By: Ryan Dailey
I Slay On Christmas is a holiday anthology film that is the most Troma-esque film to not be released by Troma. A man escapes into the forest to escape the less than savory life he has at home. The protagonist stumbles across four pine cones, each containing a macabre story revolving around the Christmas season.
Written by Derek Braasch, Marcelo Fabani, Debbie D, Joel D Wynkoop, and Phil Herman, each tale offers dark tales wrapped in bloody paper and topped with an independent film flair bow.
The film tackles issues, especially in the first story, that are serious and possibly would cause discomfort to some viewers, but it is written and presented in such a way that is almost satirical and “softens the blow” when it comes to the shock value. This is a testament to the brilliance of the film.
I Slay On Christmas is the very definition of do it yourself filmmaking, and this is not a bad thing.
The narratives are strong, the dialog is mostly well written, even if poorly delivered at times.
Elevated horror movie fans and wanna be, armchair directors are absolutely going to hate this film. Failed screenplay writers and film snobs taking film appreciation courses in college are definitely going to look down their nose at I Slay On Christmas.
And that is perfectly fine.
I Slay On Christmas is not a movie that everyone will appreciate. The audio levels are inconsistent throughout the run time. The entire project looks as though it was shot entirely with analog equipment. The set pieces are far from elaborate and the acting is, well, there.
That is all well and fine, as the film is not made for those people. It was made by friends that love film and set out to have a good time making the film that they wanted to make. I Slay On Christmas was made for the horror nation.
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