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Studiocanal flew the flag for independent studios at CineEurope with a chunky slate presentation on Tuesday (June 17), spotlighting a mix of local and international titles across a range of genres.

The company billed itself as “Europe’s leading studio” in remarks by Hugh Spearing, EVP of global marketing and distribution. Spearing also trumpeted Studiocanal’s “best year ever” at the global box office, referring to a period across 2024 and the start of 2025, with titlesincluding Paddington In Peru, We Live In Time and French hit Beating Hearts.

The company is offering a “wide range of entertainment for diverse audiences”, said Spearing,...

Fans of the horror genre, we have some very good news for you. Two of the most anticipated projects in recent horror history have landed a release date. Not only will fans see Silent Night, Deadly Nightand Return to Silent Hill soon, but they will do so in the comfort of a dark movie theater, surrounded by other horror buffs who also celebrate cult horror as a community.

As reported by Deadline, Cineverse, Bloody Disgusting and Iconic Events Releasing have teamed up to bring these major horror events to American audiences. First it will be the turn of Silent Night, Deadly Night, the remake of the horror classic that'll have its premiere on the big screen on December 12. The film is directed by Mike P. Nelson (2021's Wrong Turn), and it stars Halloween Ends star Rohan Campbell as Billy Chapman, the troubled young man who goes on a rampage. Details are still under wraps,...

Ahead of Terrifier 4, Cineverse, Bloody Disgusting, and Iconic Events Releasing are re-teaming for the domestic distribution of two highly anticipated horror reboots. The trio has announced the U.S. release dates for Silent Night, Deadly Night and Return to Silent Hill.

Per Deadline, Silent Night, Deadly Night will invade theaters as an unrated wide release on Dec. 12, 2025, while Return to Silent Hill will hit the big screen a few weeks later on Jan. 23, 2026. Iconic Events Releasing co-founder and CFO/COO Mark Rupp explained the release date decisions with the following statement: "Cineverse’s decision to release Silent Night, Deadly Night as an unrated wide theatrical title reflects a proven strategy that continues to resonate with genre fans and deliver results and we’re confident it will be well-positioned for the holiday season. Return to Silent Hill hits theaters at the perfect time following the successful recent launch of the...

Last month, we learned that Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill director Christophe Gans’ new Silent Hill movie Return to Silent Hill, which is said to be “totally independent from the two previous movies,” had secured a U.S. distribution deal with entertainment studio Cineverse. About three months ago, that company, which is also behind the Terrifier franchise, went into production on a remake of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson (the Wrong Turn reboot) at the helm. Now, Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting, its horror division, have announced that they’re teaming with Iconic Events Releasing to bring the Silent Night, Deadly Night remake to theatres on December 12th, with Return to Silent Hill following on January 23rd.

Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. from a screenplay by Michael Hickey (with Paul Caimi receiving story credit), the original Silent Night,...

Cineverse, Bloody Disgusting, and director Mike P. Nelson are bringing iconic slasher franchise Silent Night, Deadly Night back to theaters, and we’ve announced this morning that the brand new movie will be released in theaters nationwide on December 12, 2025!

Silent Night, Deadly Night is being released into theaters by Iconic Events. Deadline notes in their exclusive report this morning, “the movie will have an unrated, wide release.”

“We have been anything but silent about our mission to champion proven IP as a central piece of our theatrical strategy,” said Cineverse Chief Motion Pictures Officer Yolanda Macias.

“Cineverse’s decision to release Silent Night, Deadly Night as an unrated wide theatrical title reflects a proven strategy that continues to resonate with genre fans and deliver results and we’re confident it will be well-positioned for the holiday season,” said Mark Rupp, CFO/COO and co-founder of Iconic Events Releasing (Terrifier 3).

Rohan Campbell...

Exclusive: Terrifier trio Cineverse, Bloody Disgusting and Iconic Events Releasing are reteaming on the domestic theatrical releases of horror reboots Silent Night, Deadly Night and Return to Silent Hill.

Silent Night, Deadly Night character Billy Chapman will make his return to theaters on December 12. The reboot, which began production in April, is written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn) and stars Rohan Campbell as Billy and Ruby Modine as Pamela, along with Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown and David Tomlinson. Iconic Events says the movie will have an unrated wide release.

Based on the popular video game series by Konami, Return to Silent Hill will be released January 23. The psychological horror thriller stars Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson. Returning to the Silent Hill universe are director/co-writer Christophe Gans and Akira Yamaoka, original composer for the game franchise.

Slasher pic Silent Night, Deadly Night is produced by...

Cineverse Acquires U.S. Rights for Return to Silent Hill: " Cineverse (Nasdaq: Cnvs), a next-generation entertainment studio, has announced today the acquisition of U.S. rights for Return to Silent Hill, the newest installment in the film franchise based on the wildly popular horror video game series from Konami. The announcement was made today ahead of the Cannes Film Festival. The film’s extensive visual effects were recently completed and a date for a wide theatrical release will be announced soon.

Return to Silent Hill follows James (Jeremy Irvine), a man broken after his relationship with the love of his life, Mary (Hannah Emily Anderson), ends. When a mysterious letter from her calls him back to Silent Hill, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. While James desperately searches for Mary he encounters terrifying creatures and begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to the town.

Cineverse has acquired the U.S. rights for Return to Silent Hill, the new installment in the film franchise based on the horror video game series from Konami. The announcement was made today ahead of the Cannes Film Festival.

Cineverse says that the film’s extensive visual effects were recently completed, and a date for a wide theatrical release will be announced soon.

Return to Silent Hill follows James (Jeremy Irvine), a man broken after his relationship with the love of his life, Mary (Hannah Emily Anderson), ends. When a mysterious letter from her calls him back to Silent Hill, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil.

While James desperately searches for Mary, he encounters terrifying creatures and begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to the town. But as he descends deeper into the darkness, the secrets he uncovers lead to a horrifying truth, and...

Waiting until a few shopping days before Christmas to buy gifts is stressful. Picture having only had a few months to shoot, edit, and market a blood-soaked reboot of 1984’s Silent Night, Deadly Night for the big screen. As of April 2025, Cineverse’s updated version is in production and is slated for a fast-approaching (and fitting) release on December 12, 2025.

Photos recently emerged of lead actor Rohan (Halloween Ends) Campbell, who plays the demented slasher in a Santa suit, Billy Chapman, taking over the role played by Robert Brian Wilson in the 1984 film. Supporting Campbell’s killer Santa are the original film’s producers, Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead. Horror fans will appreciate their presence since Schneid and Whitehead likely wish to preserve their legacy by delivering a blood-splattered Santa slasher.

Filmmakers can find it challenging to finish a film on such a tight schedule. James Cameron achieved this when he...

Watch the Teaser Trailer for Justin Tipping's Him: "What would you sacrifice to become the greatest of all time?

From Oscar® winner Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, producers of the landmark horror films Get Out, Us, Candyman and Nope, comes a chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, idolatry, and the pursuit of excellence at any cost, featuring an electrifying dramatic performance from Marlon Wayans.

Him stars former college wide-receiver Tyriq Withers as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life, and identity, to football. On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma.

Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), a legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar, offers to train Cam at Isaiah’s isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife,...

Audiences these days have truly grown to love the terrifying presence of horror in their holidays. Whether it be Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, the Yuletide season, or even St. Patrick's Day, the number of holiday-themed horror movies has increased over the past few decades. Despite its growing popularity, though, it was a controversial theme back then. In fact, when Silent Night, Deadly Night hit theaters in 1984, a conservative group of parents found the feature offensive for tarnishing the image of their beloved Saint Nick. But that’s not to say the movie hasn’t had its brighter days; it has even found its rightful viewers several years later and is now deemed a cult classic. Now, with the movie confirmed to be receiving a modern reboot, Deadline has unveiled the first image of Rohan Campbell as the new Billy Chapman — a role first played by Robert Brian Wilson.

Terrifier outfit Cineverse,...

From Cineverse, Bloody Disgusting, and director Mike P. Nelson, the brand new Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot has kicked off production in Winnipeg, Manitoba this week.

Earlier this week, Bloody Disgusting announced the casting of Ruby Modine as Pamela and Rohan Campbell as protagonist Billy Chapman. We can also announce this morning that the film also stars Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown, and David Tomlinson.

The biggest news? Silent Night, Deadly Night will be released in theaters this coming holiday season, with the release date for the holiday slasher set for December 12, 2025!

The news – and above first-look image – was first announced by Deadline this morning.

Crew for the film, a fresh new take on the ’80s slasher classic, includes Director of Photography Nick Junkersfeld, Production Designer Oscar Fenogolio, Costume Designer Laura DeLuca, Stunt Coordinator Kristen Sawatzky, Special Effects Doug Morrow, Casting Director Jim Heber, Composers Blitz Berlin, and Line Producer Tanya Brunel.

Four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here), and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a remake is still moving forward. Last November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm. A couple of months ago, Sixth Dimension, the new in-house genre label at Studiocanal, picked up the global rights (excluding North America) to the project. And now, Deadline has confirmed that the remake has officially started filming – and they even unveiled the first image, which can be seen at the bottom of this article.

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Terrifier franchise distributor Cineverse has unveiled its next slasher production. A first look at the company's upcoming remake of the controversial slasher cult classic Silent Night, Deadly Night has been shared as filming kicks off in Canada.

Cineverse has moved quickly since announcing plans to remake Silent Night, Deadly Night back in November. Earlier this week, Rohan Campbell was cast in the role of protagonist Billy Chapman, who in the original movie goes on a killing spree dressed in a Santa suit. Horror fans will recognize Campbell from 2022's Halloween Ends, where he played a major supporting role in the legacy sequel as Corey Cunningham, and more recently, Oz Perkins' The Monkey. The first look at the Silent Night, Deadly Night remake was shared by Deadline and features a shirtless Campbell staring at himself in the mirror.

Image via Cineverse Full Remake Cast Announced for Silent Night, Deadly Night

As production gets underway in Winnipeg,...

Exclusive: Terrifier franchise backer Cineverse has announced the start of production for its reimagining of cult Santa slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The production has unveiled a first image of Rohan Campbell in the role of protagonist Billy Chapman, who goes on a killing spree dressed in a Santa suit.

He is joined in the cast by Ruby Modine as Pamela, a colleague on whom Chapman develops an unrequited crush, as well as newly announced casting additions Mark Acheson, David Lawrence Brown, and David Tomlinson.

Silent Night, Deadly Night tells the story of a child who is traumatized after seeing his parents killed by a man dressed as Santa Claus. Years later, he dons a Santa suit himself and gets bloody revenge. The movie spawned multiple sequels over the years and a loose remake in 2012.

The reboot of the franchise, Silent Night,...

Four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here), and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a remake is still moving forward. Last November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm. A couple of months ago, Sixth Dimension, the new in-house genre label at Studiocanal, picked up the global rights (excluding North America) to the project. And just yesterday, it was announced that Rohan Campbell of Halloween Ends has signed on to play Billy Chapman, who dons a Santa Claus costume and goes on a killing spree in the film.

Ho, ho, hold onto your hats, horror fans, because the remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night just found its festive killer in Rohan Campbell. Campbell starred in one of the most divisive Halloween films of all time, Halloween Ends, as Corey Cunningham, the young man who tries to befriend Michael Myers, only to meet his demise at the hands of an infamous killer.

Per Bloody Disgusting, Campbell will star in Silent Night, Deadly Night as Billy Chapman, the role made famous in the 1984 classic slasher movie by Robert Brian Wilson. Written and directed by Mike P. Nelson, the remake comes from the same team behind the Terrifier franchise, with Brandon Hill and Brad Miska serving as executive producers and overseeing things for Cineverse. Set to release later this year, this new version of Silent Night, Deadly Night promises to stay true to the original, while at the same time delivering...

We announced yesterday that Rohan Campbell will be playing iconic slasher Billy Chapman in the upcoming Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot from Bloody Disgusting, Cineverse, and director Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn, V/H/S/85), and today we’ve got some more exclusive casting news to whet your appetite for the holiday horror.

Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report this afternoon that Ruby Modine (Happy Death Day) will be playing Pamela in Silent Night, Deadly Night, alongside Rohan Campbell’s Billy!

In addition to playing Lori Spengler in both Happy Death Day and its sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Ruby Modine also starred in 2019’s Satanic Panic and 2023’s Fear. Outside the horror genre, Modine’s credits include “Shameless,” American Desert, and The Survivalist.

From Cineverse, a next-generation entertainment studio, and Bloody Disgusting, its horror division, Silent Night, Deadly Night will be slashing into theaters this holiday season.

A reimagining of...

The holiday horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night is getting reimagined with a new horror

remake currently in the works. It's now been revealed who will be playing the new Billy, the character who suits up as Santa Claus to carry out a killing spree on Christmas Eve.

As announced by Bloody Disgusting, horror star Rohan Campbell has signed on to play Billy Chapman, the role originally played by Robert Brian Wilson in the Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot. Campbell is best known to horror fans for his role as Corey Cunningham in David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends, the latest installment of the Halloween franchise. His character is one of the very few other kills in the Halloween franchise other than Michael Myers, and he'll be able to put that slasher killer experience to further use as the star of the new Silent Night, Deadly Night.

Campbell is also...

Terrifier 3 saw the glorious return of the Christmas-themed slasher last fall. Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting aren't ready to stop making blood-red snow anytime as their reboot of the iconic and equally controversial '80s horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night will be coming down the chimney later this year. Fans of the slasher franchise have slowly been getting earlier seasonal treats like a teaser poster a few months back. Now, this version of Silent Night, Deadly Night has found their Billy in Halloween Ends star Rohan Campbell.

First reported by Bloody Disgusting, the reimagining is “blending psychological horror, brutal slasher thrills and a touch of the supernatural and, shockingly, a sprinkle of romance, the new film hopes to deliver a modern new take on the ultimate holiday nightmare.” Silent Night, Deadly Night is written and directed by Mike P. Nelson (Wrong Turn). Original franchise producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead...

Rohan Campbell is going from playing a Michael Myers copycat to playing a killer Santa Claus, as our friends at Bloody Disgusting have announced that the Halloween Ends star has been cast as Billy Chapman, who dons a Santa Claus costume and goes on a killing spree, in a remake of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here).

Four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of Silent Night, Deadly Night, and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a remake is still moving forward. Last November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm.

The naughty will be punished in Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting’s upcoming Silent Night, Deadly Night, a brand new vision for the fan favorite slasher franchise from the 1980s.

Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report this afternoon that Rohan Campbell, who memorably played Corey Cunningham in David Gordon Green’s Halloween Ends, has been cast in the iconic role of Billy Chapman for our upcoming Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot!

In addition to Halloween Ends, Rohan Campbell also starred in Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey earlier this year, with the young actor’s genre credits including “Snowpiercer,” “iZombie,” and “Supernatural.” Campbell steps into a role previously played by Robert Brian Wilson in the original Silent Night, Deadly Night, who donned the bloody Santa suit back in the 1980s.

From Cineverse, a next-generation entertainment studio, and Bloody Disgusting, its horror division, Silent Night, Deadly Night will be slashing into theaters this holiday season.

Mike P. Nelson heads to Brazil’s Curuçá River for his next movie, the survival horror movie Titan.

Kiana Madeira (Fear Street) and Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day) are set to star in the upcoming creature feature, which has been acquired for U.S. distribution by Lionsgate.

No word yet on a release date for Titan. Stay tuned.

“Titan is set against the backdrop of Brazil’s Curuçá River in the present day. When a team of young doctors embark on a local humanitarian mission through the Amazon rainforest, it soon becomes clear that not everyone – or everything – is happy to see them. Their arrival draws the attention of an ancient predator, the Boiúna.”

“This ancient killer, dominant on land and water, clashes to reclaim the jungle. The ensuing fight for survival blurs the roles of hunter, prey, and hero.”

Tony Giglio wrote the script with Alan B. McElroy (Wrong...

Movies are a love language. When you stop to think about it, it’s a grand gesture for hundreds of people to put years of effort, time, and sacrifice into making something for you. On a tangential level, to crib from Roger Ebert’s wise words, movies are an “empathy machine.” We’re allowed to feel some sense of, if not love, then at least compassionate understanding. I’d argue this ability to feel empathy is not limited by genre or subgenre. This is not to say that every movie invites empathy, but rather that it can be found regardless of the aspects that make up the genre.

And yes, that even includes what Ebert called “Dead Teenager Movies,” more commonly known as the slasher film. As recent entries in the subgenre have proven, there’s plenty of compassion to be squeezed from the slasher genre as well. You may...

Art The Clown exploded the latest quarter for Cineverse as the company’s revenue shot higher to $40.7 million in the last three months of 2024 from $13.3 million the year earlier.

Net income swing to $7.2 million (38 cents a share) from a loss of $2.9 million, (22 cents).

“The Company is now in an extremely strong financial position with more than $13 million in cash-on-hand as of today and no debt, having a zero draw on our current $7.5 million line of credit with East West Bank. We have multiple alternatives to further expand our credit if necessary and have no plans at this time to issue equity to fund our current operations.”

The shares, which at this time last year were in danger of falling short of compliance with Nasdaq market’s listing requirements, popped 5% after market to $4.75 on the numbers.

Terrifier franchise creator, writer and director Damien Leone is currently working on script for Terrifier 4,...

Three and a half years ago, it was announced that Wolf Creek 3 was moving forward, with Rachele Wiggins making her feature directorial debut on the film and John Jarratt, who played Australian serial killer Mick Taylor in the films Wolf Creek (watch it Here) and Wolf Creek 2 (watch that one Here) as well as two seasons of a Wolf Creek television series (you can see season 1 at This Link and season 2 at This One) on board to reprise the role. Unfortunately, something has been holding the project back from starting production… but a while back, it was announced that Wolf Creek 3, now going by the title Wolf Creek: Legacy, is set to start filming in Australia this year, with Wiggins having been replaced at the helm by Sean Lahiff, who was editor on Wolf Creek 2. Now, entertainment studio Cineverse and their horror division Bloody Disgusting have revealed that...

Twenty years ago, director Greg McLean introduced the horror world to Mick Taylor, a terrifying outback serial killer who shot, cut and stabbed his way to horror icon status in the original Australian horror movie Wolf Creek. After two movies and two seasons of a TV series, the franchise is back with Wolf Creek: Legacy, and we’ve got some big news for you today.

Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting have announced today the acquisition of new franchise installment Wolf Creek: Legacy, with a theatrical release anticipated in Fall 2026!

The announcement was made by Variety ahead of the European Film Market (EFM).

John Jarratt will reprise his role as the infamous Outback Killer, Mick Taylor. The cast for the third franchise installment will also include Jay Ryan and Laura Gordon.

Sean Lahiff (Carnifex) will direct while franchise creator Greg McLean will produce, alongside Bianca Martino, for Emu Creek Pictures. Lahiff is...

This Christmas, you might want to stay on the nice list. A new version of Silent Night, Deadly Night is heading to theaters in late 2025, bringing a fresh take on the cult slasher classic.

Cineverse, the company behind Terrifier 3 and the parent company of Bloody Disgusting, is behind the project, and the first official poster has just been revealed.

The poster, created by Creepy Duck Design, gives a chilling first look at what’s to come. At the same time, Deadline reports that Studiocanal’s genre label, Sixth Dimension, has acquired global rights to the film outside of North America, while Cineverse will handle distribution in the U.S.

Directed by Mike P. Nelson, this new Silent Night, Deadly Night will begin production this spring. It reimagines the 1984 slasher directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr., which followed a young boy who witnessed his parents’ murder at the hands of a man dressed as Santa.

This Christmas… you’d better be good. Bloody Disgusting’s parent company Cineverse is punishing the naughty with a brand new vision of slasher classic Silent Night, Deadly Night on the big screen in late 2025, and the first official poster has been unleashed this afternoon.

The poster was created by Creepy Duck Design. Check it out below!

Additionally, Deadline reports that Studiocanal’s new genre label Sixth Dimension has “picked up global rights excluding North America,” with Cineverse releasing in North America.

Directed by Mike P. Nelson, Cineverse’s Silent Night, Deadly Night goes into production this Spring and will slash into theaters in late 2025.

A reimagining of director Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s original 1984 slasher classic, Silent Night, Deadly Night centers on a young boy who witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of a man dressed as Santa, only to grow up and become a killer himself.

Nearly four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here)… and while those plans didn’t work out and Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved, a Silent Night, Deadly Night remake is still moving forward. Back in November, we learned that the film will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm. Now, Deadline has broken the news that Sixth Dimension, the new in-house genre label at Studiocanal, has picked up the global rights (excluding North America) to the project as first acquisition. The new Silent Night, Deadly Night will be heading into production this spring, aiming to reach theatres by the end of this year.

Exclusive: Sixth Dimension, Studiocanal’s new in-house genre label led by Jed Benedict, has picked up global rights excluding North America to the reboot of 1984 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night. The project, which is the label’s first acquisition, is heading into production this spring and is slated for a late 2025 theatrical release.

Studiocanal will handle international sales of the project at the upcoming European Film Market and distribute in its own territories in the UK & Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux and Poland. The project was acquired from next-generation entertainment studio Cineverse, which will release the project in North America.

Silent Night, Deadly Night is a reimagining of Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s cult horror classic in which a young boy witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of a man dressed as Santa, only to grow up and become a killer himself. Haunted by...

Last Updated on December 26, 2024

Santa Claus has made more appearances in films than Batman, Jason Voorhees, James Bond, and Elvis combined. People love their Santa Claus. Especially in the horror genre. But think about it for a second. This is a guy who spends the entire year isolated in the North Pole with an entire army of tiny elves to do his bidding and keeps tabs on our children throughout the year. Whether they are naughty or nice. Whether they are sleeping or awake. Then, once a year, he hovers over our homes like a New Jersey Uap and slides into our chimneys with middle-of-the-night gifts for our kids. It’s pretty frightening when you think about it. This is probably why on Tubi alone, you’ll find twenty-five or so different films that feature Santa Claus slicing and dicing his way through the night. It’s inherently creepy. So with that being said,...

The slasher genre is known for being the most repetitive and formulaic of all the horror subtypes, and the first Silent Night, Deadly Night film was no exception. Its simple concept — a killer Santa slicing his way through a cast of naughty nubiles — was repeated in Part 2, and that's about as much as most fans know. However, the next three sequels are outrageously campy and creative, bringing in elements of science fiction and the supernatural to subvert the stereotype that slashers are pure repetition.

The first two Silent Night, Deadly Night installments are very entertaining despite being fairly conventional, but the next three sequels include what are legitimately some of the strangest movies ever made. This series full of psychic experiments, feminist cults, spontaneous human combustion, and horny robots is sure to make fans forget all about the Grinch this holiday season. In fact, a full Silent Night, Deadly Night...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—until it isn’t. Christmas might conjure up images of family, joy, and festive cheer, but for horror fans, it’s also the perfect backdrop for blood-soaked revenge, creepy creatures, and killer Santas. Sure, we all love classics like Gremlins, Silent Night Deadly Night, Krampus and now Terrifier 3, but this list deviates from the norm. Today, we’re diving into 10 Deep Cut Christmas Horror Movies—the ones other folks tend to sleep on. These hidden gems might not always make the usual holiday horror rankings, but they absolutely deserve your attention.

From deranged Santas to singing our way through the apocalypse, these forgotten and underappreciated films will deliver all the frights you need to make your season scary and bright. Let’s unwrap some yuletide terror!

10. Santa’s Slay (2005)

Santa Claus as a demonic, WWE-style action hero? Yes, please. In Santa’s Slay,...

These x-mas horror movies prove the holiday season isn’t all snowflakes and carols.

If the success of “Terrifier 3” taught us anything, it’s that Christmas-themed horror movies can really work. Like, work to the extent of almost $90 million in worldwide gross on a $2 million budget! Talk about making a “killing” at the box office. In that movie, Art the Clown returns with some festive cheer to terrorize Sienna Shaw once more, this time with the help of a resurrected Victoria Heyes over the holidays. Now, in that Christmas / horror crossover spirit, let’s have some fun and countdown the top seven holiday horror movies you can stream right now. None of them are as dark as the Terrifier movies (in part because my stomach can’t take much more), but I promise they’re just as fun!

Top 7 Christmas horror movies to stream right now

No. 7: ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’

No.

Director/producer Sean S. Cunningham has admitted that his 1980 slasher film "Friday the 13th" was a deliberate effort to imitate the style and success of John Carpenter's "Halloween," which had come out only two years prior. Cunningham tried to copt Carpenter's "killer's eye perspective" camera angles, and it's no coincidence that both films take place on dates famous for horror, bad luck, and death. Cunningham's gambit was successful, though, and his $550,000 movie ended up making nearly $60 million at the box office. It also spawned 11 sequels, many of which came to define the horror trends of the '80s. Although none of the "Friday the 13th" movies are particularly beloved by critics, they are a gestalt-defining phenomenon.

Holiday-themed horror films began popping up regularly in theaters. The years after "Friday the 13th" saw the release of "April Fool's Day," "New Year's Evil," "Prom Night," and "Silent Night, Deadly Night."

But...

Christmas may be the season of joy and goodwill, but for horror fans, it’s also the perfect time for festive fright. Snow-covered streets, twinkling lights, and the cheerful sound of carols make the ideal backdrop for chills, screams, and yuletide terror. If you’re in the mood for killer Santas, haunted holidays, and seasonal slashers, this list of Christmas horror films will make your holidays frightfully fun.

Let’s dive into The 12 Frights for Christmas, where every film is a bloody gift for your inner horror fanatic.

12 Frights for Christmas 1. Black Christmas (1974)

The Original Christmas Slasher

Long before Michael Myers stalked babysitters, Black Christmas terrified audiences with its chilling tale of a killer targeting sorority sisters during the holidays. With unsettling phone calls and a shocking ending, this cult classic is a must-watch.

Why It Slays: It’s the blueprint for holiday horror and one of the earliest examples...

Given that one of the most beloved yuletide tales of all time contains four ghosts (that would be Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"), you'd think people would've been immediately accepting of horror movies set at Christmas. But once upon a time, people were so scandalized by the notion of slasher Santa Claus that they ran the movie, "Silent Night, Deadly Night" out of theaters.

Now that families routinely gather in front of the television every holiday season to watch such violent delights as "Gremlins" and "Black Christmas," it feels like everything's in play. People are even treating Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut," which contains an orgy centerpiece, as a must-watch Christmas classic. So nothing's shocking anymore. Right?

Have you seen "Adult Swim Yule Log?"

From Casper Kelly, the maker of the 2014 viral sensation "Too Many Cooks," "Adult Swim Yule Log" turned the genre of televised fireplace mood-setters on its soot-coated ear.

Now that it’s officially the holiday season, horror fans will be breaking out all their favorite Christmas-themed nightmares. The holiday horror film has become its own sub-genre over the decades thanks to a vast catalog that includes Black Christmas, Christmas Evil, Better Watch Out, and Anna and the Apocalypse. However, one of the darkest subgenre's darkest films remains 1984’s Silent Night, Deadly Night. The slasher’s legacy has been kept alive thanks to a handful of sequels and physical media releases. Yet it's still one of the few 80s classics that hasn’t come to the 4K format. That’s about to change as Scream Factory is releasing Silent Night, Deadly Night on 4K to honor the franchise’s frosty 40th anniversary this December.

‘Terrifier 3’ is the latest installment in the popular franchise starring Art the Clown. After the success of ‘Terrifier 2,’ Damien Leone started writing ‘Terrifier 3’ with a bigger story. He decided to focus more on the character Victoria since he felt she wasn’t developed enough in the first movie.

Leone also decided to move Art the Clown away from Halloween for the threequel. He shared that his love for Christmas horror inspired the violent scenes in the new movie. Instead of a classic Christmas horror film like ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night,’ Leone was inspired by a TV episode directed by Robert Zemeckis, which led him to create his own version of vicious Santa.

The idea of having Art take over Christmas started during the making of ‘Terrifier 2.’ While driving to the set, producer Phil Falcone saw Christmas decorations and suggested bringing Art into the holiday season.

Leone liked the idea.

Silent Night, Deadly Night, one of many slasher films that were prominent throughout the 1980s, might never have achieved widespread notoriety and recognition had it not been for the outrage from protesters who heavily objected to Santa Claus, a beloved holiday figure, being tied to such a violent film. Theaters were picketed by outraged parents and even Gene Siskel remarked that the filmmakers were profiting from "blood money." As was the case with the Pmrc hearings held the same decade regarding the lyrical themes of many musical artists, the controversy only piqued public curiosity. Thanks to the advent of home video, Silent Night, Deadly Night was soon viewed by anyone who had a penchant for horror films and access to a Vcr.

As is the case with any film that gains notoriety, be it from the box office, acclaim among fans, or, in the case of Silent Night, Deadly Night,...

Don’t call “Terrifier 3” Cineverse’s breakout film. That moment actually came with the surprise success of its predecessor, 2022’s “Terrifier 2.” The original “Terrifier” from 2016 — not released by Cineverse — made only $421,000. Once the sequel landed at Cineverse — then still named Cinedigm — it exploded to an impressive $15.7 million on a shoestring budget, but only after Cineverse scrambled its marketing jets to react in real-time to a viral hit.

For the third “Terrifier” film, CEO Chris McGurk would not be caught off guard again. He and President Erick Opeka used the unusual asset mix of new media they’ve compiled over the last decade plus — everything from a podcast network, a Bob Ross Fast channel, an ad-tech platform, and the horror blog Bloody Disgusting — to create a hyper-targeted theatrical release strategy around “Terrifier 3.”

“We developed a blueprint where streaming and associated assets really supported and made a theatrical release work for an independent film,...

Angels on top of a fir tree, jolly Santa Claus coming down the chimney, delicious cookies baking in the oven, jaunty carols on the radio. When someone thinks of the holidays, their mind likely jumps to these wholesome memories and images. Horror fans, however, may associate the holidays with their favorite Christmas horror movies and decking the halls with blood splatter and gore.

From Krampus to Better Watch Out, the best Christmas horror movies take the warm and fuzziness of the holiday season and turn them dark and horrific. There are many fantastically festive movies in the genre, but perhaps no film has tainted the holidays quite as much as the recently released, Terrifier 3.

Art the Clown Dressed as Santa in the Wildly Successfully Terrifier 3

In Terrifier 3, a murderous demonic force known as Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) returns to Miles County to wreak his relentless brand of terror on the citizens.

Four decades after its release, Silent Night, Deadly Night is getting reimagined. It remains to be seen if the release of the new horror film will be quite as controversial as the original movie.

Per Deadline, it has been revealed that a reboot of Silent Night, Deadly Night is in the works. The project will come from Terrifier franchise backer Cineverse, while Mike P. Nelson has been brought on board to write and direct. Original Silent Night, Deadly Night executive producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead are producing alongside Jamie R. Thompson. Reportedly, the film is aiming for a late 2025 release in theaters with plans to start filming in the near future. Cineverse will launch sales of the project at the American Film Market.

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Thanksgiving is an amazing scary movie for a lot of reasons, but it...

Some fun, holiday-centric news from Deadline today, Cineverse will be taking another stab at the Christmas slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night! Cineverse is best known for distributing Terrifier 3, another Christmas horror movie released this past October and made bank at the box office.

Now, the entertainment company has acquired the global rights to a reimagining of the 1984 cult film from director Charles E. Sellier Jr. Following a traumatized young man named Billy Chapman, Silent Night, Deadly Night follows him into his adulthood where he clothes himself in a Santa Claus suit and goes on a killing spree inspired by witnessing something similar as a child when a man in a Santa outfit murdered his parents. As a result, Billy was sent to an abusive orphanage that only furthered his eventual breakdown and transformation into a killer.

Upon its release in the early 1980s, the film generated a lot...

The Christmas carnage on display in Terrifier 3 will continue next year thanks to Brad Miska and Brandon Hill from Cineverse, who are overseeing the newly announced reimagining of one of the most infamous holiday horror films in history: Silent Night, Deadly Night. Released in 1984 by TriStar Pictures, the horror flick featured Robert Brian Wilson in the role of Billy, a young adult who when just a child witnessed the murder of his parents by a man dressed as Santa Claus. Hes placed in an orphanage, taught that punishment is good, and grows up to become the very thing that traumatized him. The '80s were great, werent they?

Per Deadline, the reboot of Silent Night, Deadly Night is being written and directed by Mike P. Nelson, with original producers Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead also along for the ride. Miska and Hill will supervise things on Cineverses end, who...

A divisive Christmas horror movie from the 1980s is getting a second remake. The biggest horror remake boom occured in the 2000s, when a bevy of iconic horror titles were rebooted including Dawn of the Dead, Friday the 13th, Halloween, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Last House on the Left, The House on Sorority Row and more. However, remakes have been produced throughout horror history, including the prominent 1980s examples The Thing and The Blob, and the tradition has continued into the modern era with titles including 2020's The Invisible Man, 2022's Firestarter, and 2024's Salem's Lot.

Christmas horror movies are another longstanding tradition of the genre, as many filmmakers have found unique ways to blend the wholesome iconography of the season with bloody murder and mayhem, creating an unsettling juxtaposition. One of the most famous is Bob Clark's 1974 proto-slasher Black Christmas, which itself has been remade twice,...

In a bit of surprising but quite possibly welcome news (depending on who you ask), one of the most controversial and infamous horror movies of the 1980s is getting a reboot. "Silent Night, Deadly Night," the Christmas slasher focused on a guy dressed up as Santa Claus murdering people, is getting a new shot at life. What's more, the company behind the "Terrifier" franchise is making it happen. Buckle up.

According to Deadline, Cineverse is backing this reimagining of director Charles E. Sellier Jr.'s "Silent Night, Deadly Night." Production is already expected to begin soon, with Mike P. Nelson, of "Wrong Turn" (2021) fame, in the director's chair. Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, who executive produced the original 1984 film, are returning to produce this iteration as well. Jamie R. Thompson is also producing alongside Brandon Hill and Brad Miska. Brandon Hill, Cineverse Executive Director of Acquisitions, had this to say...

Nearly four years have gone by since we heard that Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios, the folks behind Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, were going to be making a reboot of the classic Christmas slasher movie Silent Night, Deadly Night (watch it Here), which happens to be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year… and if you’ve been wondering what was going on with that reboot, we finally have an update! For one thing, Orwo Studios and Black Hanger Studios are no longer involved. Instead, the new version of Silent Night, Deadly Night will be coming our way from Cineverse, the company behind the Terrifier franchise, and Deadline reports that it’s expected to start filming soon with writer/director Mike P. Nelson at the helm! The project is aiming for a late 2025 theatrical release – so it sounds like we’ll be getting it just in time for Christmas!

Nelson already has some reboot experience,...

Forty years after parents picketed outside of theaters following the release of the initial Santa slasher movie in the franchise, we’re excited to announce today that Cineverse has acquired global rights to a new Silent Night, Deadly Night film. Deadline broke the news today.

Fresh off the release of Terrifier 3, Bloody Disgusting will be producing the upcoming reboot of the franchise that will be written and directed by Mike P. Nelson and produced by Scott J. Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, executive producers of the original 1984 Tri-Star film, alongside Jamie R. Thompson.

Brandon Hill & Brad Miska (Terrifier 3) will oversee for Cineverse and will executive produce alongside Erick Opeka and Yolanda Macias.

In the original horror classic, Little Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by Santa after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now Billy is 18 and out of the orphanage, and...