Deathly Presents

Christmas as pretext for a sort of short family. A family in the Christmas Eve, in his dineroom. A noise. The father looking for its source. And a gift in a strange recipe. All correct and nice and decent. But the end seems so forced than the film , for this small motif, remaince at the status of "nice try". So, only a try.

A family gathers around the Christmas tree on the night before Christmas, as their son pleads with them to let him open one of his presents early.

But, just when he gets his parents to agree to this, an ominous noise can be heard coming from their rooftop...right before a mysterious gift suddenly manifests itself under their tree.

Of course, the boy is drawn to this gift.

But he is stopped by his mother, who doesn't recognize it as one they have left him.

As they try and figure out where it could've come from, and what it could be...the father goes to open it.

Only to discover that it seems to be some sort of prank gift.

Albeit one with rather dark connotations...

A short and sweet Christmas themed horror with a surprise ending featuring a pretty wicked monster.

5 out of 10.