Movies like Black Christmas (2006)
The best movies like Black Christmas (2006) are Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Silent Night (2012) and Santa's Slay (2005). If Black Christmas hooked you with its horror and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedScream (1996)7.4/10 from 8,405 votes
- NewestSilent Night, Deadly Night (2025)Released 2025
Silent 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: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSilent Night (2012)
As their small Midwestern town prepares for its annual Christmas Eve parade, a sheriff and his deputy discover that a maniac in a Santa suit is murdering those he judges as naughty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
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: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisBlack Christmas (1974)
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Bloody Valentine (2009)
Ten years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearing up for another party.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisCherry Falls (2000)
When students in the small town of Cherry Falls learn a serial killer is targeting virgins, they realize their only chance of survival is to throw a “Pop Your Cherry” party.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisSorority Row (2009)
When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, when after graduation a mysterious killer goes after the five of them and anyone who knows their secret.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThanksgiving (2023)
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisValentine (2001)
Four friends start to receive morbid Valentine cards and realise they are being stalked by someone they had spurned 13 years ago. A masked killer is on the loose and Valentine's day is soon approaching.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies 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: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeart Eyes (2025)
When the "Heart Eyes Killer" strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine's Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDead End (2003)
On Christmas Eve, while driving to see his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Soul to Take (2010)
On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisSchool Spirit (2019)
A group of social outcasts, stuck in weekend detention, find themselves stalked by their school’s urban legend who is set on killing bad students.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisJack Frost (1997)
On his way to be executed, the vehicle containing notorious serial killer Jack Frost collides with a hazardous chemical truck, turning him into a snow covered mutant and unleashing him on the unsuspecting town of Snomonton.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisI Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisIt's a Wonderful Knife (2023)
Winnie's life is less than wonderful one year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve. When she wishes she was never born, she finds herself magically transported to a nightmarish parallel universe. With the murderous maniac now back, she must team up with a misfit to identify the culprit and get back to her own reality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Strangers (2008)
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy, peace and goodwill. But for some folks in the small town of Bailey Downs, it turns into something much less festive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisI Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
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: Fans watch both · 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: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
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: Fans watch both · 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: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisToolbox Murders (2004)
A historic Hollywood hotel houses a supernatural evil. It's been subdued for decades, but when renovations start, a series of murders take place.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisMidnight Kiss (2019)
A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisP2 (2007)
A businesswoman finds herself locked with a unhinged security guard in a parking garage after getting stuck working late on Christmas Eve.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDial Code Santa Claus (1990)
Thomas de Frémont, a precocious child obsessed with action films, sets himself up for a terrifying Christmas Eve after he unwittingly makes contact with a deranged psychopath who claims he's Santa Claus.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisScream (1996)
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies 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: Fans watch both · both horror
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Black Christmas?
The closest matches to Black Christmas are Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Silent Night (2012) and Santa's Slay (2005). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Black Christmas?
People who watched Black Christmas most often go on to Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Silent Night (2012) and Santa's Slay (2005).
What is the highest-rated movie like Black Christmas?
Scream (1996), rated 7.4/10 by 8,405 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Black Christmas?
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Black Christmas?
Yes: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Silent Night (2012) and Santa's Slay (2005).
How are movies similar to Black Christmas chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Black Christmas, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.