Holidays (2016)

Holidays is an anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions, making Holidays a celebration of the horror on those same special days' year after year. A collaboration of some of Hollywood's most distinct voices, the directors include Kevin Smith (Tusk), Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes), Sarah Adina Smith (The Midnight Swim), Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact), Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and Anthony Scott Burns (Darknet). The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14, 2016 before its VOD release the next day.

The segments...

Valentine's Day (written & directed by Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer) starring Madeleine Coghlan, Savannah Kennick, Rick Peters, and Britain Simons.

A teenager with a crush on her gym coach is bullied by the rest of her classmates, but an innocent Valentine's Day gesture leads to horrific results.

St. Patrick's Day (written & directed by Gary Shore) starring Ruth Bradley, Peter Campion and Isolt McCaffrey

A young teacher learns the frightening truth about the legendary snakes of St. Patrick. A student makes her deepest wish come true, with a sick twist.

The segment, "St. Patrick's Day", references the Norwegian folktale "The Lindworm Prince", also known as simply "The Lindworm". While there are several versions of the folktale, the version anthologized in the seminal Asbjornsen and Moe Collection is the most popular one. The folktale tells of a queen giving birth to a snake creature and when the creature is born, it flees into the land. When the creature grows up, it becomes a prince.

Easter (written & directed by Nicholas McCarthy) starring Ava Acres, Petra Wright and Mark Steger

A young girl who wakes up and sees the Easter Bunny arrive is in for a shock.

Mother's Day (written & directed by Sarah Adina Smith) starring Sophie Traub, Aleksa Palladino, Sheila Vand, Jennifer Lafleur and Sonja Kinski

A woman who can't stop getting pregnant finds herself involved with a coven of barren witches after attending a strange ritual.

Father's Day (written & directed by Anthony Scott Burns) starring Jocelin Donahue, Michael Gross and Jana Karan

A teacher receives a mysterious cassette tape from her long-estranged father that leads to a darker mystery. The answer for why he disappeared may not be what she expected.

Halloween (written & directed by Kevin Smith) starring Ashley Greene, Olivia Roush, Harley Quinn Smith, Harley Morenstein and Shelby Kemper

A man running an internet cam sex business finds himself in dire straits when he crosses his employees on Halloween.

Christmas (written & directed by Scott Stewart) starring Seth Green, Clare Grant, Kalos Cluff, John C. Johnson, Shawn Parsons, Michael Sun Lee, Wes Robertson, Karina Noelle, Scott Stewart and Richard DiLorenzo

A man goes to terrible lengths to get a virtual reality device for his son for Christmas, but finds himself haunted by it. Seth Green and Clare Grant play a married couple and are also married to each other in real life.

New Year's Eve (written by Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer; directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer) starring Lorenza Izzo, Andrew Bowen and Megan Duffy

A disturbed young man discovers that his New Year's date may be just as twisted.

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