HOLIDAY HELL (2019) Reviews of horror anthology with Jeffrey Combs

What do you think of this movie? Click on a star to rate it
  

‘Unwrap your worst nightmare’
Holiday Hell is a 2019 American horror anthology film in which a shopkeeper (Jeffrey Combs) narrates four horror tales, each set during a different holiday.

Directed by Jeremy Berg, David Burns, Jeff Ferrell (Dead West; Ghostlight) and Jeff Vigil from a screenplay written by Ferrell and Vigil.

The Black Sunday Productions movie stars Jeffrey Combs (Would You Rather; Re-Animator), Joel Murray (Hatchet), Jeff Bryan Davis (Killer Pad), Lisa Coronado (Twin Peaks) and Meagan Karimi-Naser (Dead West).

Plot:
On Christmas Eve, a woman enters a curiosity shop looking for a last-minute gift. There, she meets a mysterious shopkeeper (Jeffrey Combs) who tells her the horrific stories behind four objects in the shop.

As he weaves tales of killer dolls, witches and psycho Santas, the woman senses she might be in danger. She has until midnight to choose her gift, but will she choose wisely?

Reviews:
“Thanks to some okay acting here and there, Holiday Hell mostly holds its mouth above sea level without swallowing too much water. Factoring in two decent, if trifling segments, and two total duds, I’ll split the score at 50/100, which errs on the generous side for an anthology this skeletal.” Culture Crypt

“A dollface mask, bloody Kris Kringle robe, ugly dummy – no signs of “holiday hell” horror detected, folks. Not to mention inexpressively drab production designs that never confirm you’re watching horror shorts based on holidays, which may be the most disappointing note out of this entire anthology snoozefest.” Flickering Myth

” …it’s not great by any means, but it comes nowhere close to the depths some of the more dire anthologies have come. all of the stories could have been a bit shorter and used more gore, but they’re all fairly watchable.” Letterboxd

“OK, so the stories within this film may be cliched and yes there’s not really any surprises in any of the four tales (well, apart from a plot device/reveal in the first short) but that doesn’t stop Holiday Hell from being both a fantastic holiday horror and a fantastic horror anthology. It’s incredibly well-made for a low-budget genre film…” Nerdly

MOVIES and MANIA rating:

For YouTube reviews and technical info please visit page 2

MOVIES and MANIA provides previews, our own film reviews and ratings, plus links to other online reviews from a wide variety of trusted sources in one handy web location. This is a genuinely independent website and I rely solely on the minor income generated by internet ads to pay for web costs and cover yet more movies. Please support us by not blocking ads. Thank you. Oh and as an Amazon Associate, I earn a tiny amount from any qualifying purchases.