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Stars: Fletcher Hammond, Jared Korotkin, Ophelia Rivera, Michael Vitovich, Damian Edwards | Written and Directed by Manuel Camilion, Benjamin Edelman

Santastein actually came out last year and, despite a plot that sounds like Weird Science meets Christmas Bloody Christmas, totally escaped my notice until now when I saw it while scrolling through Tubi and decided to give it a watch.

As the film begins, we learn a pair of troubling pieces of information. First, we find out that bodies have been vanishing from the Lincoln County Morgue, then we learn that it’s been years since Santa has delivered any presents, in fact the Jolly Old Elf seems to have vanished. There is, of course, a connection between the two stories. As a child, Max Causey. As a child, his attempts to prove Santa exists accidentally rendered him extinct and buried in the backyard.

Now, eighteen-year-old Max (Jared Korotkin; Bathroom Break...

Screambox subscribers will get the chance to open an early Christmas gift when the festively fun and frightful Santastein arrives on the streaming service tomorrow, and as a special gift for Daily Dead readers, we have an exclusive clip from the film that you can unwrap right now, featuring a resurrected (and very deadly) Santa Claus coming face to face with the scientist who brought him back to (undead) life!

You can check out our exclusive clip from Santastein below, and in case you missed it, feel free to read my Popcorn Frights review of Santastein!

Aren't the holiday's killer? Screambox Exclusive Santastein comes alive on December 19. The festive twist on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein delivers Christmas cheer and slasher fear in equal measure.

Max was only six years old when he accidentally burned Santa to a crisp on Christmas Eve. 12 years later, Max attempts to raise Santa from the...

Max Causey (Jared Korotkin) would probably be on the Naughty List if he hadn’t accidentally killed the man who writes it one fateful Christmas Eve when he was just six years old. Flash forward 12 years and Max still feels guilty about his trap that sent Santa to an early grave along with the world’s Christmas spirit. But although Max buried Santa’s body all those years ago, he kept Saint Nick’s brain fresh in a jar, and thanks to a groundbreaking electrocution experiment he’s been working on with his brilliant friend, Paige Byers (Ophelia Rivera), as well as the body parts he’s been stealing from the local morgue, Max sees an opportunity to finally bury his own guilt and bring Santa back from the dead. The only problem? Once resurrected, this new version of Santa, aka “Santastein,” has something much worse than coal in store...

Benjamin Edelman and Manual Camilion’s Santastein delivers a comedic and bloody Christmas riff on the classic tale of Frankenstein. Laced with laughs and some revolting gore, Santastein sleighs his way through a Christmas Eve filled with murder and mayhem.

Every Christmas-stricken child wishes to prove their mean classmates wrong. Santa does exist! While attempting to gather that fleeting proof, young Max Causey accidently kills Santa, his contraption causing St. Nick to fall into a badly placed fireplace poker. Cut to present day, the Christmas holiday has ceased to exist, along with any merry cheer whatsoever. Not forgetting the pain he’s caused, Max (Jared Korotkin) attempts to resurrect him using stolen cadavers and the unwitting help of his friend Paige (Ophelia Rivera). The two friends successfully revive a dead rat for a science project, providing all the confirmation Max needs to right the wrong from his childhood. The experiment is a resounding success,...

A Killer Santa is a holiday horror staple, and upcoming slasher comedy Santastein aims to take it to another level by adding a Frankenstein-like twist and setting the mayhem in the non-wintry state of Florida. And its set to make its debut at this year’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival.

Bloody Disgusting has been provided exclusive images and a clip of Old Saint Nick’s resurrection.

Santastein “puts the axe back in Xmas centers on Max, who, when he was only six years old, accidentally burned Santa to a crisp on Christmas Eve. 12 years later, Max attempts to raise Santa from the dead in order to fix his past mistakes and restore the Christmas spirit. But he soon realizes that the creature he has created is a bloodthirsty killer – and it’s headed straight for his friend’s Christmas party! Buckle in for some bloody holiday cheer that will...

Coming soon from Imaginex Movies is the holiday horror movie Santastein, which doesn’t yet have a release date. The trailer, however, has come down the chimney in time for Christmas.

Santastein, which was funded on Kickstarter back in 2020, has been described by the filmmakers as a Christmas slasher comedy, inspired by films including Evil Dead 2 and Scream.

Watch the official Santastein trailer down below!

In the film from Benjamin Edelman and Manuel Camilion, “Max Causey was only six years old when he accidentally burned Santa to a crisp on Christmas Eve. 12 years later, Max attempts to raise Santa from the dead in order to fix his past mistakes and restore the Christmas spirit.

“But he soon realizes that the creature he has created is a bloodthirsty killer – and it’s headed straight for his friend’s Christmas party!”

Michael Vitovich, Jared Korotkin, Ophelia Rivera, Kaylie Heyner, and Damian Edwards star in Santastein,...