When a Christmas film demands to know the connection between the Elves and the Nazis, you know you’ve struck gold. That’s what we get with Dan Haggerty’s tour de force in Elves — a movie that should make you forget all about Grizzly Adams. That’s where this clip comes in, highlighting those films that deserve some odd, late night attention during the holiday season.
If horror is your game, you’re not short on options at the holidays. Gremlins is an obvious choice, but deeper cuts include the pretty great Black Christmas — the original, not the remake — and Don’t Open Till Christmas, which features a Santa murdering Santa Claus. Not featured in the video is Santa’s Slay, Bill Goldberg’s turn as a murdering Santa — worth a watch for the opening dinner scene alone — Silent Night, Deadly Night, and the festive New Year’s Evil for those post-Christmas needs.
If that’s not good enough, go completely odd with Santa Claus Conquers The Martians and the equally crazy Santa Claus where St. Nick is forced to battle Satan. Both got the MST3k treatment, so you have options there. I would suggest watching them with Crow ad Tom Servo, but nobody is stopping you from hunting down the actual movies. And if real horror and craziness is your bag on Christmas, go with Santa Claus: The Movie. A film where Dudley Moore isn’t a lovable drunk and the entire thing is shot on one video cassette.
