Movies like Slayer Santa (2000)
The best movies like Slayer Santa (2000) are The Mean One (2022), Krampus (2015) and Better Watch Out (2017). If Slayer Santa hooked you with its horror and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMiracle on 34th Street (1947)7.4/10 from 885 votes
- NewestNightborn (2026)Released 2026
The Mean One (2022)
In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy witnesses the murder of her parents by a blood-thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit. Twenty years later, the Christmas-hating monster begins to terrorize the town once more. Cindy finds new purpose in stopping the creature and saving the holiday.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKrampus (2015)
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBetter Watch Out (2017)
On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight of the Demons (1988)
When partygoers at a deserted funeral home decide to have a séance on Halloween night, they awaken something evil with a thirst for blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks havoc by making their town's decorations come to life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisRare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Young Pietari lives with his reindeer-herding father in arctic Finland. On the eve of Christmas, a nearby excavation makes a frightening discovery and an evil Santa Claus is unleashed…
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Night, Deadly Night (2025)
After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Children (2008)
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTerrifier 3 (2024)
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisViolent Night (2022)
When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightborn (2026)
In Finnish forest, Saga and her husband Jon embark on a new chapter as parents. But Saga's joy is overshadowed by a chilling suspicion about their newborn, unbeknownst to Jon, causing a rift as she alone grapples with the disturbing truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Jester 2 (2025)
When teen magician Max crosses paths with the sinister Jester on Halloween night, she must outsmart a supernatural killer whose magic is all too real and whose tricks always end up in blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrick (2019)
A detective tries to track down a masked killer who reappears every Halloween to wreak bloody havoc.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Purge: Election Year (2016)
Seventeen years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHatchet (2006)
When a group of tourists on a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSanta's Slay (2005)
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is about to return to his evil ways.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlien Invasion (2018)
The police confirms the presence of a "86-Code" in the National Park. A beast, coming from another world, could have woken up from its lethargy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror & comedy
Goregasm (2007)
A sick perverted maniac called the Cockface Killer keeps a whole city in fear, and now it's up to Mark, a simple store clerk to find and kill the maniac.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & horror
My Secret Santa (2025)
A single mom needs a job. A ski resort needs a Santa. Disguised as a St. Nick lookalike, can Taylor fool a charming hotel heir into ho-ho-hiring her?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Guads Neix Joah (2005)
A pair of friends just want to start New Year's Eve party as the dispute over a bottle of wine escalates...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Forced - Zum Töten gezwungen (2005)
Three men are kidnapped and taken to a closed-off forest area! There, they learn that microchips have been implanted in their brains, giving them supernatural powers. They are forced to kill each other. In order to make the "game" more exciting, the organizers rush numerous clone fighters on the three men. The ultimate slaughter ensues.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDas Wiener Kettensägenmassaker (1993)
A psychopath with skin on his face and a chainsaw patrols the Vienna outskirts to mutilate and kill random people.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
Limbless (2012)
An unconscious, young man is being dragged by someone else through the undergrowth in a remote forest. That even the local backwoods are dangerous you can imagine at the latest when you hear the sound of a blunt saw from the off her way through flesh and bone and someone comes with a severed head in his hand on us. Unfortunately, 2 best friends have no idea what's going on around their old home. So they promise a great weekend in which they can indulge their hobby, the hunt. After the perfect spot has been found and the camp is set for the night, you will spy on the first potential trophy and the hunting rifles will be shouldered. When the weapon is put on and the target is sighted, nothing appears from the person who wears a hockey mask and strikes down our hunters with the baseball bat with aimed blows.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Slayer Santa?
The closest matches to Slayer Santa are The Mean One (2022), Krampus (2015) and Better Watch Out (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Slayer Santa?
Start with The Mean One (2022), the closest match to Slayer Santa.
What is the highest-rated movie like Slayer Santa?
Miracle on 34th Street (1947), rated 7.4/10 by 885 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Slayer Santa?
Nightborn (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Slayer Santa chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Slayer Santa, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.