Hello, readers! We’re back with another installment of Daily Dead’s Salutes Your Shorts series, where we shine our spotlight on all the great horror-themed short films that are out there. For the month of December, it only seems fitting to indulge in some holiday-themed horrors, and we’ve got quite the lineup that’s far more nice than it is naughty.
Check out this quartet of Yuletide terrors, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday season!
Santa (Directed by Alexander Henderson)
Synopsis: ‘Tis the night before Christmas, and Tyler is trying to sleep through nightmares about Santa Claus.
The Ho Ho Howling (Directed by Andrew Neill)
Synopsis: Under a full moon on Christmas Eve, an unassuming family faces a legendary home invader whose gifts could change them forever.
Eve of the Nutcracker (Directed by Kyle Martellacci)
Synopsis: A disappointing Christmas Eve takes a turn for the worse when a young woman receives an ominous nutcracker as a gift.
Secret Santa (Directed by Lee Patrick Robinson)
Synopsis: Stephen can't resist opening his present before Christmas, but he has no idea what festive horror awaits him.
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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