24 Days of LosMas- Sister Krampus (2021)

I will post Christmas-themed horror films over the next 24 days of LosMas; for the seventeenth night, I am posting the 2021 horror movie Sister Krampus.

Sister Krampus (2021)

A nun is kicked out of her order for being defiled by soldiers; she turns to Krampus to seek revenge. Decades later, two sisters traveling in that village encounter the spirit of the Nun, who decides to pursue one of them for a sinister purpose. Sister Krampus is a 2021 indie horror movie directed by Mark Polonia, featuring his usual actor company. As with the majority of films produced in the past decade utilizing Krampus in its title, we have a movie that is nothing more than a gimmick film featuring the dark Christmas character with a terrible story and low-budget look. The other traits found in Mark Polonia's movies are present, including using the same group of actors, bargain basement sets, and pointless dialogue. Sister Krampus is set in Austria around Christmas, but it looks like it was filmed in the northeast USA in summer. The history is wrong, and soldiers' uniforms were a mix of army surplus and spirit store props. The only great notable feature is the poster art that Mark Polonia has for this film and the Krampus creature costume, which was well made and looks cosplay-worthy. Sister Krampus is a terrible movie, but it is an improvement when stacked up with other Krampus knockoffs and many of Polonia's other low-budget catalogs.  

24 Days of LosMas- The Yule Log (2023)

I will post Christmas-themed horror films over the next 24 days of LosMas; for the eleventh night, I am posting the 2023 horror comedy The Yule Log.

The Yule Log (2023)

Two friends travel to a cabin in the woods during the Christmas holiday to help another friend after the death of his wife. They chop some wood from the nearby forest and unknowingly release the spirit of Druinda, a witch condemned to death a few centuries prior. The men unwittingly contend with Duinda as the Night of the Mothers approaches and the Yule Log protection fades. The Yule Log is a 2023 horror comedy written and directed by Mark Polonia that features a cast of his usual suspects. The cabin looks nice, but the rest of the movie is the usual microbudget silliness found in Polonia's other movies. These often include poorly done CGI, Dollar Store creature effects, and terrible dialogue that makes Ed Wood movies look like cinema masterpieces. Polonia's movies are not meant to be award winners, and this movie is one of his few Christmas-themed films besides Sister Krampus, which is mentioned. Undoubtedly, the best part of any Mark Polonia movie is the poster art that often stands out with the promise of a fun movie but often disappoints.