A Christmas Horror Story: Holiday Anthology Coming to the U.S.

From directors Steven Hoban (Darknet), Grant Harvey (She Made Me Do It) and Brett Sullivan (Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed), Canadian holiday anthology A Christmas Horror Story has been picked up for U.S. release by RLJ/Image ahead of its upcoming Fantasia International Film Festival premiere.

A Christmas Horror Story is set in Bailey Downs. “Here, on Christmas Eve, joy is corrupted when a malevolent spirit traps three teens in a school basement intent on recreating a twisted version of the Nativity story. Peace is shattered when a family returns from a snowy forest with the perfect Christmas tree only to find something is terrifyingly wrong with their seven-year-old son. And goodwill is perverted when a not-so-nice family is hunted down by Krampus, the demonic anti-Santa Claus of Nordic mythology. Even Santa Claus himself is drawn into the horror when he has to fight off a horde of howling Zombie Elves before making his rounds. This Christmas, the creatures are stirring and theyre coming for you whether youre naughty or nice.”

A Christmas Horror Story brings a scary twist to the traditional Christmas tale, said RLJ’s Chief Acquisitions Officer, Mark Ward. With the legendary William Shatner and horribly fantastic creatures, genre fans will never see this happy holiday the same way again.

We are so happy that Mark Ward and his helper elves at RLJ Entertainment, are releasing this film in the US,” said Hoban. “We couldn’t have hoped for better accomplices in our efforts to bring terrifying fun to the holidays.”

If you’re in Montreal this month, you can catch A Christmas Horror Story‘s premiere on July 20th as part of Fantasia. For tickets and info, see here. Find images and trailer, below.