”Tis the season to be dead’
Christmas Slay is a 2015 British horror film written and directed by Steve Davis (Outbreak of the Dead; The Screaming Woods; Christmas Presence). Also known as A Christmas Slay
The Invicta Pictures-Kent Independent Film production stars Dani Thompson (Devil in the Woods; Harvest of the Dead: Halloween Night; Cute Little Buggers; My Bloody Banjo; Serial Kaller), Paul Terry, Laura Ellen Wilson, Lydia Kay, Martin W. Payne, Steve Davis, Frank Jakeman (Shed of the Dead), Jessica Ann Brownlie, Gary J.J. Spate, Antony D. Lane, Natalie Bailey-Trist, Charley McDougall, Tony Burden, Hannah Brown and Matt Collins.
Plot:
On a wintry Christmas Eve in the picturesque Kentish countryside, a loving family is horrifically murdered and a Santa Claus obsessed bloodthirsty killer is captured.
The following year, a group of college girlfriends decide to get away from it all and relax and party over the Christmas holiday. They decide to escape to the idyllic Mistletoe Lodge nestled within the beautiful snowy mountains of the Scottish Highlands, what starts off as the perfect festive getaway of fun in the snow and a glass of eggnog or two, suddenly descends into a gruesome bloodbath of terror and a fight for survival…
Reviews:
“The story itself follows a group of British Becky’s to a cabin in Scotland where most of the runtime is just watching them talk shit and hash out drama. It reminded me somewhat of the Norwegian movie Christmas Blood which is also about a group of women who just hang out and chat. Of course, Christmas Blood had a few redeeming qualities, unlike Christmas Slay.” All Horror
“The filming location looks genuinely cold and it’s to the actors’ credit that it doesn’t always show on their faces (lots of quick takes I suspect). Christmas Slay is a definite throwback to 1980s slashers, although any promised hot tub sauciness fails to materialise […] Not bad at all if very rough around the edges.” Dark Eyes of London
“While this is nowhere near the top of the genre when it comes to the ‘Santa slasher’ subgenre, there’s a few decent exploits within this one that make it watchable even with a multitude of flaws. Give this a shot if you’re a completionist for this particular style of film or looking to round out the subgenre’s films…” 2 out of 5, Don’s World of Horror and Exploitation
“The actresses seem to have been picked for their looks rather than talent because some of them are incredibly wooden, although at least Dani Thompson looks like a proper scream queen. Eventually the psycho Santa shows up and there’s some really cheesy gore bits, although they forgot to dub in wound noises so the deaths are oddly silent.” Leofwine_Draca
“The slasher ideals are all there, but most of the film is just cleavage-leaning ladies in short-pajama-shorts and tank tops chatting about – then some slashing at the end for good measure. Egregious sound design, fine enough action, but the horror aspects that matter are all fairly hackish.” Matt Donato
“The film features that fun staple of slashers, a gory prologue, and like its genre brethren, there’s nice eye candy and the performances are all over the map (though Frank Jakeman cuts an imposing figure as the sadistic Saint Nick).” Really Awful Movies
“Christmas Slay is a pointless and forgettable low-budget film, made and acted by amateurs, and it really shows. Thirty minutes or more could have easily been sheared off of this mess. There were scenes that were excruciatingly boring, with the “actors” staring at the ground, just standing around, or drinking from a glass.” 0.5 out of 10, Ruthless Reviews
“While I personally don’t mind seeing one girl wearing panties throughout the film, that aspect shouldn’t stand out as the lone highlight. The music is awful, the horror is cheap, and the killer does little more than gaze into the camera.” 1.5 out of 4, Splatter Critic
” …the only difference from our other cinematic tortures is the ineptness comes at us with charming British accents […] You have to wonder what writer-director Steve Davis has going on in that (egg)noggin of his. Stalk-and-slash movies don’t require the highest level of brain function, but some basic logic does apply.” Video Junkie
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