Holiday Horrorshow: It’s a #Christmassacre!

Folks, I don’t know who this “Karen” is, but she ain’t sending no fruitcake this year. She’s got the goods, the bad goods, the kind of holiday cheer that ends with an axe handle to the skull!

This week, your “Scary Spirits” crew—that’s Karen and some guy named Greg—are strapping in for a festive slice of cinematic sleaze that knows how to put the massacre back in Christmas. We’re talking about the 2015 low-budget holiday horror flick, Secret Santa (or as the cool kids and the drive-in marquee call it, Christmassacre)!

Will the interperonal drama be less painful than the gore? Will the special effects look like a melted snowman? And exactly how many cocktails does it take to get through a flick where Santa’s sleigh is replaced by a meat wagon?

They’re downing a special, holly-jolly-spooky concoction they call the “Candy Cane Margarita.” Trust me, that drink’s probably got more kick than the movie, but you gotta listen to find out!

Get ready for:

• #HolidayHorror: Not your grandma’s Christmas special.
• #SlasherFilm: A body count that will make your stocking blush.
• #BMovie: The best kind of bad cinema, 2015-style.
• #MovieReview: Karen and Greg break down the cheese and the carnage.
• #CultClassic: Is this the next great trash gem?

Tune in, turn up the volume, and prepare for a Christmas that’s anything but silent.

Candy Cane Margarita

• 3/4 cup tequila, Blanco, or Silver
• 1/4 cup Triple Sec or Cointreau
• 1/4 cup lime juice, about 4 limes
• 2 oz simple syrup
• 2 oz grenadine
• 4 cups ice
• 2 candy canes, for the rim

Instructions:

Place the candy canes in a zip bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Or, for a finer rimming sugar-like texture, place them in a blender and pulse to crush them into a powdery mixture. Place the crushed candy canes on a plate. Rub a lime wedge along the rim of your glass and dip it into the crushed candy cane. Add all the ingredients inside a blender and blend until smooth. Adjust the thickness of the margarita, if necessary, by adding a little more ice. Pour the Margaritas into the prepared glasses.

Source: tequilaoclock.com

A Brief Synopsis: A group of college kids, struggling to get through the hectic exam period, plan a liquor-filled party. Adding a Secret Santa, little do they know that a killer is in town and has a special present for all the good (and bad) girls and boys.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• Karen tells us the side effects of sleep deprivation.
• Can you be killed by an electric appliance falling into the bath tub while bathing?
• Greg makes a reference to the lovely Jill Wagner.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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