A Christmas Horror Story - (2015)
Rated R
Starring William Shatner, George Buza,
Directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan
The Story:
4 holiday horror stories intertwine on Christmas Eve as Dangerous Dan (Shatner), a local radio DJ plays some tunes and gets some holiday feelings off his chest.
The first story has some teens break into their school to shoot a documentary about some students that died in that place previously.
Next, there is a family that goes to visit their grandma, but by behaving poorly, unleash Krampus to wreak vengeance upon them.
Third, a couple take their little boy into the woods to chop down the perfect tree. The boy gets separated from his parents, and they find him much later in a hollow tree. He comes home but is acting much, much differently than before.
Finally, Santa is dealing with the zombie apocalypse as the elves have begun to turn and they are hunting him down. It's kill or be killed with Christmas on the line!
First, they were wise in going the anthology route with this film, because none of the stories, at least as written or presented was strong enough to carry a 90 minute horror film.
It is quite possible they could have been fleshed out and expanded, but for an anthology film, this works.
The problem or the best part is, depending on the viewer, is the cutting back and forth between the stories. Some stories are stronger than others and getting pulled out of that story and having to wait 3 turns for the next bit to see what happens next can be annoying.
Or, if you don't mind the switches, it can be the perfect remedy to create suspense where there might not be any.
Nothing too remarkable here to make this a must-see or repeat viewing during the holiday season (Halloween or Christmas) but good enough for at least one go round.
Final Grade: C
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