All the Creatures Were Stirring

All the Creatures Were Stirring

Have a merry Christmas!

Directed by David Ian McKendry, Rebekah McKendry

Produced by FallBack Plan Productions

201880 min5.0 / 10

A darkly comedic horror anthology that subverts Christmas cheer by trapping characters in a nightmarish theater where holiday traditions become sources of dread and strangeness.

When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to fear this holiday season.

Questions people ask

  • Does All the Creatures Were Stirring end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is All the Creatures Were Stirring easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is All the Creatures Were Stirring scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is All the Creatures Were Stirring violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is All the Creatures Were Stirring sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as All the Creatures Were Stirring

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like All the Creatures Were Stirring, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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