Santa and Mrs. Claus go on a rampage in The Nights Before Christmas trailer

Three years ago, director Paul Tanter brought the world ONCE UPON A TIME AT CHRISTMAS, a holiday horror film that cast Simon Phillips and Sayla de Goede as a serial killer couple who terrorized a town in upstate New York while dressed as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. If you haven't seen that movie yet, you can check it out at THIS LINK – and if you do so, you'll be caught up just in time for the release of the sequel, THE NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. 

A trailer for THE NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS is embedded above. Directed by Tanter from a script he wrote with Phillips, this one brings Phillips and de Goede back in the roles of Santa and Mrs. Claus. Here's the synopsis: 

In the run up to Christmas, a murderous Santa and Mrs Claus rampage their way through a series of gruesome killings. FBI Special Agent Natalie Parker is tasked with tracking the pair of psychotic serial killers and discovering what links their victims.

With the body count rising, she discovers the couple met in and escaped from an asylum for the criminally insane. As Christmas day nears, the psychotic couple slaughter their way through their special naughty list, playing a cat and mouse game with the FBI and leaving a trail of gruesome bloody bodies in their wake.

Kate Schroder, Marc Gammal, Keegan Chambers, and Anne-Carolyn Binnette are also in the cast.

In the UK, the sequel will be released on DVD and all major home entertainment platforms on November 2nd. Releases in the US, Australia, and New Zealand will follow in December. Before any of that, the film will be screening as part of this month's FrightFest line-up.

Producer Ken Bressers had this to say: 

We’ve always loved it when movies subvert the genre a little… classics like Gremlins, or Die Hard set with the Christmas backdrop… well here’s a real Christmas story to watch when the Hallmark type Christmas movies are making you feel too safe! Play at FrightFest is a great honour and we're thrilled to be part of the line-up."

FrightFest will run from October 21st through the 25th. Event details and ticket info can be found at FrightFest.co.uk