Better hope you’ve been nice this year — because The Naughty List of Mr. Scrooge is checking twice and cutting deep. This gleefully grisly twist on A Christmas Carol promises to deck the halls with blood and terror when it lands on UK digital platforms on November 3, just in time to kick off the season of screams.
Written, directed and produced by Jake Helgren (Dashing in December, Bad Connection), the film gives Dickens’ timeless tale a sinister new spin. When a group of college friends reunite for a cozy festive getaway, what begins as laughter and nostalgia soon curdles into horror. As they toast to old memories, talk turns to the tragic death of a friend a decade earlier — and with it, a darkness stirs.
Before long, their holiday cheer is shattered by the arrival of an uninvited guest: not the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, but a blood-soaked embodiment of Ebenezer Scrooge himself. One by one, the bitter spectre begins crossing names off his naughty list, turning the yuletide reunion into a brutal fight for survival.
Overflowing with festive frights, dark humour, and a killer sense of seasonal spirit, The Naughty List of Mr. Scroogeinvites audiences to unwrap a very different kind of Christmas movie — one where being “good for goodness’ sake” might just save your life.
So pour the eggnog, lock the doors, and settle in… because this Christmas, Scrooge isn’t coming to redeem your soul — he’s coming to collect it.
