Year: 2022
Runtime: 87 min
Language: English
Director: Joe Begos
A record store owner's Christmas Eve takes a violent turn when a rogue, robotic Santa Claus begins a bloody rampage through the city. Tori Tooms' festive plans are shattered as she finds herself facing off against the relentless, heavy metal Saint Nick. She must confront her deepest fears in a desperate fight for survival against the mechanical menace and the chaos it unleashes on the neon-lit streets.
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After closing her Placerville record shop for the evening, Tori Tooms and her employee Robbie Reynolds pay a visit to their friends Lahna and Jay at a nearby novelty store. This shop showcases a recently recalled animatronic, RoboSanta+, made with advanced military-grade technology. The four friends share some whiskey, but soon, Tori and Robbie head off to a local bar. Meanwhile, Lahna and Jay take their intimacy to the next level in the store, unwittingly awakening the dormant menace of the Santa robot, which swiftly malfunctions and turns into a murderous stalker.
Later at the bar, an awkward moment unfolds between Robbie, Tori, and Sheriff Monroe. Afterward, Robbie drives Tori home for more drinks and an intimate rendezvous. Unknown to them, the deranged Santa is on their trail. As chaos ensues, Santa embarks on a violent spree next door, brutally killing a couple and then their innocent child. From her kitchen window, Tori witnesses the horrific scene and screams for Robbie to call the police.
In a panic, Tori alerts her visiting sister Liddy and Liddy’s husband Mike about the terrifying Santa. Just as Liddy is alerted, the murderous Santa cuts off the power to their house and breaks in, twisting Liddy’s neck before violently dispatching Mike with a fire axe he had previously stolen from the store.
With no time to lose, Tori and Robbie rush outside to his car. In his haste, Robbie accidentally crashes into Tori’s neighbor Benny’s vehicle. Benny storms out, only to meet a gruesome fate at the hands of Santa. Just as Santa delivers a deadly blow to Robbie, Officer Smith arrives in response to their desperate 911 call, attempting to put an end to the chaos with his shotgun. Although he seemingly defeats Santa, the relentless robot reclaims the weapon and shoots the officer.
In a daring attempt to escape, Tori commandeers the officer’s patrol car, crashing it into Santa and running him over. Yet, the sinister robot endures. As she drives away, Tori flags down other responding officers, only to be unexpectedly arrested by Officer Bobby Smith. Taken back to the police station, Sheriff Monroe is skeptical of Tori’s tale about the killer Santa. Just then, an ambulance outside explodes, creating enough distraction for Santa to wreak further havoc, leading to the demise of both Monroe and Smith.
In a moment of sheer determination, Tori manages to escape the station in an ambulance with Santa in pursuit. During a tumultuous crash, she jettisons Santa through the windshield and starts a fire which causes the robot to explode. Seeking refuge back at her record shop, she faces yet another confrontation with Santa, who has now been reduced to merely a metal skeleton. A fierce battle ensues inside the store, culminating in Santa’s circuitry finally overloading, allowing Tori to step out into the light of a new dawn.
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*The ending of “Christmas Bloody Christmas” is all about Tori’s desperate fight for survival against the monstrous RoboSanta+. After witnessing the chaos and carnage caused by the malfunctioning robot, she manages to escape from various deadly encounters, including a police station attack and being chased through the streets. Recognizing that brute force alone won’t stop the machine, she devises a clever plan. Using her knowledge of the robot’s damaged wiring, she triggers the building’s sprinkler system to flood the RoboSanta+ with water, causing its electrical components to short-circuit and explode in flames. Despite her injuries and a horrific ordeal, she emerges victorious, lying on the snowy street covered in blood, having finally destroyed the evil toy robot.
This bleak ending underscores the chaos unleashed when technology designed for festive cheer turns into unstoppable violence. The film offers no traditional moral lesson—there’s no “saving Christmas” here, just a brutal survival story where the only real victory is against the malfunctioning machine that has no understanding of the holiday’s spirit. Tori’s one-woman fight emphasizes human resilience amid the chaos, but the overall tone leaves the audience with a sense of horror at how fragile the boundary is between festive innocence and murderous destruction.*
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