Thanksgiving Horrors
by Lord_Crayak | created - 09 Apr 2011 | updated - 5 months ago | PublicA list of horror films that take place on or around Thanksgiving.
And before anyone asks, Blood Freak isn't listed because it doesn't actually involve Thanksgiving.
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1. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow him and his brothers back to their home, all hell breaks loose.
Director: Dean Alioto | Stars: Benz Antoine, Kristian Ayre, Gillian Barber, Michael Buie
Votes: 3,858
2. Amityville: A New Generation (1993 Video)
R | 91 min | Horror
An old mirror from the Amityville house finds its way into a young photographer's home, where the demonic presence soon manifests itself to cause more death and mayhem.
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Ross Partridge, Julia Nickson, Lala Sloatman, David Naughton
Votes: 2,483
3. Blood Rage (1987)
R | 82 min | Horror
A boy kills a man and accuses his twin brother of the murder, and the innocent brother ends up institutionalized, while his psychotic twin goes free. 10 years later, the innocent twin escapes, which triggers his brother into killing again.
Director: John Grissmer | Stars: Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Julie Gordon, Jayne Bentzen
Votes: 5,742
4. Bloodwine (2008)
Not Rated | 99 min | Horror
Andrea is harassed by life, love and wicked college schoolmates. When she is reunited with childhood friend Brandy, it is bright spot in an otherwise morbid existence on campus. The two are... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Keith | Stars: Melissa Johnson, Lora Meins, Vanessa Leinani, Heather Whitsell
Votes: 43
5. The Boneyard (1991)
R | 98 min | Fantasy, Horror
Children turned into zombies wreak havoc in a coroner's building with just a burned-out psychic, an experienced cop and two coroners to stop the madness.
Director: James Cummins | Stars: Ed Nelson, Deborah Rose, Norman Fell, James Eustermann
Votes: 1,712
6. Boogeyman (2005)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young man tries to deal with the childhood terror that has never stopped haunting him.
Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak
Votes: 32,599 | Gross: $46.75M
7. Buzzard Hollow Beef (2017)
75 min | Horror
A psychedelic horror that follows a family, who after experiencing vivid hallucinations, believe that they have been poisoned by cannibalistic hillbillies.
Director: Joshua Johnson | Stars: Scott C. Brown, Gabriel Caste, Janet Chiarabaglio, Jay Wesley Cochran
Votes: 93
8. Derelicts (2017)
73 min | Horror
A strained suburban family's Thanksgiving is disrupted by a gang of vicious vagrants.
Director: Brett Glassberg | Stars: Kelly Dealyn, David Lee Hess, Emily Ammon, Dalton Allen
Votes: 144
9. Don't Look (I) (2018)
71 min | Horror
In the tradition of classic horror movies, "Don't Look" is the story of five friends who leave NYC for a weekend they'll never forget.
Director: Luciana Faulhaber | Stars: Luciana Faulhaber, Lindsay Eshelman, Javier E. Gómez, Jeff Berg
Votes: 383
10. Escape Room (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine
Votes: 141,970 | Gross: $57.01M
11.
Into the Dark (2018–2021)
Episode:
Flesh & Blood
(2018)
TV-MA | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.
Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, Tembi Locke, Meredith Salenger
Votes: 2,693
12. Fractured (I) (2019)
TV-MA | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A couple stops at a gas station, where their 6 y.o. daughter's arm is fractured. They hurry to a hospital. Something strange is going on there. The wife and daughter go missing.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Lucy Capri, Adjoa Andoh
Votes: 92,510
13. Ghost Note (2017)
102 min | Horror, Thriller
An immortal blues musician terrorizes childhood sweethearts reunited over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Director: Troy Hart | Stars: Alicia Underwood, Justin Duncan, Kenny Gardner, Allyn Carrell
Votes: 973
14. Grandma Werewolf (2017)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
When a dysfunctional family goes to their recently widowed grandmother's cabin for Thanksgiving, they find out that their grandmother is actually a werewolf.
Director: Zachary Will | Stars: James Wosochlo, Trevor Brooks, America Ramos, Tricia Harmon
Votes: 81
15. The Granny (1995 Video)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
Granny's family wants her dead so they can collect her insurance. While she is on her death bed, she drinks an eternal life potion and returns to the land of the living. She is on a mission to wreak havoc over her greedy relatives.
Director: Luca Bercovici | Stars: Stella Stevens, Shannon Whirry, Luca Bercovici, Brant von Hoffman
Votes: 760
16. Grindhouse (2007)
R | 191 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's homage to exploitation double features in the '60s and '70s with two back-to-back cult films that include previews of coming attractions between them.
Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie | Stars: Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Danny Trejo, Zoë Bell
Votes: 191,218 | Gross: $25.04M
Has a segment dealing with Thanksgiving.
17. Home Movie (II) (2008)
R | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
In the remote woods of Upstate New York, David and Clare Poe are attempting to live an idyllic life. However, their twin children's bizarre behavior might just tear the family apart.
Director: Christopher Denham | Stars: Lucian Maisel, Cady McClain, Adrian Pasdar, Amber Joy Williams
Votes: 4,841
Has a segment dealing with Thanksgiving.
18. Home Sweet Home (1981)
TV-PG | 85 min | Horror
An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful...
Director: Nettie Peña | Stars: Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw, Peter De Paula, Don Edmonds
Votes: 892
19. Hostile Takeover (1988)
R | Thriller
A man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands.
Director: George Mihalka | Stars: David Warner, Michael Ironside, Kate Vernon, Jayne Eastwood
Votes: 227
20. Intensity (1997 TV Movie)
186 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman spending Thanksgiving at the home of her friend's family in the rural Pacific Northwest finds herself in the clutches of a disturbed serial killer.
Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Blu Mankuma, Lori Triolo
Votes: 2,181
21. Killer Piñata (2015)
87 min | Comedy, Horror
A possessed piñata, seeking to avenge the savagery that humanity has inflicted on his kind, picks off a group of friends, one by one, in an unending night of terror.
Director: Stephen Tramontana | Stars: Amelie Acevedo, Elias Acevedo, Ryan Aldrich, Lindsay Ashcroft
Votes: 363
22. Kristy (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.
Director: Olly Blackburn | Stars: Haley Bennett, Ashley Greene, Lucas Till, Chris Coy
Votes: 9,292
23. The Last Thanksgiving (2020)
73 min | Horror
A family of cannibalistic pilgrims attacks a restaurant that stays open for Thanksgiving.
Director: Erick Lorinc | Stars: Amanda Arrants, Jake Balser, Annie Collins, Mitch Collins
Votes: 243
24. Never Open the Door (2014)
Not Rated | 64 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Three happy couples enjoy the holidays in a cozy secluded cabin in the woods when they are suddenly interrupted by an unprecedented event that will forever change their lives.
Director: Vito Trabucco | Stars: Jessica Sonneborn, Deborah Venegas, Kristina Page, Matt Aidan
Votes: 1,628
25.
Into the Dark (2018–2021)
Episode:
Pilgrim
(2019)
TV-MA | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman invites re-enactors to produce an authentic first Thanksgiving for her family and friends. However, things take an unexpected turn when the actors refuse to break character.
Director: Marcus Dunstan | Stars: Reign Edwards, Kerr Smith, Courtney Henggeler, Peter Giles
Votes: 1,898
26. Séance (2006)
R | 88 min | Horror
In an attempt to rid their dorm of a troublesome little girl ghost a group of college students inadvertently bring back the little girl's killer.
Director: Mark L. Smith | Stars: Bridget Shergalis, Tori White, Chauntal Lewis, Kandis Fay
Votes: 880
27. Tales from the Grave, Volume 2: Happy Holidays (2005 Video)
90 min | Horror
Come join the Old Crone one more time in this chilling sequel! This time around, the Crone takes you on a year's holiday journey. Watch what happens when Valentine's Day becomes a blood ... See full summary »
Director: Stephanie Beaton | Stars: Felicia Lambreton, Leo Fenwick, Thomas Crnkovich, Gay Linn Kirkpatrick
Votes: 54
Has a segment dealing with Thanksgiving.
28. Thanksgiving (I) (2023)
R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Ty Olsson, Gina Gershon, Lynne Griffin
Votes: 48,990
29. ThanksKilling (2008)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.
Director: Jordan Downey | Stars: Wanda Lust, Natasha Cordova, Lindsey Anderson, Lance Predmore
Votes: 5,465
30. ThanksKilling 3 (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Fowl-mouthed villain Turkie carves through the likes of a rapping grandma, a mindless puppet, a wig-wearing inventor, a bisexual space worm, and their equally ridiculous friends on his quest to recover the last copy of "ThanksKilling 2".
Director: Jordan Downey | Stars: Daniel Usaj, Joe Hartzler, Preston Altree, Benjamin Siemon
Votes: 1,286
31. ThanXgiving (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror
A group of film students travel deep into the woods to make a movie, thinking that they've found the perfect location in the form of an abandoned campground.
Director: Bobby Ray Akers Jr. | Stars: Ari Lehman, Suki Peters, Jaxon Stanford, Forrest Boston
Votes: 97
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