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Acid-Spitting Chitinous Beasts for the Holidays

Some have expressed poorly-worded consternation that savage monsterfest Aliens vs. Predator II is coming out on Christmas. Last year's Black Christmas also provoked outrage (especially from Christ-worshippers), but a rep from its production company Dimension Films responded blithely that gore-drenched mayem is "counter-programming to the more regular yuletide fare." In sum, horror is a holiday tradition. Movies like Child's Play and Gremlins teach us the valuable lesson that toys can be evil, while Jack Frost (along with the much-anticipated Jack Frost II: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman) show us the dark, intestine-munching side of jolly old snowmen. But what's the most completely demented holiday science fiction nightmare? More »

9:30 AM on Mon Dec 24 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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