christmas horror short – Horror Ghouls

TREEVENGE – Christmas Horror Short

Posted on December 25, 2022June 22, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

You know you’re about to watch a real Christmas Special when it opens with the theme from Cannibal Holocaust.

Treevenge gives us a terrifying look of what the poor pinetrees has to endure around the time of the holidays. But this time they’ve had enough, and have decided to let everyone without plastic trees regret their choice. They’re not holding back, and who can remember to ever have seen a pinetree assplay someone…?

This jolly horror short is directed by Jason Eisener, the man behind the modern Grindhouse-classic Hobo With a Shotgun and the upcoming Kids vs. Aliens.

Director: Jason Eisener
Writers: Rob Cotterill, Jason Eisener
Country & year: Canada, 2008
Actors: Jonathan Torrens, Sarah Dunsworth, Maris Morgan, Jayden Taylor, Lex Gigeroff, Mike Cleven, Jason Collins, Timothy Dunn, Shaun Clark, Aria Publicover, Molly Dunsworth
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt1343750/

PARE – Horror Short

Posted on December 19, 2021July 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A strange discovery leaves a woman haunted by her husband’s absence.

Pare isn’t exactly a jolly Christmas tale…instead, we get chills and suspense as a woman experiences strange events after finding a bloody jacket which might belong to her husband…

Director: Lauren Sick
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Dana Drori, Josh Ruben
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt13658316/

JOLLY – Christmas Horror Short

Posted on December 12, 2021July 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

An animatronic Santa head has a different kind of present to give.

Jolly is a simple, yet effective, horror short! It’s made by the “Midnight Video” team. Time to get into the perfect holiday mood…

Director: Todd Spence
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Todd Spence, Zak White
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt13884852/

THE HO HO HOWLING – Horror Short

Posted on December 20, 2020October 3, 2021 by HorrorGhouls

Under a full moon on Christmas Eve, an unassuming family faces a legendary home invader whose gifts could change them forever.

Now that we recently published a werewolf horror movie review (Wer) it’s quite fitting to have a holiday-themed short with a similar premise: what if Santa could “infect” you with a bite?

Director: Andrew Neill
Country & year: USA, 2019
Actors: Joe Rapp, Katie Vannelli, Allen Fredrick Voigt, Novalee Wendt
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt11426678/

A CHRISTMAS WISH – Horror Short

Posted on December 22, 2019June 25, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A little girl thinks Christmas in New Zealand sucks. It’s too hot, there are mosquitoes everywhere, and not a snowflake in sight. But when Lisa wishes for a White Christmas one year, she gets a lot more than she bargained for…

A somewhat cute horror short about a girl who wants to experience a White Christmas, but gets it in a way she’ll soon regret…

Director: Peter Haynes, Nick Burridge
Country & year: Australia, 2016
Actors: Keira Christina, Hweiling Ow

CHRISTMAS PRESENCE – Horror Short

Posted on December 15, 2019June 26, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

Mary takes over her friends babysitting job on Christmas Eve, but something more than yuletide spirit is loose in the house.

Here’s another Christmas horror short for you to enjoy! A cheesy yet fun short about a babysitter who will stay at a home where the owners are really into the holidays and have put up decorations all over the place. There’s one of the “decorations” that seems out of place, though…

Director: Henrique Couto
Country & year: USA, 2015
Actors: Julia Gomez, Alia Gabrielle Eckhardt, Erin R. Ryan, Adam Clevenger, Bradley Diehl

HUMBUG – A Christmas Horror Short

Posted on December 8, 2019June 26, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

When her neighbor refuses to get into the Christmas spirit, a jolly citizen takes matters into her own hands.

We all know at least one “Grinch”, or a person filled with “humbug” when the holidays are kicking in. This weird and cheesy horror short takes the “humbug” to a different level, though, turning it into something that can be “exorcised” from your body in order to make you fully enjoy the Christmas holidays!

Director: Justin Lee, Matt Thiesen
Country & year: USA, 2016
Actors: Jessee Foudray, Milly Sanders
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt6391866/