10 Amazing Nordic Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die
4. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Think the Finnish incarnation of Father Christmas was always a
rosy-cheeked, red suit-wearing jollily plump dude just like our version of
Santa Claus? Think again. Jalmari Helander’s feature debut draws on local
folklore to present Saint Nick as a horned creature more akin to Satan than
Santa. Did we mention he’s accompanied by an army of creepy, naked elf helpers?
Set in deepest, darkest Lapland the film focuses on a young lad who discovers that a nearby drilling expedition has unearthed an age-old evil that’s more interested in dishing out punishment than Christmas presents and features a tongue-in-cheek twist ending that harks back to Shaun of the Dead’s finale.
All in all, Rare Exports is a yuletide horror classic up there with the likes of Gremlins and A Christmas Horror Story. And let’s face it, when the most wonderful time of the year rolls around it’s got to be a better watch than National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for the 87th time right?