Seven Horror Movies to Watch This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, and food. But why not add a little horror to your feast? So, this Thanksgiving, embrace the horror after the football . Here’s a list of seven horror movies that take place during or around Thanksgiving that are sure to make your holiday a little more haunting.

Home Sweet Home (1981)

Available on YouTube

An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys’ Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful…

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Blood Rage (1987)

Available on YouTube

A boy kills a man and accuses his twin brother of the murder, and the innocent brother ends up institutionalized, while his psychotic twin goes free. 10 years later, the innocent twin escapes, which triggers his brother into killing again.

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The McPherson Tape (Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County) (1998)

Available on YouTube

After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow him and his brothers back to their home, all hell breaks loose.

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Kristy (2014)

Available on Video on Demand

When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.

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Ghost Note (2017)

Available on Tubi

An immortal blues musician terrorizes childhood sweethearts reunited over the Thanksgiving holiday.

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The Last Thanksgiving (2020)

Available on Prime Video

A family of cannibalistic pilgrims attacks a restaurant that stays open for Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving (2023)

Available on Netflix

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.

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