Tag: 80s Christmas movies

Serpentorslair Staff · December 9, 2025

The Christmas Movie That Ruined Midnight Snacks Forever

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff80s Christmas movies, Christmas horror comedy, Christmas monster movie, cult Christmas films, Gizmo Gremlins, Gremlins 1984, Gremlins movie review, Joe Dante Gremlins, nostalgic holiday movies, Steven Spielberg Gremlins0 comment

A Chaotic, Cozy, Creature-Filled Look Back at Gremlins (1984) There are Christmas movies that fill you with warm fuzzy feelings… and then there’s Gremlins (1984)—the holiday film that taught an entire generation three extremely important life rules: don’t feed after midnight, don’t get them wet, and absolutely never assume a Christmas gift is safe just because it’s cute. This movie is festive, funny, horrifying, adorable, and completely unhinged in the most perfect ’80s way. And yes—it is 100% a Christmas movie, even if it comes with jump scares and small-scale…

The ’80s Santa Epic You Forgot—But Shouldn’t Have

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff80s Christmas movies, Christmas fantasy films, Dudley Moore Patch, John Lithgow Santa Claus movie, North Pole movies, nostalgic holiday movies, Santa Claus movie review, Santa Claus origin story film, Santa Claus The Movie 1985, vintage Christmas classics0 comment

A Big, Flashy, Wonderfully Strange Look Back at Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) Every decade has its own flavor of Christmas movies. The ’60s had whimsy. The ’90s had heartwarming hijinks. But the 1980s? Oh, the ’80s gave us spectacle—big, shiny, neon-tinted holiday adventures that swung for the fences whether or not they actually hit them. And nothing embodies that ambitious, slightly bonkers, totally endearing vibe more than Santa Claus: The Movie (1985). It’s the kind of Christmas film you might barely remember… until a single image pops into your…