Sometimes, conjoining comic and terrifying elements may occur to be as tasty as the combination of sweet and salty (just quoting one of our teachers of American Pop Culture), if your nerves are weak though, just give a try one of the lightest proposals.
1. Christmas Cruelty (2013)
If you are looking for a movie that is brutal and pulls no punches, Christmas Cruelty is for you. We follow a serial killer and his victims as they all prepare for
Christmas in their own ways. This year it doesn’t matter if you have
been naughty or nice, Santa is coming to town no matter what, and he
knows where you live.
2. Gremlins (1984)
A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet
and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small
town.
3. Tales from the Crypt (1972)
It’s the opening section of the third (and best) of Freddie Francis’ anthology films for Amicus that concerns us here. It’s Christmas Eve, and Joan Collins
has just embedded a fire iron in her husband’s head as her daughter
sleeps upstairs. A radio announcement that there’s an escaped lunatic in
the area dressed as Santa Claus could provide her with the perfect
alibi, as long as he doesn’t make it into the house before the police
arrive.
The film that started the whole psycho-Santa subgenre, it may not be
the most iconic example (the notorious marketing campaign alone for
1984’s Silent Night, Deadly Night gives that film that honour), but with a lean 12-minute running time it’s easily the most effective.
4. Christmas Evil (1980)
The sole credit for director Lewis Jackson, this terrifically strange
one off predated Silent Night, Deadly Night’s notion that a traumatic
childhood encounter with Santa Claus might trigger an unhealthy desire
to dress up as the Coca-Cola Company’s benevolent mascot and slaughter
those on the naughty list. Harry
has been obsessed with Christmas ever since he caught mommy getting a
little bit more than a kiss from Santa when he was a kid. Donning the
suit and kitting out his van, Harry takes to the streets to deliver
presents to hospitals and murder those who fail to recognise the true
spirit of the season.
5. Black Christmas (2006)
An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.
6. Jack Frost (1997)
A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year
later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things
right with his son before he is gone forever.
If you have a free moment between cleaning, eating and spending incredibly long and worisome hours with your family - check out any of the mentioned movies (please bear in mind that not all of them may be proper for your age). Some of them may be considered as classics, being rather funny nowadays that scary. I recommend these newer ones for fans of strong thrillers with a lot of violence, but causing us the creeps, both types of horror movies can make us appreciate the warmth of home and the company of our family even more.
SOURCES: http://www.imdb.com
TASKS:
1. Try to think about possible pros and cons of horror movies. If you're not a fan of that type of movies, talk to your friends who like them. Discuss.
2. Write your review of a Christmas movie that you've watched. (It doesn't have to be a horror movie! Think about aspects that make Christmas even more vivid and magical.) (200-250 words)
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