The Setup

Fresh brains roasting on an open fire, zombies chewing off your nose-

It all began when they ate the whole choir; they’re even eating poor old Joe…

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies: A Book of Zombie Christmas Carols

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, and those still yet to be determined, It’s that time of the year once again! The time where we put away ghoulish things, crack open the Eggnog, and look forward to a cheerfully adorned sleigh full of toys, a Dradle, or some other chipper thing that signifies whatever winter holiday you celebrate to close out the year. Us? We get Christmas axes, and evil cookies that will stab you in the eyes. Different strokes for different folks, eh?

Much like the Halloween celebration in October, rather than focusing on a singular sub-genre of schlock cinema, we instead focus on the season. For example, last year saw us feature Nightmare Before Christmas , Jack Frost, and Silent Night, Deadly Night.

While the first is a family film that doesn’t really fit our regular groove, it was still a hit with the audience. The second was the original non-family friendly movie about a homicidal snowman rampaging in a small town, and was a blast. Though we have to unfortunately admit that Silent Night, Deadly Night was so bad (and downright offensive) that we almost set fire to the disc right then and there. It was so hated that it actually led to the creation of our system to “vote a movie off the island” so we would never have to sit through something like it again. Yet somehow they ended up making 5 of ‘em!

Oh well, moving on…

The Menu

At every event, our menu is always supplemented by what the guests bring to share, and we’re going to rock that at the holiday event more than ever. Oh sure, we’ll still have booze and chips, but we want to see what you have to offer! ‘Tis the season for giving, after all!

Drinks: Black Santa

Last year we had spiked eggnog and nobody touched it. So this time we’re going to go in a different direction for the booze. This mixture of peppermint schnapps, vodka, and Kahlua sounds entertainingly festive (and we already have the supplies!)

The Movies

This year we’ve taken our lessons learned from not only that event, but also the dozen or so we’ve had since then and put together a fantastic selection of films.

Long Kiss Goodnight (1996): Geena Davis as an amnesiac schoolteacher/assassin with a penchant for big knives and even bigger guns?  Samuel L. Jackson as her wise-cracking private detective sidekick?  …Ok.  This bridge from Girls With Guns has plenty o’ holiday cheer mixed in with a ludicrous story, action that gets beyond comical, and-oh yeah: EXPLOSIONS.

Gingerbread Man (2005): Gary Busey as a homicidal cookie with a sharp tongue and an even sharper knife? Seriously, you had us at “Busey”.

And our alternate, should either fail to entertain:

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964): Do you really need to ask why we selected this one?

Suggested Alternatives

Santa’s Slay (2005): The killer Santa movie we should have watched last year. Did you know Santa was actually a demon that used to slaughter people until he lost a bet with an Angel? Me either. The terms were such that he had to give up killing and deliver presents for a 1000 years. Well, time’s up, time to die.

Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000) : C’mon, the first one was so much fun, don’t you want to see what happens next?