{"id":1770669,"date":"2022-12-09T12:33:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T17:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1770669"},"modified":"2022-12-09T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T17:33:42","slug":"heres-a-bag-full-of-dark-christmas-movies-for-those-sick-of-seasonal-sweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-a-bag-full-of-dark-christmas-movies-for-those-sick-of-seasonal-sweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s A Bag Full Of Dark Christmas Movies For Those Sick Of Seasonal Sweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-a-bag-full-of-dark-christmas-movies-for-those-sick-of-seasonal-sweets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1770669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Every Christmas brings toys, treats, and a dozen (or more) sticky-sweet films.<\/p>\n<p>You know the favorites by heart (like \u201cElf\u201d), but every December delivers dozens of wannabe classics brimming with Christmas cheer. Think \u201cThree Wise Men and a Baby,\u201d \u201cSanta Bootcamp,\u201d and \u201cHaul Out the Holly,\u201d from this year\u2019s haul alone.<\/p>\n<p>For some, though, the movie parade can be a mite too merry. It\u2019s why Hollywood\u2019s counter-programming gurus give us darker tales to balance out the cinematic eggnog.<\/p>\n<p>The 1984 classic \u201cGremlins\u201d may have unofficially started this bleak Christmas tradition. Director Joe Dante\u2019s romp follows Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates as they battle a town full of, well, gremlins.<\/p>\n<p>The film is set during the holidays, and one scene pushed the boundaries of its PG rating.<\/p>\n<p>Cates\u2019s character recalls how her father tried to surprise the family one Christmas by sneaking down the chimney, Kringle style. Except he broke his neck during the descent and died. The family found out when they tried lighting the fireplace and smelled something odd.<\/p>\n<p>The scene <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/gremlins-movie-classic-santa-scene-almost-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly got sliced by nervous Warner Bros. suits<\/a>, but Dante insisted it matched the film\u2019s creepy tone.<\/p>\n<p>Consider that the grandaddy of all dark and gloomy holiday films. Here are the others:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFatman\u201d (2020)<\/p>\n<p>Mel Gibson, of all people, stars as Ol\u2019 Saint Nick in this bleak, bloody thriller. Gibson\u2019s character \u2018Chris Cringle\u2019 is burned out, but that\u2019s not the worst of his problems. A disgruntled child can\u2019t forget the lump of coal that greeted him one bitter Christmas morning.<\/p>\n<p>So the lad hires a hitman (Walton Goggins) to take out the \u201cfatman\u201d once and for all. What follows is bleak, bloody, and not nearly as edgy as it wants to be.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hardly Gibson\u2019s fault, but he should have waited for a script rewrite before pulling on that famous red suit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Santa\u201d (2003)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the ultimate black Christmas comedy, and it saves its sentimental side for the very end. Billy Bob Thornton stars as a department store Santa who uses the guise to rob department stores to his heart\u2019s content.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His thievery hits a snag when he bonds with a wayward teen in desperate need of a father figure. Good luck, kid.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s finale showcases the beating heart that was there all along, buried under vulgar language, out-of-wedlock sex, and other R-rated shenanigans. Few actors portray flawed souls you can\u2019t help rooting for quite like Thornton, and the story\u2019s redemptive arc proves surprisingly solid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristmas Bloody Christmas\u201d (2022)<\/p>\n<p>The story: A military grade Santa Claus robot goes rogue, slicing and dicing its way through an unsuspecting town. It\u2019s up to a record store owner and her hipster employee to stare down the robot threat before it can paint the town red \u2026 with blood.<\/p>\n<p>This uber-low-budget affair offers little wit to lighten the seasonal bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolent Night\u201d (2022)<\/p>\n<p>David Harbour of \u201cStranger Things\u201d fame gets a crack at playing the big guy. His Santa is fed up with ungrateful kiddos, and he\u2019s been around the block a time or two. One flashback shows him in a former life as a Viking warrior who has a way with a sledgehammer.<\/p>\n<p>Why? To explain how Harbour\u2019s Santa stands up to a team of mercenaries, led by John Leguizamo, hoping to steal a rich family\u2019s fortune. The action is relentless, and so is the ultra-violence. The screenplay proves routinely witty, though, which leavens the mayhem.<\/p>\n<p>What might surprise viewers is the subplot involving an ex-couple who may reunite before the final credits roll. Their child, delightfully played by young Leah Brady, gives this Santa hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack Christmas\u201d (1974, 2019)<\/p>\n<p>Director Bob Clark directed 1983\u2019s \u201cA Christmas Story,\u201d arguably the definitive movie for the season. Eleven years earlier, Clark uncorked \u201cBlack Christmas,\u201d one of the first slasher films. A group of sorority sisters face a serial killer in their midst, and the body count quickly starts to rise.<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 remake leaned heavily into woke, drawing the ire of even liberal film critics who roasted its faux feminist trappings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Night Before\u201d (2015)<\/p>\n<p>This very stoner Christmas stars Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as three chums who spend each December searching for the best yuletide bash. That tradition is threatened by them aging out of their youthful shtick, but not before a final round of drinking, drugging, and other controlled substances.<\/p>\n<p>The comedy is pure Rogen \u2013 R-rated high jinks with plenty of pot gags to wash it all down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnna and the Apocalypse:\u201d (2017)<\/p>\n<p>You can never get too many zombie musicals set around the holidays. Anna (Ella Hunt) is in her final year of high school when an undead outbreak happens around the school\u2019s Christmas pageant.<\/p>\n<p>The usual mayhem occurs, from brain-chomping sequences to teen alliances gone awry. The big wrinkle? The engaging cast breaks into song now and then, bouncy numbers that make the horror tropes easy to digest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ice Harvest\u201d (2005)<\/p>\n<p>This Christmas alternative boasts a serious creative pedigree. It\u2019s directed by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Christmas brings toys, treats, and a dozen (or more) sticky-sweet films. You know the favorites by heart (like \u201cElf\u201d), but every December delivers dozens of wannabe classics brimming with Christmas cheer. Think \u201cThree Wise Men and a Baby,\u201d \u201cSanta Bootcamp,\u201d and \u201cHaul Out the Holly,\u201d from this year\u2019s haul alone. 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