Christmas horror is a fiction genre and film genre that incorporates horror elements into the winter seasonal celebration setting.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleA Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, 1843 1 Defining TraitJuxtaposes horror elements with communal seasonal expectations of peace and kindness 1 Connections
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1. Christmas horror, Wikipedia
Origins and history section, paragraph 1
The genre is part of a seasonal tradition in the UK dating to prehistoric celebrations of the winter solstice.
Origins and history section, paragraph 2
Charles Dickens' 1843 A Christmas Carol is an early example of the genre in fiction, which according to the British Film Institute "forever tied the festive season to the genre".
Conventions section, paragraph 1
The genre typically juxtaposes horror elements with communal seasonal expectations of a period of peace and kindness.
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