It's a Wonderful Knife

2023 · 87 min · EN · R · 5.0 (209 votes)

Dir. Tyler MacIntyre · Starring Jane Widdop, Jess McLeod, Joel McHale, Katharine Isabelle, William B. Davis, Justin Long · Music Russ Howard III

“This Christmas, your wishes will come true... and your nightmares too.”

HorrorComedy

Winnie's life is less than wonderful one year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve. When she wishes she was never born, she finds herself magically transported to a nightmarish parallel universe. With the murderous maniac now back, she must team up with a misfit to identify the culprit and get back to her own reality.

VIBE

This is a darkly comedic holiday slasher, blending festive cheer with sharp wit and genuine tension. It offers a self-aware take on familiar tropes, wrapped in a vibrant, slightly melancholic package. Perfect for those seeking a genre-bending experience with a surprising emotional core.

darkly comedicfestivetensewittymelancholicself-awarepropulsivegenre-bendingstylized violenceself-aware horrorholiday aestheticgriefregretidentityalternate realitiesgenre deconstruction

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