by Brutal As Hell staff Intro by Marc Patterson There’s something oddly cathartic about watching as a psycho Santa lops someone’s head off without discretion. Of course, not if that were real life. That’d be horrible. But in the fantastical world of horror it seems the perfect solution through which we can channel all of [...]

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories Written and Directed by: Jalmiri Helander Starring: Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Peeter Jakobi Review by Marc Patterson It seems that every year we’re tossed at least a couple new Christmas horror films to digest alongside our spiked egg nog and peppermint sticks. While I [...]

by Marc Patterson I’m going to fess up to something right now. I’m not such a huge fan of Halloween, but I LOVE Christmas. And I mean LOVE it. I’m not into the commercialization of it with the TV ads, and crazy-eyed last minute shoppers fighting over Elmo dolls. No, I’m into good old fashioned [...]

by Britt Hayes Welcome to the final part of our first annual holiday gift guide. I’m going to run things down a little differently in this edition. In the DVD and Blu-ray sections, I’ll start with bargains, move to regular priced items, and then to boxed sets and pricey editions (if any). For books, it’ll [...]

by Marc Patterson Halloween seems to be the high holiday of horrorphiles everywhere but personally I love Christmas. Thankfully for me, the sparkling joy of the Christmas season is nigh upon us once again. What better way to get in the spirit than for some Christmastime horror via a really cool trailer from an upcoming [...]

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Studio: Arrow Video Directed by: Charles E. Sellier Jr Starring: Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Linnea Quigley Reviewed by: Ben Bussey On a Christmas Eve visit to his institutionalised Grandfather, innocent young tot Billy Chapman soon finds himself alone with the apparently catatonic old geezer. It is only [...]

Nightmare Before Christmas Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: August 26, 2008 Directed By: Henry Selick Cast: Chris Saradon, Catherine O’ Hara, William Hickey, Paul Reubens Brutal As Hell Rating: 3 ½ out of 5 stars Review By: Benjamin Bussey   ‘Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems: the [...]

Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Killer Mutant Snowman (2000) Studio: Allumination DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003 Directed By: Michael Cooney Cast: Christopher Allport, Eileen Seely, Marsha Clark, Chip Heller, Ray Cooney Deadly DVD Rating: 2 ½ out of 5 stars Review By: Rod Schroeder          Serial killer snowman Jack Frost is back & [...]

Jack Frost (1996) Studio: Eimitar Entertainment DVD Release Date: November 3, 1998 Directed By: Michael Cooney Cast: Christ Allport, Stephen Mendel, Scott MacDonald, Shannon Elizabeth Deadly DVD Rating: 2 ½ out of 5 stars Review By: Rod Schroeder   Jack Frost was a mass murderer, boucing from town to town, blending in with the residents [...]

Christmas Evil (1980) Studio: Synapse Films DVD Release Date: Directed By: Lewis Jackson Cast: Brandon Maggert, Jeffrey Demunn, Dianne Hull Brutal As Hell Rating: 3 ½ out of 5 stars Review By: Marc Patterson   Harry Stadling (Brandon Maggert) loves Christmas.  You might even say he loves it a bit too much.  His house is [...]

Black Christmas (2006) Studio: Dimension Films DVD Release Date: April 3, 2007 Directed By: Glen Morgan Cast: Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Hudson & Robert Mann Brutal As Hell Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Review By: Annie Riordan   This movie is the cinematic equivalent of a big fat turd with [...]

Black Christmas (1974) Studio: Somerville House DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006 Directed By: Bob Clark Cast: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon, Art Hindle Brutal As Hell Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Review By: Annie Riordan   So, how many of you Bob Clark fans are going to spend Christmas watching [...]