December Poll - Weird Christmas (Patreon)

What's up everyone, this month we have a really cool slew of movies to choose from for this patron bonus stream ! Each taking a twist on classic christmas motifs -- murder, puppets, skeletons, all a unique spice to add some seasoning to the tried and true season.


Deadly Games aka Dial Code: Santa Claus
A kid obsessed with action movies and video games is pitted against a deranged lunatic dressed as Santa who breaks into his family’s house. An insane French horror film that preceded Home Alone, and also features a kid defending his home using traps and weapons.

The Muppet Christmas Carol
One of those tapes you definetly owned or rented if you were born between 1984 and 1990. Pretty self explanatory, its the Muppets take on the Charles Dickens story, but with Michael Caine as Scrooge! The first Muppet film made after Jim Henson’s passing, but its still pretty damn good. We’d be watching the extended cut, with a new reel to boot!

The Nightmare Before Christmas
In a universe where every holiday has its own ‘world’, the king of Halloween, bored with the holiday, discovers Christmas, and decides to bring it to the denizens of the Halloween world. The problem is, he never stops to think about the ramifications of what he’s doing and things start to spiral out of control. A modest success upon release, then a beloved cult classic on home video, then marketed and rereleased to death in the mid00s. Now would be a good time to revisit it, since we’re a ways past the exhausting hype and resurgence, and just be able to see it as a fun, clever feat of animation.