I really started this without much optimism. However, it ended up being much better than I expected. I loved that William Shatner was in it. How can you not love Shatner? This is an anthology and while the stories overlap in small ways, they were really well delivered offering each a uniqueness. Christmas horror is tricky but I was pleased with how the stories unfolded. This is still, what I consider low budget but you can let low budget stop you when you are a fan of horror. Check it out. It is a decent film.

Anthologies usually suffer from the same problem: specific stories being much better / worse than the others it's paired with. In that sense, this is one of the strongest anthology films I've seen, with the qualitative consistency pretty level. Not that it's perfectly unswerving (virgin Mary one is mediocre, Santa one is a blast), but it's still the kind of goofy, creepy fun that many of us need during the holidays.

I've read most of the reviews after I saw this awesome movie. Forget about those long reviews that try to analyze every aspect...whatever. This is a GREAT movie, however, DEFINITELY NOT FOR CHILDREN! Plus, it's got William Shatner in it - what's NOT to love about it?This review has to contain at least ten lines of text, so what I can say that won't ruin it for you...? Well, not much. The zombie elves were pretty funny. Krampus was very, VERY cool. In fact, I totally agree when I heard a comment that they wish that this entire movie was about just Santa & Krampus. That would have definitely made me bump this up another star making it a solid nine (9). I can also say that Santa looks totally "bad-ass". The one braid that rests over his right shoulder with the gash that comes down across his face makes him look like he could join up with GI Joe. This is definitely NOT for children. Whether they believe in Santa or not, I'd think twice before letting anyone under the age of 14 to watch this. It has gore, trust me, "gore" is a definite understatement. The ending is sad, didn't expect it - that's for sure. And I can honestly say that this movie made me jump. It may not be a holiday classic, but it's definitely better than that "other" killer Xmas movie (without mentioning any names). I believe it's a movie you have to watch. I feel you'll surprisingly enjoy it like I did.

I love horror anthologies. I love holiday horror anthologies, with the exception of the actual one named "Holidays." And I love the Christmas ones the most as they make the most prized memories of our childhood...all the more creepy.True, this did the trick. During partial breaks in my viewing of this, I actually did listen to innocent Christmas tunes only to be completely freaked out.It has to be hard to come up with new and inventive ways to use the stereotypical Christmas traditions and make genuine horror out of it. It's been done so many times, with so many horror anthologies over the decades. And yet…the Canadians have done it. Very well, I might add. Blame them…they did it.In this multistory scary film revolving around Christmas Eve, we get five unique fables happening simultaneously and all in the same universe. Every single one was well shot, original and genuinely scary. While one reminded me of my own childhood with another horror anthology I was scarred as a kid with: Trilogy of Terror, all were interesting and I wanted to know more and where they were headed.Each story just gave us enough to want to go back and learn more as it shifted between the stories. Sadly, however, the conclusions weren't always satisfying with the exception of one…HUGE…SURPRISE I did NOT see coming.That said, the lead up, the believable acting and the very well-shot cinematography and graphics negated any so-so conclusion. HIGHLY recommend this to all horror anthology buffs like myself, especially those who love the twisted Christmas legends.***Final thoughts: Already loved this movie, almost from frame one, but it helped I fell for one of the actors. "Dylan," one of the high school kids. Relax. He's nearing 30 – in just about two months from now. But, like most late-20s, early-30s actors playing high schoolers, he really doesn't look like he belongs in school. Less creepy for me…even when the movie really did creep my out. I guess I deserved that.