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There are a few places where it feels like whatever you're watching is being broadcast directly from an alternate universe — roadside motel televisions, public access channels from towns you've never been to, and Adult Swim after midnight. It's a feeling that anyone who has fallen asleep in the middle of watching "Robot Chicken" only to be startled awake and greeted by the hypnotic surrealism of a show like "Infomercials" knows intimately: where what stares back at you from the TV screen is so bizarre and phantasmagorical that you can't help but answer its call like a sailor drawn to a rock by a siren.

The average viewer likely thinks of Adult Swim as the network behind "Rick and Morty," syndicated reruns of their favorite adult animated series, and culture-shaping oddities like "Space Ghost Coast to Coast," but the real freaks and sickos know that Adult Swim is also the home...

If you felt a cold chill of foreboding crawl across your shoulders earlier today, it was almost certainly because… Well, okay, we can actually think of a lot of reasons you might be experiencing the grim chill of a doomed universe in this moment. But the most recent, and the most Shrek-based,...

Marvel fans have been given an unexpected treat for the holiday season in the form of X-Men ’97 Fireside Yule Log video. Yes, among the many such videos that can be streamed at this time of year, Marvel Animation and Disney+ have developed a special version just for Marvel fans, which allows everyone to enjoy a cozy, mutant-themed ambiance for their festive enjoyment. With the X-Men about to become a big part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the next few years, it is not surprising that Marvel has chosen to base this video on the superhero group.

X-Men '97 premiered on Disney+ on March 20, 2024, as a continuation of the 1992 series, X-Men: The Animated Series. The revival became one of Marvel Studios’ most popular and highly praised shows of the entire Marvel catalog, delivering a nostalgic hit for longtime fans while drawing in a new following from MCU audiences. Picking...

Check out which streaming services have yule logs themed for your favorite shows here!

Christmas is a time when a roaring fire in the fireplace just elevates the atmosphere to another level. But if you don’t have a fireplace in your living room, a streaming Yule log is essentially the next best thing! You may not get any heat from a streaming Yule log, but you be able to generate some of the holiday warmth that’s so synonymous with the season, and you can also find logs themed after some of your favorite movies and shows! Check out the list of streaming Yule logs available from top services below.

Which streaming services offer Yule logs in 2024?

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Disney+ has two Yule log options, both from the “Frozen” universe. The first is the Arendelle Castle Yule Log, which is...

'Tis the season for ye olde yule log! And if you've ever wanted to cozy up by a fire in the worlds of Squid Game, Bridgerton, or Spellbound, your time is now. Because this year, Netflix is bringing three different, themed iterations of the classic holiday program — literally just a fire in a fireplace burning on your screen — to its streaming platform just in time for your seasonal shindigs.

Don't worry, you're not alone in thinking that it might be a little odd to cozy up to a fireplace in the office of the Front Man from Squid Game. But that subversive, unsettling energy is probably exactly why they did it.

That said, there will be a few other yuletide offerings featuring fires roaring in thematically adorned fireplaces (which we first read about in The Hollywood Reporter), should you appreciate a more Regency-era living room or animated fire on the hillsides of Lumbria vibe.

Netflix is taking holiday Yule Log shows to the next level.

The streamer has launched three Yule Log programs with themed environments from popular shows — Squid Game, Bridgerton and Spellbound.

For those who are unfamiliar, Yule Log shows are typically a simple shot of a crackling fire that viewers play on their TVs during the Christmas holiday season to replicate the cozy vibe of fireplace. The idea’s origins stretch all the way back to 1966, when New York station Wpix began broadcasting its Yule Log program with Christmas music playing in the background.

This year, Netflix has taken this tradition and added a twist: Three one-hour shows, which include a burning fireplace set within the world of a hit show. Squid Game Fireplace, for instance, is within the office of the Front Man. While Bridgerton Fireplace is set in an elegant Regency-era living room. Spellbound Fireplace puts viewers in the magical wilderness of Lumbria.

Ever since the debut of his surreal comedy horror short, “Too Many Cooks,” Casper Kelly has cultivated a reputation for doing the disturbing and unexpected. That’s why, when it came to Adult Swim’s “Yule Log 2: Branching Out,” Kelly decided to turn his very reputation on its head.

“A lot of sequels will go darker and grittier, so I thought maybe I’ll slightly do the opposite,” Kelly told TheWrap.

The first “Yule Log” premiered as a surprise on Adult Swim in December of 2022. That movie started as a video of a crackling fireplace. But the longer the camera focused on the comforting pops of the cozy fire, the more it descended into madness, as it told the story of a winter vacation gone horribly wrong, complete with an incestuous serial killer family, aliens, and a vengeful and sentient yule log. By its end, the movie becomes a...

Back in 2022, Adult Swim aired what many at first believed to be a standard yule log program, whereby a camera remains fixed on a roaring fire meant to evoke the coziness of the holidays. But as the log burned on, it became clear that not everything was at it seemed, and a full-on horror movie soon overtook the airwaves. And then things got even weirder. The clever surprise was a real holiday treat for horror fans, who appreciated the surreal and absurdist nature of the film.

Now, the same creative mind behind the first Adult Swim Yule Log movie and some of the same actors are back for a sequel, Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out, and this time, the murderous flaming log infiltrates Hallmark-style Christmas movies, creating a genre mashup horror fans didn't know they needed.

Writer-director Casper Kelly, who also worked on the experimental Adult Swim short...

Casper Kelly, the writer and director of Adult Swim Yule Log 2, opens up on his surprise sequel, genre mash-ups, the joys of practical effects, and what he’d like to explore in a part three.

Adult Swim Yule Log was one of the most creative horror surprises to come out of 2022. Casper Kelly’s holiday bait-and-switch starts as an innocuous Yule Log video loop that’s meant to add ambiance to one’s home, only to gradually transform into a heightened absurdist film about a sentient Murder Log. Two years later, Adult Swim has concocted a macabre sequel to this experimental gem. Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin’ Out is somehow even wilder than its predecessor. Yule Log 2 mashes together an aggressive horror film with a cheerful Christmas Hallmark movie, the likes of which culminates in another Adult Swim classic that’s guaranteed to be one of the network’s...

Adult Swim once again defies expectations with a bold, brilliant genre experiment that transforms a yule log video into a horror/Hallmark hybrid about second chances.

“I just feel like I’m trapped in a horror movie I can’t get out of.”

Horror and Christmas have been a powerful combination for over 50 years. It was initially a disturbing shock to the system to see sacred Christmas iconography get perverted into dark tools of dread. This surprise has worn off after decades of meditations on killer Santas and Krampus. Even Art the Clown has invaded Christmas at this point. That being said, there’s still nothing like a good, genuine surprise in a horror movie and Adult Swim accomplishes this tall task in its latest holiday offering.

Casper Kelly is always one to creatively experiment with structure, form, and genre. Too Many Cooks, Final Deployment 4: Queen Battle Walkthrough, and to a lesser extent,...

Adult Swim has stunned audiences again this holiday season with the release of “Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branching Out.” This sequel to its unique horror film transforms the famous holiday fireplace video into a terrifying narrative experience.

The latest iteration debuted on Thursday night, following a tradition that began two years ago. In 2022, the seemingly innocent original video was converted into an unexpected horror film. In this sequel, Andrea Laing reprises her role as Zoe, who attempts to flee the horrors of the first film by relocating to another nation. However, she quickly discovers that the evil log has its purposes.

Casper Kelly, best known for his viral horror short “Too Many Cooks,” is the creative mind behind this production. He has ambitious ideas for the Yule Log franchise. “With luck and your viewership, I will get to fulfil my vision of 31 interconnected Yule Log films,” according to him.

Just when you thought it was safe to roast chestnuts over an open fire again, the Adult Swim Yule Log is back. A new sequel, Yule Log 2: Branchin’ Out, dropped as the clock struck midnight on December 6. The late-night holiday treat is directed by Too Many Cooks’ creator Casper Kelly. And just like the original, it starts innocent enough with a shot of a nice fireplace, but then things take a deadly turn. It’s certainly not wholesome family viewing! In Yule Log 2 Zoe (Andrea Laing) is back, looking for a fresh start in the idyllic town of Mistletoe after all the trauma of the first flick. But soon things go chillingly wrong. The original won over viewers and network execs to greenlight the follow-up. Here Kelly chats with us about his latest frightful flick. At one point did you see a sequel for this? How was it having...

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.

Angelenos hoping to open presents by a roaring fire on a chilly Christmas morning this year are out of luck. The weather’s cold enough, but local air quality officials on Christmas Eve put in place a no-burn order for the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and

all of Orange County.

Luckily, we have the internet, and there are a plethora of virtual options.

The original, of course, is the Wpix Yule Log, a three-hour-long loop of a 17-second-long film of a roaring fireplace at Gracie Mansion, the New York City mayor’s residence that first aired on Christmas Eve on 1966. For those the in the tri-state area, the station will air the 1970 version of its Yule Log from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Christmas Day. For those who want the 1966 original, Wpix will air that footage from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. It...

Stars: Jamie Morgan, Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch, Michael Korotitsch | Written by Aaron Drake | Directed by Mark Polonia

What would Christmas be without a Yule Log? To make sure we don’t have to worry about it, Mark Polonia has followed up such wonderful seasonal films as Feeders 2: Slay Bells and Sister Krampus with Yule Log, a festive tale of witchery and vengeance from beyond the grave.

The film begins with a lecture on witches and witch hunting, concluding with the tale of Drucinda of the Woods who was nailed to a tree and left for the ravens. But not before casting an unspecified curse on the woods. In the present, Robin survives a car crash only to have Drucinda cast a spell on her.

Unaware of this, Charles and Roy are about to pick up their buddy Earl. He recently lost his wife and they don’t want him...

On the 9th day of Creepmas, the aliens and tech run amok to stuff the socks with horror. Science fiction’s broad umbrella covers everything from the future to outer space to alternate realities via technology. The unexplored terrain and concepts within sci-fi provide fertile ground for horror; what’s scarier than the unknown? Even worse, what happens when sci-fi horror invades the holidays? Sometimes, it means one bleak holiday. For other movies, it yields zany results.

The 12 Days of Creepmas continues on Bloody Disgusting, this time with 9 sci-fi horror movies that get a bit wild with the yuletide theme.

Keep track of the 12 Days of Creepmas here.

I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday

Writer/Director Mike Lombardo’s debut delivers one downer of a holiday horror movie. The plot follows a mother and her 8-year-old son as they experience the holidays in a bunker amidst an apocalypse. In other words,...

This Sunday at 8:00 Pm on Gfam, viewers can immerse themselves in the enchanting atmosphere of the holiday season with Season 2 Episode 4 of “Christmas Yule Log.” The episode promises a delightful experience as seasonal melodies serenade the audience while a glowing fireplace casts a warm and festive ambiance.

“Christmas Yule Log” continues its tradition of providing the perfect backdrop for a cozy Christmas Eve. With the soothing blend of seasonal music playing over the crackling fire, the episode creates an inviting space for viewers to unwind and embrace the magic of the holidays.

For those in search of a serene and heartwarming prelude to Christmas, “Christmas Yule Log” at 8:00 Pm on Sunday is a must-watch on Gfam. Tune in for an hour of festive tranquility, making it an ideal accompaniment to gatherings or a moment of personal reflection on Christmas Eve.

Release Date & Time: 8:00 Pm Sunday 24 December 2023 on...

This Sunday at 7:00 Pm on Gfam, viewers are invited to bask in the warm glow of the holiday season with the Season 2 Episode 3 of “Christmas Yule Log.” The episode promises a serene and festive experience as seasonal music fills the air, harmonizing with the mesmerizing dance of flames in a glowing fireplace.

“Christmas Yule Log” is the perfect backdrop for a cozy and intimate Christmas Eve celebration. With its delightful combination of soothing melodies and the crackling warmth of a festive fireplace, the episode sets the stage for a tranquil and joyous evening.

For those seeking a peaceful and heartwarming prelude to Christmas, “Christmas Yule Log” at 7:00 Pm on Sunday is a must-watch on Gfam. Tune in for an hour of festive ambiance that captures the magic of the season and creates a welcoming atmosphere for holiday gatherings.

Release Date & Time: 7:00 Pm Sunday 24 December 2023 on Gfam

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This Sunday at 5:00 Pm on Gfam, viewers are invited to cozy up with the warmth of the holiday spirit in the Season 2 premiere of “Christmas Yule Log.” In this festive episode, the screen comes alive with the comforting glow of a crackling fireplace, set against a backdrop of seasonal melodies that promise to evoke the magic of Christmas.

“Christmas Yule Log” offers a simple yet enchanting experience, allowing families and friends to bask in the ambiance of a festive hearth while enjoying the timeless tunes that define the season. It’s the perfect backdrop for a relaxed evening, creating a virtual fireplace that brings a touch of holiday charm into homes.

For those seeking a peaceful and festive atmosphere without leaving the comfort of their living rooms, “Christmas Yule Log” Season 2 Episode 1 at 5:00 Pm is the ideal choice. Tune in for a delightful blend of visual warmth and musical cheer,...