2023.

It's a Wonderful Knife Streaming Dec. 1

It's a Wonderful Knife Release Date November 10, 2023 Director Tyler MacIntyre Cast Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle, William B. Davis, Justin Long, Jane Widdop,...

November is the beginning of winter in some parts of the world. The leaves have fallen, and the temperature has dropped even more. Holiday cheer begins to spread. All the ghosts and ghouls are left back in October, and it's time to enjoy family, eggnog, and a Hallmark movie if your spouse is into that kind of thing. Or, you can just keep watching horror movies, especially those that take place during the holiday season.

This past month, there have been films like It's a Wonderful Knife and Eli Roth's blockbuster slasher, Thanksgiving, slashing their way in front of audiences. Thus showing us that horror, even at a merry time of year, can still hit the zeitgeist. With these two films out there now, and looking ahead to films like Terrifier 3, a movie that has Art the Clown in a Santa costume in its teaser trailer, and then...

It's a Wonderful Knife is a genre-bending slasher film that follows a young woman who saves her town from a killer but becomes isolated after a year, leading her to wish she was never born. Jane Widdop leads the ensemble cast alongside Joel McHale and Jess McLeod, while Michael Kennedy writes the script and Tyler MacIntyre directs. Widdop discusses their connection to their character, the physicality and choreography of fight scenes, and their collaborative relationship with co-star Jess McLeod.

From the mind behind Happy Death Day and Freaky comes another genre-bending slasher in It's a Wonderful Knife. Inspired by the similarly titled Christmas classic, the movie centers on a young woman who saves her town from a killer, only to become alienated after a year. After wishing she was never born, the heroine finds herself in an alternate universe in which the killer's reign of terror has continued and must...

While Legendary’s MonsterVerse continues to expand with a new episode of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” the King of the Monsters also returns to the big screen this week!

Here’s all the new horror releasing November 28 – December 3, 2023.

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

As the yuletide hour nears, a small-town sheriff finds out that the ghosts of the past do not always stay silent in Night of the Missing, which is now streaming on Screambox.

From award-winning filmmaker Samuel Gonzalez Jr. (The Retaliators) and the producers of The Gallows, Night of the Missing is a four-part holiday anthology that could best be described as a twisted take on “A Christmas Carol.”

“On a stormy Christmas Eve, a secretive sheriff gets a visit from a mysterious woman who recounts a series of bizarre stories involving missing persons. As her stories begin to unfold, the...

Plot: A year after stopping a masked slasher’s killing spree, a teen girl wishes she had never been born. As a result, she gets a glimpse into a world where she never existed – and the killer is still slashing their way through her hometown.

Review: Separately, Tyler MacIntyre and Michael Kennedy have delivered two of the most popular cult slasher films of recent years – Tragedy Girls and Freaky. Now they have teamed up to bring us It’s a Wonderful Knife, a film that follows the current trend of giving slasher movies a high concept twist. Happy Death Day was a time loop slasher, Totally Killer was a time travel slasher, Freaky was a body swap slasher. This time, we’re getting a movie that asks, “What if It’s a Wonderful Life had a masked killer in it?”

The first sixteen minutes of It’s a Wonderful Knife play like a regular,...

A good cast can’t lift this not-quite-convincing retake on It’s a Wonderful Life as a teen frightfest

Here is a classic example of a film you root for, fervently willing it to be brilliant. It’s got Joel McHale from Community in it – great. It’s got Justin Long committing to a bit as a Trump-style property baron with blond hair and spray tan – fabulous. Even more exciting: there’s a role for Katharine Isabelle, star of beloved turn-of-the-century horror comedy Ginger Snaps, as a cool lesbian aunt.

The premise is fun, too: a loose remake of It’s a Wonderful Life as a comedy-horror about a teenage girl called Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop), whose life goes to hell after she kills a masked maniac. This leads her to wish she had never been born – a wish then somehow granted by the cosmos. In turn, this gives said...

Things have been intense on screen for Jane Widdop lately. As Laura Lee on Showtime’s addictive horror show Yellowjackets, the poor girl's desperate plan to save her stranded friends tanked when the plane she was piloting exploded and crashed. Flash forward to It’s a Wonderful Knife, currently in theaters, and we find Widdop’s character Winnie Caruthers fending off a masked murderer in a holiday horror comedy that’s a wicked blend of Scream and It’s a Wonderful Life.

The tale chronicles Winnie’s plight in a small seaside town filled with secrets. One year after saving her town from a diabolical killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie is struggling with the aftermath. She wishes she’d never been born, then suddenly finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where her wish has become a reality, much like George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life. But life without Winnie isn’t that great.

Poster for Sundance Now’s ‘The Lovers’

AMC+’s December 2023 lineup includes the premiere of Sundance Now’s The Lovers series, a holiday special with Harry Hamlin, and new episodes of BBC America’s Planet Earth III. The streaming service will also host the Shudder original films It’s a Wonderful Knife and The Sacrifice Game.

AMC+ also announced The Killing starring Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman will be available for binge-watching on December 4, 2023. Season one of UK’s Being Human with Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey, and Aidan Turner streams beginning on December 14, with additional seasons arriving on Thursdays. Plus, the quickly canceled Pan Am starring Margot Robbie and Christina Ricci flies in on December 21.

AMC+ December 2023 Lineup The Lovers – Premieres Thursday, December 7 on AMC+ and Sundance Now; New Episodes Continue Every Thursday Until the Season Finale on January 4

The series follows Janet, a foul-mouthed supermarket worker who doesn’t care about anything,...

Winter is almost here, bringing cold weather that perfectly pairs with horror movies because what could be more fun than watching some frightful films while cuddling with your partner on the couch? While you could watch Christmas comedies now and then, nothing rivals the feeling of a chill running down your spine, especially when your room is overflowing with an ominous ambiance.

So, are you looking forward to seeing any exciting new horror films this December? Well, you're in luck because, while the titles are limited, some are being released digitally and on VOD. To that end, here is a list of every horror movie releasing in December 2023 to keep your love for horror alive.

It's a Wonderful Knife Watch on Shudder and AMC+ or Rent Everywhere Dec. 1

It's a Wonderful Knife Release Date November 10, 2023 Director Tyler MacIntyre Cast Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle, William B. Davis, Justin Long, Jane Widdop,...

The Christmas-themed slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife (read our review Here) received a theatrical release on November 10th, and in the build-up to that release we heard that the movie would eventually be streaming on the Shudder service as well. Now we know exactly when the movie is going to reach Shudder: December 1st. So it will be on there in time for viewings throughout the holiday season.

Coming our way from the team of Tragedy Girls director Tyler MacIntyre and Freaky screenwriter Michael Kennedy, the film has the following synopsis: Set in idyllic Angel Falls. A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back,...

From Rlje Films and Shudder, the Christmas slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife hit theaters in limited release earlier this month, slashing into nearly $1 million at the box office.

We’ve learned this morning that It’s a Wonderful Knife is now coming home for Christmas, with the film exclusively streaming on Shudder on December 1, 2023.

The film will be available on Shudder in the US, CA, Uki, and Anz.

The Christmas slasher comes from writer Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls). Kennedy recently wrote on Twitter, “Thanks to all my fellow Weirdos for seeing and enjoying and spreading some It’s a Wonderful Knife cheer this opening weekend. The movie is for you and all us freaks and queers and losers and loners.”

The story is set in idyllic Angel Falls. A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less...

The new film “It’s a Wonderful Knife,” written by Michael Kennedy (“Freaky”) and directed by Tyler MacIntyre (“Tragedy Girls;” “V/H/S/99”) falls into numerous genres: slasher, comedy, holiday and even LGBTQ+.

It’s no surprise that Kennedy and MacIntyre drew upon some obvious — and not-so-obvious — inspirations for the festive and frightening feature. TheWrap caught up with Kennedy and MacIntyre to talk all things “It’s a Wonderful Knife.”

The obvious inspiration for the film — which finds a young woman (Jane Widdop) transported to a world where she never existed on the eve of Christmas — is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” What is your connection to the classic?

Kennedy: It was a holiday staple in my family household growing up every year, and a Christmas family favorite. It was also my dad’s favorite movie; he passed away in 2018. So this movie was kind of a weird way to honor him.

MacIntyre: It was...

From Rlje Films and Shudder, the Christmas slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife is now playing in theaters, putting a slasher movie twist on the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life.

Here in the United States, It’s a Wonderful Knife was released in just 923 theaters over the weekend, and the holiday horror film posted impressive numbers at the box office.

It’s a Wonderful Knife slashed into $605,110 in those 923 theaters in its debut weekend, a number that’s quite respectable for a low budget slasher playing in limited release.

No word yet on the at-home release plan for the film. Stay tuned for more.

The Christmas slasher comes from writer Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls). Kennedy wrote on Twitter over the weekend, “Thanks to all my fellow Weirdos for seeing and enjoying and spreading some It’s a Wonderful Knife cheer this opening weekend. The movie is...

It's a Wonderful Knife is a Christmas slasher film that takes inspiration from It's a Wonderful Life, exploring the dark elements of the original classic. The film strikes a balance between meta references to the original and a focus on the authentic main story, aiming for an uplifting slasher experience. The plot follows Winnie as she enters a nightmare parallel universe where she never existed, teaming up with a town misfit to identify and stop a killer.

While chatting with ComicBook.com,director Tyler MacIntyre and writer Michael Kennedy opened up about turning a Christmas classic into a festive slasher in It's a Wonderful Knife.

It's a Wonderful Knife Release Date November 10, 2023 Director Tyler MacIntyre Cast Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle, William B. Davis, Justin Long, Jane Widdop, Jess McLeod Rating R Runtime 1hr 30min Genres Horror, Comedy, Mystery See More-->

Taking classic films and movies tropes and turning them into slashers...

It’s good to see a steady stream of festive horror films being released year-on-year. Recently we’ve had everything from musicals such as Anna and the Apocalypse, to comedy action such as Violent Night. We’ve even been allowed to get a sneak peak of next year’s bloody Christmas as Art the Clown will seemingly take on the role of Santa Claus in Terrifier 3. However, this year we are gifted with a small present that has been placed delicately towards the back of the tree. That present is It’s a Wonderful Knife, and you should unwrap it as soon as you can.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year according to Andy Williams, but that’s not the case for Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop). As others around her, including all of her immediate family, are thriving, Winnie is still traumatised by events of the...

In an era of remakes and spinoffs, coming up with a new interpretation of a story that is well-known and beloved can be tricky. This task is mostly fulfilled in It's a Wonderful Knife, an adaptation of the celebrated Frank Chapra classic with an add-on dosage of blood and screams. Directed by Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), this Christmas slasher is centered on Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop), a photography enthusiast whose life is forever altered after she takes down Angel Falls' masked serial killer. As the people around her either move on or completely resent her, the following Christmas season has Winnie wishing that she was never born. As a result, she lands in an alternate universe where she can witness what her town would've looked like without her efforts to protect the community from the murderer on the loose.

An inverted Christmas tree with as many missed opportunities as you’d find toppled ornaments, “It’s a Wonderful Knife” begins where most slashers end. Our final girl dispatches and unmasks the killer in just a cool 15 minutes before a title card announces the cutlery pun-turned-feature film in earnest. It’s then that director Tyler MacIntyre really gets to work, reimagining the black-and-white holiday classic from 1946 as a middling 2023 slasher satire doomed to fade from memory with the calendar year.

The quaint suburban town of Angel Falls was being terrorized by a demon angel, but not anymore thanks to Winnie Carruthers. Some clever repurposing of jumper cables saved Winnie’s brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) from a near-stabbing by the Angel in an efficient opening act, but the jolt couldn’t bring back her friend Cara (Hana Huggins) who was slaughtered via winged dagger after her boyfriend (Oscar Chark) got a giant...

A24 continues its stream of special runs opening dark comedy Dream Scenario in limited release on six screens in New York and LA. Written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Sick Of Myself) and produced by Ari Aster, it stars Nicolas Cage as a hapless family man whose life is turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.

The film premiered at Toronto Film Festival to stellar reviews (see Deadline’s here). A24 had a SAG-AFTRA waiver and Cage began promoting the film at TIFF. The English-language debut for Norwegian helmer Borgli — whose satire Sick Of Myself premiered at Cannes last year — also features Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Kate Berlant, Nicholas Braun and Noah Centineo.

Opens NY at AMC Lincoln Square, Angelika, Alamo, In LA at The Grove, Century City, Burbank. Q&As with filmmaker Borgli and cast members Berlant (who plays an executive...

Thank goodness Justin Long has stuck around. After breaking out in the frightfully gross road movie “Jeepers Creepers” and popping in aughts comedies like “Dodgeball” and “Accepted,” the 45-year-old has been on screen long enough to be getting genre-movie roles tailor-made for him — or at least uniquely suited to his strength — playing (not so) “nice guys” in all their dishonesty.

Having tested the waters as an East Coast professor on probation in “After Class” and an idiot Hollywood hotshot facing a #MeToo storm in last year’s “Barbarian,” Long follows up as the big bad in the horror comedy “It’s a Wonderful Knife,” released in theaters Nov. 10, before streaming on Shudder down the road. As the murderous mogul Henry Waters, who slices down anyone that stands in the way of his town’s redevelopment, Long steals the show once again. His have-at-it fun and eerie eyes provide a manic glee...

If you’re a fan of the Scream films, and you can’t get enough horror films where the villain wears a mask, It’s a Wonderful Knife is your movie. Think of it as Scream meets It’s a Wonderful Life. Directed by Tyler MacIntyre — a hot commodity now having written Five Night at Freddy’s — the new comedy horror romp cuts deep, mixing humor and gore in a seasonal slasher outing that may generate repeat viewings annually.

Kudos to the clever premise: One year after saving her small town from a psychotic masked killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ (Jane Widdop of Yellowjackets) life is shattered. When she wishes she’d never been born, Winnie suddenly finds herself in a bonkers parallel universe. You guessed it: in this small town, Winnie was never born. There’s some great fun watching all this play out as Winnie discovers that without her “life,...

A celebratory slasher that slices into the traditional fabric of Christmas-themed cinema, It's a Wonderful Knife invites viewers into Angel Falls, a seemingly idyllic haven where everything is "perfect" around the holidays... except for that masked killer running around town. One year after putting a stop to the killer's Christmas Eve rampage, Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop) can't stand to live within her small town's toxic positivity in the aftermath of unspeakable tragedies. With a little murderous holiday magic, she finds herself whisked away to an alternate version of her town where she never existed... and the Christmas killer is not only still surviving but is thriving with a body count that continues to rise all year round. It's up to Winnie to stop the killer once again, save her friends and family, and find a way back to her own timeline, all while learning some things about herself amidst the Christmas carnage.

It wouldn't be surprising to learn that the filmmakers behind holiday horror comedy It's a Wonderful Knife first came up with their pun-tastic title and only later thought of a plot to go with it. The idea of a horror take on the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life is too enticing to resist, and It's a Wonderful Knife only occasionally lives up to the goofy promise of its high-concept pitch. It's best when riffing on that appealingly ridiculous mash-up and less successful when it makes an earnest attempt at dealing with trauma and bloodshed.

Within its first 15 minutes, It's a Wonderful Knife has already run through a miniature version of the entire plot of a typical slasher movie. The movie is set in the idyllic small town of Angel Falls, a location perfect for any of the dozens of interchangeable Hallmark Christmas movies released yearly. The town's welcome sign...

A Christmas miracle turns macabre in time-bending holiday horror It’s A Wonderful Knife. Written by screenwriter remixologist Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and directed by Tyler Macintyre (Tragedy Girls), this snowy slasher bends the bones of Frank Capra’s heart-warming It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) into a stalk & slash tale of hell on earth and ill will toward the inhabitants of an idyllic mountain town. It’s a very on-the-nose re-imagining of the holiday classic that delivers its biggest gifts in the first act but features some silly characters and a send-up of every painfully charming Christmas movie already flooding streaming platforms.

The premise alone is enough to intrigue any modern horror fan. It’s A Wonderful Life is such a celebrated classic that you don’t actually have to have seen it to know everything about it. It’s been spoofed and lampooned for so long that’s it’s just...

A Christmas miracle turns macabre in time-bending holiday horror It’s A Wonderful Knife. Written by screenwriter remixologist Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and directed by Tyler Macintyre (Tragedy Girls), this snowy slasher bends the bones of Frank Capra’s heart-warming It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) into a stalk & slash tale of hell on earth and ill will toward the inhabitants of an idyllic mountain town. It’s a very on-the-nose re-imagining of the holiday classic that delivers its biggest gifts in the first act but features some silly characters and a send-up of every painfully charming Christmas movie already flooding streaming platforms.

The premise alone is enough to intrigue any modern horror fan. It’s A Wonderful Life is such a celebrated classic that you don’t actually have to have seen it to know everything about it. It’s been spoofed and lampooned for so long that’s it’s just...

The Holiday Season can be hectic, even for those of us who usually have a handle on things. It's why so many films that come out around this time of year are filled with characters who have forgotten the true meanings of the Holidays they're celebrating. The same is true for Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop) in the upcoming film It's A Wonderful Knife, a Horror-Comedy centered around Winnie and her lack of awareness of how many people in her life rely on her. As the title strongly hints, the storyline is based on the beloved 1940s film It's A Wonderful Life, where George Bailey (James Stewart), feeling fed-up and underappreciated, thinks that everyone would be better off had he never been born. When he finds that this wish has become a reality, he learns to appreciate his family, town, and people. With Winnie and It's A Wonderful Knife. However, there's...

Michael Kennedy is a massive fan of the Scream franchise, and in recent years he has had the opportunity to write some of his own slasher movies. First was the body swap slasher Freaky, which was directed by Christopher Landon. Coming to theatres this Friday, November 10th, is the “It’s a Wonderful Life with a masked maniac” slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife… and while Kennedy was working with director Tyler MacIntyre on It’s a Wonderful Knife, his friend and Freaky collaborator Christopher Landon secured the job of directing Scream 7 – which has led some fans to speculate that Kennedy might end up working on the Scream 7 script. The speculation picked up steam when Kennedy shared a picture of him sharing a meal with Landon and Scream (2022) and Scream VI directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. But during a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Kennedy said he...

It’s the first full week of November 2023, and with Halloween in the rear view, it’s only natural that the new horror releases will be slowing down a bit. But horror never truly sleeps.

Here’s all the new horror releasing November 7 – November 12, 2023!

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The Adams Family debuted on the scene with The Deeper You Dig and returned last year for Shudder’s Hellbender. Up next from the family – and yes, they are indeed a real family – is Where the Devil Roams, and it’s now available on VOD outlets beginning today.

“Set during Depression-era America, Where the Devil Roams follows a family of murderous sideshow performers as they travel the dying carnival circuit.”

Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and John Adams star in the film, as well as write and direct.

There haven’t been all that many...

High concept holiday slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife continues the time honored tradition of injecting horror into cozy holiday fare. Director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls, V/H/S/99) and writer Michael Kennedy (Freaky) blend Scream 2 with It’s a Wonderful Life to plunge its central characters into a bizarro snow globe of horrors, wearing their cinematic influences on their sleeves throughout. It’s not the horror that dominates this high concept mashup, though; It’s a Wonderful Knife is more interested in spreading holiday cheer and warm fuzzy feels.

Winnie Carruthers finds her life completely upended on Christmas Eve when a masked killer embarks on a murder spree and kills Winnie’s best friend Cara (Hana Huggins) right in front of her. Winnie winds up saving her brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) and the quaint town of Angel Falls when she thwarts and unmasks the killer. One year later,...

Over the past few years, horror fans have enjoyed a rejuvenation of the slasher subgenre. Even more exciting is the fact that writers and directors are finding new and creative ways to make slasher movies fun. A great example of this is the body swap horror comedy Freaky (2020), written by Michael Kennedy and Christopher Landon and directed by Landon. Now Kennedy has written the time-travel Christmas slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife, directed by Tyler MacIntyre, who also directed the dark horror comedy Tragedy Girls (2017).

It’s a Wonderful Knife tells the story of teenager Winnie Carruthers, played by Jane Widdop (Yellowjackets), who saves her hometown of Angel Falls from an unhinged killer on Christmas Eve. A year later, struggling to cope with the events of the previous Christmas, Winnie wishes she had never been born and is mysteriously transported to a parallel universe where things are even worse than she could have ever imagined.

The heart of the canon of Christmas horror movies is growing three sizes this year thanks to "It's a Wonderful Knife," the yuletide slasher from "Tragedy Girls" and "V/H/S/99" director Tyler MacIntyre and "Freaky" screenwriter Michael Kennedy. I've been working in this industry for quite some time, and MacIntyre and Kennedy are two people I've been privileged to get to know over the years. Both are responsible for two of my favorite horror films of the last decade, so seeing them join forces for a holiday horror flick has reignited my belief in Santa Claus, because he certainly got my letter. The new film tells the story of Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop), who, one year after becoming a final girl and saving the town of Angel Falls from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, wishes she was never born and wakes up in a parallel universe where she doesn't exist...

European territories have sold, in addition to the US, Middle East and Taiwan.

UK sales and production outfit Independent Entertainment has landed key territories for Christmas slasher It’s A Wonderful Knife.

The film has sold to Germany (Capelight), Italy (DNC) and Spain (Twelve Oaks); deals with France and Portugal are imminent. Tragedy Girls filmmaker Tyler MacIntyre directs the feature, which world premiered at LA’s Beyond Fest earlier in October.

Yellowjackets’ Jane Widdop stars in the lead role, as a teenager grappling with the aftermath a year on from saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve.

Despite the abundance of movie genres, people often find themselves bored and unable to pick a decent film. The horror genre, however, is relatively unique in that it tends to blend other genres such as psychological, thriller, comedy, and even science fiction. For that reason, the genre has been embraced by many people all around the world, to the point where people rewatch classic horror films like The Evil Dead on special occasions such as Halloween. Having said that, you should be prepared to spend plenty of time bingeing these classics because the horror genre constantly provides new content to make you indulge in blood and gore.

While there have been several new horror films in the past couple of months, including The Nun II, Saw X, and The Exorcist: Believer, the following month doesn't seem so bad, especially with some intriguing film releases. Bearing this in mind, here are...

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The Christmas-themed slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife is set to receive a theatrical release on November 10th, and today a poster has arrived online – you can check it out at the bottom of this article – along with the news that the movie has been given an R rating by the Motion Picture Association ratings board! It’s a Wonderful Knife earned its rating for “bloody violence, drug use and language“.

Coming our way from the team of Tragedy Girls director Tyler MacIntyre and Freaky screenwriter Michael Kennedy, the film has the following synopsis: Set in idyllic Angel Falls. A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back,...

The official domestic poster for It’s a Wonderful Knife has been released this afternoon, coming in the wake of the film receiving an “R” rating for “bloody violence.”

It’s a Wonderful Knife puts a slasher movie twist on the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life, naturally, and this brand new official poster takes a playful jab at the 1946 movie.

Every time a bell rings, The Angel gets to kill…

The Christmas slasher comes from writer Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), and it’s slashing into theaters on November 10, 2023.

The story is set in idyllic Angel Falls. A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back,...

The upcoming slasher It’s a Wonderful Knife blends Scream with It’s a Wonderful Life, and the official MPA rating has arrived ahead of the film’s November release.

It’s a Wonderful Knife has been rated “R” for…

“Bloody violence, drug use and language.”

The Christmas slasher comes from writer Michael Kennedy (Freaky) and director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls), and it’s slashing into theaters on November 10, 2023.

Every time a bell rings, The Angel gets to kill…

The story is set in idyllic Angel Falls. A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve, Winnie Carruthers’ life is less than wonderful — but when she wishes she’d never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe and discovers that without her, things could be much, much worse. Now the killer is back, and she must team up with the town misfit to...

Everyone loves Christmas movies, right? They're a guaranteed way to get you into the feel-good holiday spirit. But what if that feel-good spirit just isn't for you? Some of the best Christmas movies take the exact opposite approach by telling terrifying horror tales. Black Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Krampus, and Violent Night are just some of the titles that come to mind. If there's one thing audiences love as much as a holiday horror flick, it's a good pun. That's where It's a Wonderful Knife checks both boxes.

The comedy-slasher comes from director Tyler MacIntyre and writer Michael Kennedy. Kennedy has experience in the comedic horror lane, as he penned the script for 2020's Freaky, a play on Freaky Friday. Kennedy also produces alongside Daniel Bekerman and Seth Caplan. One of the biggest names in horror, AMC Networks' Shudder, is attached to distribute the pic. What else do we need to know?...

"It's A Wonderful Knife" is a warm and fuzzy Christmas slasher that reimagines "It's A Wonderful Life" in a head-on collision with "Scream." Writer Michael Kennedy and director Tyler MacIntyre don't want to eviscerate Yuletide feelings like other Christmas horror movies, much in the spirit of George Bailey's uplifting seasonal journey. It's all bloody, decking the halls with gory delights, but there's also a wholesomeness at the story's core akin to self-affirming modern slashers like "Happy Death Day" or Kennedy's own "Freaky." Imagine a Hallmark holiday special that's hacked to bits by a psychotic killer, more along the lesson-teaching lines of "Krampus" than the repulsive(ly entertaining) violence in "Silent Night."

It's Christmastime in Angel Falls, and high schooler Winnie Carruthers (Jane Widdop) is hitting all the traditions. There's a tree lighting ceremony led by the town's egomaniacal developer, Henry Waters (Justin Long), and a boozy party for the local teens.