Carnage for Christmas explained

Director:Alice Maio Mackay
Starring:Jeremy Moineau
Cinematography:Aaron Schuppan
Editing:Vera Drew
Studio:One Manner Productions
Country:Australia
Language:English

Carnage for Christmas is a 2024 Australian holiday horror film directed by Alice Maio Mackay from a screenplay by Mackay and Benjamin Pahl Robinson.[1] [2] [3]

Premise

Over the Christmas holiday, true crime podcaster Lola visits her home town for the first time since her gender transition. She becomes entangled in the town's mystery to discover whether the ghost of a historic murderer has returned.[4]

Release

Carnage for Christmas premiered at the Salem Horror Fest on May 4, 2024,[5] screened at the 48th Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival as part of the Frameline Fangs program on June 22, 2024, and at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on July 19, 2024.[6] [7]

Reception

[8] In his review on Screen Anarchy, J Hurtado said "Alice Maio Mackay may have reached the tipping point where her films can find that boarder audience without sacrificing the edge that makes them unique, and Carnage for Christmas is evidence that she’s just going to keep getting better."[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: T. . Amber . Exclusive: Here’s Your First Look At Alice Maio Mackay’s CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS . Fangoria . 14 April 2024.
  2. Web site: T. . Amber . Exclusive: CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS Poster Delivers Vintage Festive Frights . Fangoria . 14 April 2024.
  3. Web site: McAndrews . Mary Beth . ‘Carnage For Christmas’ Exclusive Photos: Alice Maio Mackay’s New Holiday Horror Is Out For Blood . Dread Central . 14 April 2024.
  4. Web site: n.a. . Carnage for Christmas . Film Freeway . 14 April 2024.
  5. Web site: n.a. . Schedule . Salem Horror Fest . 14 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Carnage for Christmas . . July 11, 2024.
  7. Web site: Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival Unveils 'Bookworm' Starring Elijah Wood as Opening Film, Plus Second Wave of Titles (EXCLUSIVE) . Carson . Lexi . Variety . June 6, 2024 . June 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606152923/https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/fantasia-international-film-festival-bookworm-elijah-wood-1236024007/ . June 6, 2024 . live.
  8. News: Carnage for Christmas. October 27, 2024. Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. News: Hurtado. J. Fantasia 2024 Review: CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS, A Plucky Podcaster Hunts A Serial Killer In Her Hometown. October 4, 2024 . Screen Anarchy.