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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping more songs I’d love to see as horror movies into the ol’ VCR. 

I have no idea how we got here, but we’re only a week away from Christmas and the beginning of Hanukkah (for those who celebrate). 

So, I wanted to give you all another holiday edition of one of our fan-favorite series: Alluring Adaptations. 

If you’re new to these parts, let me give you a quick rundown: 

In Alluring Adaptations, I take four songs and turn them into horror movie plots by giving you a quick synopsis of how I envision them turning out. 

And no, I don’t have any idea where I pull these out of. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions. 

Without further ado, here are four holiday songs I think would make excellent horror movies:

“Last Christmas” by Wham! 

When Lacey pledged Alpha Beta Zeta, she had no idea what she was getting into; the ABZ girls aren’t quite as nice as she pictured. So, when her chapter’s president, Courtney, decides that Lacey’s boyfriend, Josh, isn’t exactly ABZ “material,” Lacey is given an ultimatum: either dump Josh by the end of Christmas break or leave ABZ for good. 

The only problem is that Lacey doesn’t know that Josh plans to tell her that he loves her when they exchange their gifts. After unceremoniously dumping Josh, Lacey kicks him out of her house, although the roads are icy and unsafe. Tragically, Josh passes away after a car accident, and Lacey is wracked with guilt from what happened. 

A year later, a mysterious new member of the fraternity next door starts to take a particular interest in her. But, why does he seem so familiar, and why is the body count at her sorority piling up?

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey 

Riley finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. She has the perfect job, an amazing girlfriend, and an apartment with the best view in the city. There’s just one problem: no one in Riley’s new life knows about her past. Riley has strategically dodged questions about her upbringing, only mentioning that she’s moved around a bit for work and was involved in some sort of incident. 

It turns out Riley’s “incident” was actually being stalked by her old girlfriend, Nina, and her need to flee for her own safety. Unfortunately, it seems that Nina’s finally tracked Riley down again, and this holiday, Riley is all she’s asking for.  

“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” by Bing Crosby 

After their mom died, Monica was left with their terrible father for the rest of their teen years. Fortunately, they were able to get a scholarship and move out. Now, as an adult with a family of their own, Monica gets the news that their father has died and left everything to them. 

Begrudgingly, Monica makes the trek across the country to settle their father’s estate before everything shuts down for the holidays. However, they have an uneasy feeling from the second they step into the house. What they don’t know is that, even though it’s a long road back, their father is still planning to come home for Christmas to torment Monica one last time. 

“Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney 

Nick and Miles have decided that this is the year they’ll cut down their own Christmas tree. In their quest for the perfect tree, they wind up searching the woods for hours, even after darkness falls. The pair is about to give up when they finally find the perfect tree and begin chopping. That’s when they hear the chanting begin and bear witness to some kind of ritual. 

Unfortunately for Nick and Miles, the cult performing the ritual also sees them, turning what should’ve been a “Wonderful Christmastime” into a fight for their lives against a deadly cult.