Santa’s Slay

During a tense Christmas Eve dinner, Santa descends the chimney and begins slaughtering the Mason family with shocking, Christmas-themed violence. The matriarch Virginia is drowned in eggnog, the star on the tree is used as a deadly shuriken, and the patriarch is forced to eat his own turkey before his mouth is impaled on the carcass. The family’s wealth and bickering dynamics are swept away by the brutal spree.

Santa arrives on his hell-deer-driven sleigh and devastates locals across Hell Township, leaving a trail of Christmas-themed carnage. He attacks a local strip club, adding a grim contrast to the holiday mood. Authorities scramble as the killer continues to spread fear through the town.

Pastor Timmons manages to survive the onslaught, becoming one of the few who endure Santa’s early onslaught. His survival provides a glimmer of hope amid the widespread violence. He remains elusive, complicating the investigation and the town’s response to the killer.

Santa murders Mr. Green, the Jewish deli owner, using his own menorah in a brutal, symbolic act. The killing underscores Santa’s indiscriminate rampage across the community. The crime scene becomes a focal point for the investigation into the killer’s identity.

Nicholas Yuleson and his grandfather retreat to a basement bunker built for Christmas survival. Nicholas learns about the family legacy and why the bunker exists, as the danger outside escalates. The cramped space becomes a nerve center for the night’s revelations.

Grandpa reveals The Book of Klaus, connecting Santa to a virgin birth produced by Satan. The book describes Christmas as 'The Day of Slaying' and hints at a millennium-old curse about to reawaken. The revelation reframes the killer as part of an ancient mythic conflict, not merely a man in a suit.

The Book recounts an ancient curling match in AD 1005 where an angel defeats Santa and condemns him to deliver presents for 1,000 years. This history explains why Santa must be released to kill again once the millennium ends. The legend casts Santa as a cursed figure bound to the holiday.

Nicholas is questioned by the police about Mr. Green’s murder at the deli, and Mary 'Mac' Mackenzie posts his bail just before Santa arrives and kills the officers. The near-arrest and the brutal new killings propel the two lovers toward a desperate escape. The moment marks a shift from hiding to active flight.

Nicholas and Mac flee in Mac’s truck toward Grandpa’s bunker while Santa pursues. They reach the bunker and escape on a snowmobile, but Grandpa Yuleson is apparently killed in defense. The loss deepens the crisis and foreshadows the looming final confrontation.

The couple hides in a local high school gym, hoping the Christmas curse ends with the holiday itself. Santa attacks them aboard a Zamboni, but Grandpa arrives and reveals his true identity as the angel who defeated Santa long ago. The confrontation reframes their struggle as a celestial feud rather than a simple spree.

Grandpa reveals his true identity as the angel who originally defeated Santa, and with Christmas ending, Santa loses his powers and retreats. The immediate danger recedes, but the fragile peace remains contingent on the calendar turning. The revelation seals the night as a battle between myth and mortal courage.

Mac’s father shoots Santa’s hell-deer with a bazooka, crippling Santa’s escape route while Pastor Timmons is found dead in a Santa suit, arousing suspicion that the local killer is still at large. In truth, Santa boards a Winnipeg-bound flight to the North Pole under the alias Mr. Šatan, foreshadowing a return. Nicholas and Mac acknowledge the threat and vow to stay vigilant.