Killer Santa Claus movies

What a genre, huh? It can be Santa, or some guy who dresses as Santa and goes on a killing spree.

Obviously, we've got Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), in which nice guy Billy's parents were murdered by a guy dressed as Santas, so he's pushed to his limit and goes on a killing spree. A great 80s exploitation flick that was notorious among angry parents. Then, we had a sequel that mostly rehashed the same footage, and did no justice to the killer santa genre. Bill Moseley plays the killer santa in SNDN3, so I need to see that one.

There was a loose "remake" called Silent Night, but that movie sucked ASS. What a piece of shit...


I also saw Christmas Evil last night, and some dude puts on the suit and goes on a killing spree. However, this time, it's a lot more awkward. For example, he tries to go down the chimney and gets stuck, so he panics until he can pull himself out. He's kind of a putz, but somehow, he flies away in the night sky at the end. What a dumb ending.

Tales from the Crypt had not one, but TWO great killer Santas. The 1972 film featured a segment with a woman fighting off an intruder after having to cover up her own crime, and then they had an episode about the same story, where Larry Drake plays the killer santa, and he was great. You know what's also great? I met Robert Brian Wilson (Billy) from Silent Night Deadly Night, and I met Larry Drake.

American Horror Story season 2 had a killer Santa, played by Ian McShane.

I'm sure this has to be a big genre. I'm not sure if Krampus counts, because he's NOT Santa, but he's kinda close?

Thoughts/Recs?