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Santa's Slay is a 2005 Christmas slasher black comedy film written and directed by David Steiman, a former assistant to Brett Ratner; Ratner served as a producer. After a millennium of spreading Christmas joy due to losing a bet with an angel, Santa Claus reverts to his demonic self and gives
Dec 21, 2022 · The new episode of our The Black Sheep video series doubles as a Christmas viewing recommendation, as we’re taking a look back at the 2005 horror comedy slasher Santa’s Slay (watch it...
Santa's Slay: Directed by David Steiman. With Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp. Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
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- Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- David Steiman
- 2005-10-25
Santa’s Slay was not a horror movie, but a surprisingly hilarious dark comedy that never accidentally took itself seriously. The cast was really amazing for this type of slasher movie, and I know that James Caan and others just had very brief cameos, but it was a real coup to get the late and great Robert Culp to play one of the lead roles in ...
And though it goes without saying that Gremlins remains the superior film, Santa's Slay comes off as a surprisingly adept horror comedy (it is, not surprisingly, more comedic than horrific). Goldberg delivers an appropriately tongue-in-cheek performance, imbuing his Santa Claus with a nice balance of malevolence and sleaziness (ie after forcing ...
Dec 16, 2019 · At times playing more like dark comedy than sleazy slasher film, it’s all in all a good deal of grainy, low-rent fun. And because it’s British, you can fool yourself into thinking it’s ...
Santa's Slay is merely a disappointment, a cheap horror comedy that wishes it was funnier. The setup screams with potential. Potential that is ultimately unfulfilled. Santa, as this film claims, is the immaculate son of Satan, going out every Christmas on a great slaying spree.
