

Follows a novelist who visits her family for Christmas and finds a mysterious Nutcracker doll, which soon becomes possessed and wreaks havoc.
Practical Effects
The Nutcracker puppet looks like it wants to speak to your manager.
Acting
Patrick Bergin gives 'I need to pay off a boat' energy.

Director
Becca Hirani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Becca Hirani also made 'Cinderella's Curse' and 'Puppet Master: Doktor Death'—she's building a cottage industry of cursed objects.
This exists in a booming subgenre of 'Killer Christmas' films that peaked with 2022's Terrifier 2 holiday controversy.