Bob Clark’s brilliant Christmas slasher movie provides an alternative to the usual yuletide pleasure.

We continue with our countdown of the greatest horror movies released between 1967 and 1979. In the list from No.20 to No.11, we see zombies attacking, a crazed killer hiding in the attic, witchcraft, and cannibals stalking a family lost in the Nevada desert. Welcome to Part 2 of the Top 30 Horror Films 1967 – 1979.

There’s another side to a Christmas sat in front of the telly. The Dark Side. Pitch black film noir, offbeat comedy, sadistic horror. Killer snowmen, drunk Santa’s, capitalist in-fighting, sex fetishes and rampant orgies, terrorists, lunatics, Christmas tree robbers, murderers hiding in the attic, marriage breakdowns and the curse of the mother-in-law. No songs in sight, no talking animals (do Gremlins count?), and maybe no happy ending. There is another way to enjoy the holidays. This is the top 10 alternative Christmas films list.