Santa's Slay

 

Since it's October I've decided to do a couple of blogs about some of the Christmas horror movies I enjoy. The first one up is Santa's Slay.
  Written and directed by first timer David Steiman in 2005. The movie stars wrestler Bill Goldberg as Santa himself along with Emilie de Ravin (Claire from the tv series Lost) and Douglas Smith (young John Conner - Terminator Genisys). There are also cameos from celebrities such as Rebecca Gayheart , Chris Kattan , Fran Drescher and James Caan.
  The movie centers around Douglas Smith's character Nicholas Yuleson and his grandpa. Nick's ol' grampy is the keeper of the "The Book of Klaus" which tells the true origin of Santa Claus. Apparently, Santa was the result of a virgin birth produced by Satan (just as Jesus was the result of a virgin birth produced by God- meaning that Santa is somewhat of an Antichrist). Christmas was "The Day of Slaying" for Santa until, in 1005 AD, an angel defeated Santa in a curling match and sentenced Santa to deliver presents on Christmas for 1000 years. This means that Santa is free to kill again in 2005, which is when the movie was released.
  I have to say, what a creative idea for a movie! Who would have linked Santa to Satan in such a way and then forced the antichrist like character to serve children? The movie is not scary and even people who aren't fans of horror should enjoy this one. If I had to label it, I would say it's more of a black comedy.
  Being a Michigan native I enjoyed that the movie was set in the town of Hell (yes it's a real town here!) and also featured music by local punk group The Gore Gore Girls. The special effects are done well and include a large Bison like creature that serves as Santa's hell dear. If you are in the mood for something both Christmas and spooky this season, give this one a try!