For some film fans, the transition out of spooky season and into the most wonderful time of the year can be jarring. One month you’re bathing in blood, then the next thing you know it’s nothing but candy canes and hot cocoa and family togetherness. Sure, many of us have a soft spot for at least one classic Christmas movie. But there’s an equally sizeable demographic for which consuming sickeningly sweet holiday cheer just leads to a stomach ache.
So we thought we’d spread some good ol’ holiday fear instead. The subgenre of Christmas-themed horror movies isn’t exactly broad, but if you search deep enough, you’ll find enough peppermint-scented scares to break up all the holly-jolliness and get you through the season. These 24 scary Christmas movies are a gift for the bloodlusting Scrooge in

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