Deathcember

Sure, it may not be an 8 to most people, but this is a really well done, sometimes spooky anthology. There are people making negative reviews because they were insulted my a segment or two. That should be all the reason you need to watch it.

The problem with anthologies is that naturally you'll get some better than others. Some had cool concepts that would have been better if they got a bit more time for you to get into them. Others were painfully bad.

The overall production value seemed decent enough too, it wasn't amazing. But I've seen much worse, and it was more polished than an amateur effort.

I did enjoy the animation inbetween to tie them together. But I think it might have been better to maybe have 12 days of Christmas, rather than 24, and let the best of ideas get explored more.

I came across this movie and thought well I love horror movies and Christmas so this should be interesting. Needless to say I was in for a wide ride. First off this is a bunch of multiple short clips and that there are different languages spoke in here. Even if you don't speak those languages you won't be left out on what is going on. With all the different short stories my favorite has to be the second one but I can't spoil it by explaining it. The entire movie I spent saying what in the world is happening now. One animated short story really messed me up by the amount of weirdness that was going on. Now as for recommending this movie.....maybe. If you were drunk or smoked something then this movie is definitely something for you. If your sober I don't recommend it especially if you have child. Just to wrap this up by saying I don't regret seeing this movie one bit but I probably won't watch it again.

I like anthology horror. I like holiday horror. Many anthology movies suffer from being either too short if they're good or too boring if they're long. 26 very short horror stories, some are genuinely entertaining, some are just "good-bad" enough to laugh at... These stories are much shorter than usual in the genre, which manages makes it all bearable. The good stories are artistically efficient and whimsical with some fun twists and turns. The not-so-good stories are mercifully quick to get through.

26 international horror stories that are short and sweet... Not a bad a deal. Pick and choose. Enjoy. It's literally like a box of chocolates.

⭐ "Deathcember" (2019) - The Drunk Uncle of Holiday Horror

Deathcember is a cinematic advent calendar that invites twenty-four directors from eighteen countries to celebrate Christmas the only way horror knows how-by losing its mind. The result is chaotic, visceral, and occasionally brilliant, but just as often incoherent and off-theme.

A handful of the shorts are genuinely great-clever, creative, and striking in how much they accomplish in just a few minutes. Most are okay, strange little curiosities that feel like dark postcards from different corners of the world. And then there's the rest: short bursts of gore, misery, and confusion that seem to exist purely for shock value. A fair number of them don't even pretend to have anything to do with Christmas or December.

Still, I can't help but respect the ambition. The diversity of countries and voices gives it an unpredictable energy-part film festival, part fever dream. It's messy, yes, but also fearless in a way that's hard not to admire.

Then again, some entries push so far past "unsettling" that they land squarely in "what the hell were they thinking?" territory. There's one short in particular that should've never made the cut-it's not edgy, it's just repulsive.

The film thanks The ABCs of Death in the credits, and that's fitting: Deathcember feels like its seasonal drunk uncle. It shows up to the family holiday gathering, throws up in the punch bowl, and sits on grandma's lap dog. You'll roll your eyes, maybe gag a little, but you'll also admit-deep down-it was kind of entertaining to watch it happen.

Verdict: A deranged, international Christmas experiment that's as fascinating as it is frustrating. Equal parts brilliance and nonsense, wrapped in blood-stained tinsel.