Christmas Evil

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Christmas Evil

R

1980

1h 40m

Holiday

Horror

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Eavesdropping on mother turns a boy into a killer (Brandon Maggart) who roams the streets dressed as Santa Claus.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/22/2023

2/5

A sleazier and scummier version of similar Santa-themed slashers, for better or worse.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

10/13/2020

5/10

I thought it was well done for what it was but it's just not something that I'll watch again.

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Stephanie Crawford

Daily Grindhouse

07/15/2020

There's no real question that Christmas Evil is an exploitation film, but it's one of the rare ones that's even more concerned with mood and pathos than nudity or blood.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

05/05/2019

3.5/5

There are a nice few slasher elements present in Christmas Evil while it also contains great psychological horror. A truly disturbing holiday movie.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

12/26/2011

B

The film is noted for starting a sub-genre of the jolly St. Nick as a psycho slasher killer.

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Film Threat

01/09/2006

4/5

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Dec 26

I watched this because Ghost Pirate recommended it, but I'm disappointed with this recommendation. I didn't find it funny, and there was a lot of inappropriateness in it. Steer clear!

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Lucifer M

@RT37068049 Dec 11

Is it perfect? Nope; but it definitely gets ya into the holiday spirit! Especially if you’re a horror fan. It’s one of those gems you’d want to add to the plethora of holiday themed films when you want to sprinkle some disturbing, psychological horror into the advent calendar mix

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Jason H

@RT50328122 Dec 6

A great character study/darkly comic horror movie. The director prefers the original title (You Better Watch Out); so do I.

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Sinister S.

@sinisterSUE Dec 5

A Christmas horror classic, and a holiday tradition in our family. An interesting look at the life of a man who takes playing Santa to a new level.

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Tim M

@tgmacman 06/10/2025

Christmas Evil isn't entirely naughty, but it largely fails to bring terrible gravitas to its seasonally subversive concept.

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georgette T

@RT19032972 02/19/2025

Great movie to watch next to the fireplace.

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Synopsis

Eavesdropping on mother turns a boy into a killer (Brandon Maggart) who roams the streets dressed as Santa Claus.

Director: Lewis Jackson
Producer: Pete Kameron, Burt Kleiner
Screenwriter: Lewis Jackson
Distributor: Cannon Film Distributors
Production Co: Edward R. Pressman Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Holiday, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2018
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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