All Thanksgiving Horror
by matt-2746 | created - 13 Nov 2017 | updated - 5 months ago | PublicBecause there are few Thanksgiving themed horror films I will be more loose in meeting criteria and include as many titles as I can that have something to do with the holiday.
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1. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
Zombified chickens attempt to kill the fast-food workers that cook them in a restaurant built on an ancient burial ground.
Director: Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham, Allyson Sereboff, Robin L. Watkins
Votes: 9,172 | Gross: $0.02M
2. 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: 5,454
3. 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: 1,282
4. 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: 191,054 | Gross: $25.04M
One of the short segments featuring a trailer for a fake movie called 'Thanksgiving' (2:20 length).
Update: This segment was eventually turned into the feature film Thanksgiving (2023).
5. 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: 3,854
6. 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: 9,268
7. 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: 890
8. 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: 5,727
"That's not cranberry sauce!!"
9. Blood Freak (1972)
X | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A biker gets a job at a turkey farm and agrees to act as guinea pig for some chemicals that need tested, failing to anticipate the murderous side effects.
Directors: Brad F. Grinter, Steve Hawkes | Stars: Steve Hawkes, Dana Cullivan, Randy Grinter, Heather Grinter
Votes: 1,819
While not related to the holiday Thanksgiving, the film features man turned into a murderous turkey.
10. 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: 2,177
11. 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: 4,834
* Thanksgiving theme is limited to one segment.
12. 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: 32,576 | Gross: $46.75M
13. 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
14. Thanksgiving (I) (2006)
10 min | Short, Horror
On a day when everyone is giving thanks, four friends sat down for Thanksgiving dinner. With a knock at the door, the young couples thought they were helping another person in need, but ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Ennis | Stars: Eric Arbour, Holly Fink, Jason Fink, David Goulart
Votes: 71
15.
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: 1,895
16. 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: 47,656
17. The Oath (2018)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Thriller
In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
Director: Ike Barinholtz | Stars: Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis
Votes: 4,984 | Gross: $0.40M
18. 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: 879
19. Black Friday (III) (2021)
84 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.
Director: Casey Tebo | Stars: Devon Sawa, Ivana Baquero, Ryan Lee, Stephen Peck
Votes: 8,031
20. 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: 972
21. Harvested 2 (2022)
Horror, Thriller
A group of social media influencers travel to Hayfork, CA on Thanksgiving Day to get footage of the Harvest Monster aka Harold Rice. While chasing fame and fortune, they soon come face to face with the urban legend who owns the night.
Director: Alex West | Stars: Hana Wu, Meggie Cherilus, Cortney Elise, Jenna Nimri
22. Amityville Thanksgiving (2022)
TV-14 | 73 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A struggling couple visits a marriage counselor for the holiday as a last resort. Soon after, they realize he has sinister intentions that could make this Thanksgiving their last.
Directors: Will Collazo Jr., Julie Anne Prescott | Stars: Paul Faggione, Natalie Peri, Mark C. Fullhardt, Julie Anne Prescott
Votes: 263
23. Black Friday (2020)
137 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
When a hot new toy incites riots on Black Friday, the shoppers at Hatchetfield's Lakeside Mall must battle the brainwashed followers of god-like being "Wiggly" as pandemonium grips the world.
Director: Nick Lang | Stars: Jaime Lyn Beatty, Jeff Blim, Corey Dorris, Angela Giarratana
Votes: 422
24. 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: 241
25. 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: 226
Genre: Thriller
26. 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: 142
27.
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
28. 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
29. 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
* Thanksgiving theme is limited to one segment.
30. 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
31. 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: 1,705
32. Deadly Friend (1986)
R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey
Votes: 8,719 | Gross: $8.99M
33. You Better Watch Out! (2013)
95 min | Horror
From the dark and twisted imaginations of Jay Byrne and Michael Welch comes a brand new holiday themed anthology film. The Storytellers are gathering on Thanksgiving for their yearly get ... See full summary »
Directors: Jason Byrne, Michael Welch | Stars: Vinnie Alley, Jason Byrne, David Civitarese, Keith Cooper
Votes: 20
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