Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas

Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas (2012) is a holiday horror that I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline follows a pair of brothers who are offered a job to play Santa and an elf in an upcoming movie. One of the brothers is deathly afraid of Santa but he badly needs a job. The brothers reluctantly take the roles only for a Santa Claus killer to emerge. Will their costumes make them safe or a target?

This movie is written, directed by and stars Dave Campfield (Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre) and also stars Paul Chomicki (Fortress of Sin), Ken MacFarlane (The Millennium Bug), Deron Miller (Cradle to the Grave) and Brinke Stevens (Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity).

This movie literally feels like your neighbor is making a movie and asks if you want to be in it. However, for a low budget picture this movie has impressive cameos - Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger), Felissa Rose (Summer Camp) and Robert Z'Dar (Maniac Cop). The kills are weak and not overly well done. The dialogue is very uneven, a bit cheesy, but you may have a few chuckles here and there. The chemistry between main characters is good, even if they're the only ones who understands exactly what you're watching. The plot is campy and feels like an excuse to make a holiday horror picture.

Overall, this movie is bad. I would score this a 2-2.5/10 and recommend seeing it once due to the cameos.