Episode 49: Christmas Evil and New Year's Evil

Episode 49: Christmas Evil and New Year's Evil

From The Lament Configuration by The Lament Configuration

December 7, 2025 · 1h 9m

About this episode

The episode discusses Christmas and New Year's horror films, including reviews of several titles.

Jesus wept. It’s almost that time of year again and, if you’re like Ria Fend and Greg Knox, you love a good Christmas horror film. On this episode, we discuss two more slasher films from 1980 - Christmas Evil and New Year’s Evil - plus reviews of Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Shelby Oaks and more. Featuring a killer Santa played by Fiona Apple’s dad, a grown man spying on children, naughty kids called Moss, Morbid Knowledge, a police lineup of Santas, Shadow and Made in Japan, absolutely hideous 80s fashion choices, voice distorters, and terrible disguises. The Lament Configuration Podcast… May your suffering be festive. 0:00 Intro 3:04 Frankenstein 6:38 Black Phone 2 9:01 Shelby Oaks 12:07 Keeper 13:07 Meat Kills 16:28 The Surrender 18:24 Ria's Halloween adventures at The Nickel 19:59 Thoughts on Christmas horror 24:46 Christmas Evil 43:26 New Year's Evil 1:04:55 Social media

People in this episode

Hosts: Ria Fend, Greg Knox

Topics covered

  • Christmas horror films
  • slasher films
  • film reviews
  • 80s fashion
  • holiday themes

Keywords

  • Christmas Evil
  • New Year's Evil
  • slasher films
  • Frankenstein
  • Black Phone 2
  • Shelby Oaks
  • 80s fashion
  • horror films

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Christmas Evil, New Year's Evil, Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Shelby Oaks, Keeper, Meat Kills, The Surrender

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