46 Christmas Horror Movies Ranked by Tomatometer 

Adjusted Score: 105700%

Critics Consensus: The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation.

Adjusted Score: 92804%

Critics Consensus: Rare Exports is an unexpectedly delightful crossbreed of deadpan comedy and Christmas horror.

Adjusted Score: 91273%

Critics Consensus: Carried by its charismatic young cast, Better Watch Out is an adorably sinister holiday horror film.

Adjusted Score: 93298%

Critics Consensus: Whether you choose to see it as a statement on consumer culture or simply a special effects-heavy popcorn flick, Gremlins is a minor classic.

Adjusted Score: 83505%

Critics Consensus: Anna and the Apocalypse finds fresh brains and a lot of heart in the crowded zombie genre – not to mention a fun genre mashup populated by rootable characters.

Adjusted Score: 78811%

Critics Consensus: Perhaps it isn’t quite as much fun as a movie about a murderous robot Santa ought to be, but for fans of holiday horror, Christmas Bloody Christmas is still a gift.

Adjusted Score: 82140%

Critics Consensus: Taking an axe to yuletide cheer and everything else in its path, Terrifier 3 is a bloody fantastic stocking stuffer for the holiday season.

Adjusted Score: 84188%

Critics Consensus: Led by an impressive Riley Keough performance, The Lodge should prove a suitably unsettling destination for fans of darkly atmospheric horror.

Adjusted Score: 93595%

Critics Consensus: Foregoing the horror thrills of its predecessor in favor of childhood fantasy, Curse of the Cat People is a touching and psychologically complex family film couched in a ghost story.

Adjusted Score: 62756%

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Adjusted Score: 87371%

Critics Consensus: It may not offer much they haven’t seen before, but strong-stomached exploitation enthusiasts will savor The Retaliators.

Adjusted Score: 83203%

Critics Consensus: If you’re in the mood for a fun enough genre film that kills its holiday theme, look no further than the surprisingly astute A Christmas Horror Story.

Adjusted Score: 55384%

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Adjusted Score: 83026%

Critics Consensus: It may not be the most effective holiday horror entry, but The Advent Calendar has its share of nasty treats for genre fans.

Adjusted Score: 81230%

Critics Consensus: A yuletide nightmare full of familial angst and slithering scares, Await Further Instructions is a genre treat that pretty much any horror fan will want in their stocking.

Adjusted Score: 77096%

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Adjusted Score: 58008%

Critics Consensus: Unsettling and spine-chilling low-budget British horror, with effective and disturbing scares.

Adjusted Score: 48513%

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Adjusted Score: 27905%

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Adjusted Score: 74060%

Critics Consensus: A slow-burning horror story that takes spine-tingling advantage of its setting and cast, I Trapped the Devil marks an auspicious debut for writer-director Josh Lobo.

Adjusted Score: 71726%

Critics Consensus: The rare slasher with enough intelligence to wind up the tension between bloody outbursts, Black Christmas offers fiendishly enjoyable holiday viewing for genre fans.

Adjusted Score: 67055%

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Adjusted Score: 71849%

Critics Consensus: Krampus is gory good fun for fans of non-traditional holiday horror with a fondness for Joe Dante’s B- movie classics, even if it doesn’t have quite the savage bite its concept calls for.

Adjusted Score: 71413%

Critics Consensus: Spending time with these characters can be a lot to ask, but Silent Night peers into the abyss with admirable aplomb.

Adjusted Score: 62296%

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Adjusted Score: 47189%

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Adjusted Score: 60549%

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Adjusted Score: 35857%

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Adjusted Score: 27163%

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Adjusted Score: 59017%

Critics Consensus: It’s a Wonderful Knife takes an enthusiastic stab at holiday-themed horror-comedy, even if it doesn’t cut quite as deep as it should.

Adjusted Score: 52229%

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Adjusted Score: 50534%

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Adjusted Score: 18420%

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Adjusted Score: 48074%

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Adjusted Score: 47664%

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Adjusted Score: 44114%

Critics Consensus: Wind Chill is a ghost story with a clunky and unpolished script that fails to keep viewers in suspense.

Adjusted Score: 45458%

Critics Consensus: Better than the 2006 remake yet not as sharp as the original, this Black Christmas stabs at timely feminist themes but mostly hits on familiar pulp.

Adjusted Score: 27298%

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Adjusted Score: 36165%

Critics Consensus: P2 is full of gore, but low on suspense, featuring a cat-and-mouse plot has been done many times before.

Adjusted Score: 20678%

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Adjusted Score: 21640%

Critics Consensus: A killjoy entry into the debauched children’s story horror canon, The Mean One delivers a seasonally macabre bag of lime green coal.

Adjusted Score: 16464%

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Adjusted Score: 15975%

Critics Consensus: A gratuitous remake of the 1974 slasher, Black Christmas pumps out the gore and blood with zero creativity, humor, or visual flair.

Adjusted Score: 12288%

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