10 Snowbound Horror Movies For Christmas
4. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
A contender for the greatest killer Santa movie ever, Rare Exports answers a question every horror fan has asked themselves: “What would happen if the Coen brothers decided to remake The Thing?”
When a villager finds several local reindeer torn to pieces, he resolves to find the perpetrator and soon captures a snarling, bearded old man. Could this be connected to a local archaeological dig where a creature was discovered trapped in ice? It is, it’s not long before the old man’s “little helpers” turn up to free him and assist him in wreaking havoc.
Digging deeper into folklore than Silent Night, this Finnish movie returns to Santa’s roots as a mythical character who was far more interested in punishing the naughty than rewarding the good. A prequel of sorts to director Jalmari Helander’s shorts Rare Exports Inc and The Official Rare Exports Inc (where wild Santas are captured by hunters and trained to be child-friendly bearers of seasonal gifts), Rare Exports will make everyone understand the true meaning of Christmas.