’Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, the emos chose to get mildly bummed out. Sure, some people hit Hallmark-level festive during the holidays — the full “move to Candycane Lane” fantasy. Others take … a darker approach. I do both. But maybe that’s because I’m a Gemini with dueling personalities.
You might still be dreaming about Halloween when December rolls around, or maybe you dread the holidays entirely and want to commiserate with a dark Christmas movie. Either way, audiences have been gravitating toward morose, off-kilter holiday films for decades.
