Horror Movie Podcast Ep. 164: Christmas Horror (2018 Edition) – Anna and the Apocalypse (2018) and All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018) and more!

Merry Christmas and welcome to HO, HO, HORROR MOVIE PODCAST! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Episode 164 is our sixth annual CHRISTMAS HORROR extravaganza. Feature Reviews include new-releases Anna and the Apocalypse (2018) and—as part of our Shudder-sponsored Screaming Online segment—All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018). You’ll also get an interview with the directors of All the Creatures Were Stirring, Rebekah and David Ian McKendry. And later in the show we’ll be joined by Justin Beahm to talk about his latest release for Scream Factory: Silent Night, Deadly Night 2. All of that plus a sleigh full of 2018 Christmas Horror mini reviews and Christmas present giveaways including HMP t-shirts and stocking stuffers from awesome sponsors like Fright Rags!

Coming up next time: We’re bringing you Horror Movie Podcast’s Top 10 Horror Movies of 2018 as well as the Top 10 horror movies of the HMP community! Make sure to e-mail your Top 10 picks to [email protected] by Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. (Later submissions will not be counted). Please use these HMP Top 10 Horror of 2018 Guidelines to make your lists. You won’t want to miss this episode!

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SHOW NOTES:

I. Introduction

Theme discussion: Holiday Horror Glut and Backwoods Bastards

-Are there too many Christmas horror movies this year?

-Should we even be doing this episode?

[ 0:33:56 ] II. Feature Review: ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2018)

Wolfman Josh: Christmasy rating: 8, Film rating: 8 ( See it in the Theater / Buy it! )

Micro Reviews:

–Stalled (2013)

–A Cadaver Christmas (2011)

[ 0:56:17 ] III. Shudder-Sponsored Screaming Online segment:

—Use our promo code HMP when signing up for a free trial of SHUDDER and get 30 days free, up from the regular 7 days!

Feature Review: ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING (2018)

Dr. Shock: 8 ( Stream it on Shudder / Buy it! )

Wolfman Josh: Christmasy rating: 6, Film rating: 6 ( Stream it on Shudder! )

[ 1:12:38 ] Interview: Rebekah and David Ian McKendry

—Other Shudder Christmas movies: Black Christmas (1974), Christmas Evil (1980), A Christmas Horror Story (2016), Follow (2016), Better Watch Out (2017)

—Joe Bob Brigg’s “A Very Joe Bob Christmas” on Friday, Dec. 21

[ 1:40:49 ] IV. Collector’s Crypt Segment: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 2 (1987)

—Justin Beahm joins us to talk Scream Factory’s latest release

[ 2:05:38 ] V. 2018 Christmas Horror Mini-Reviews:

–Sick For Toys (2018) – Dave, Josh

–Elves (2018) – Jay

–Slay Belles (2018) – Dave, Josh

–Christmas Presence (2018) – Josh

–Mrs. Claus (2018) – Dave

–Juleblod aka Christmas Blood (2018) – Josh, Dave

–Dead By Christmas (2018) – Josh

-The mysterious cases of Secret Santa (2018) and Dial Code Santa Claus (1989)

–The Traveler (2010) – Jay

[ 3:13:07 ] VI. Christmas Present Giveaway

–Fright Rags T-Shirt Giveaway