Don't touch that dial.

You're tuned in to the Dread Podcast Network.

You are now listening to Postmortem with Mick Garrus,

where the most influential voices in horror cinema

will spill their guts to the renowned horror director, writer, and producer.

Now, here's your host, Mick Garrus.

From Nysky Productions World Headquarters

overlooking the glamorous San Fernando Valley,

I'm Mick Garrus, and this is Postmortem.

It is the season to be well bloody.

I know that all of our shows are available all at the time,

but this is our 2022 holiday special,

where we dive into the highest profile gift

that Santa left under our tree, Violent Night.

Holiday Horror has a long history.

We've had lots and lots of Halloween horrors,

some Easter terrors, Independence Day nightmares,

and the like, though I'm still waiting for Eli Ross,

Thanksgiving, whose faux-trailer Grace Grinehouse years ago.

But the hardiest of holiday horrors are those centered around Christmas.

Why is that?

Is it because it is such a revered and wholesome family-oriented tradition

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