‘The Sacrifice Game’ – Shudder Delivers Festive Chills with Christmas Horror Film Set in the 1970s

Directed by Jenn Wexler (known for “The Ranger”), The Sacrifice Game is set to haunt Shudder during the holiday season, and the official trailer has descended the chimney, delivering a chilling preview.

Starting December 8, 2023, The Sacrifice Game will unleash holiday fear on Shudder.

Fantasia aptly describes The Sacrifice Game as “a gripping and stylish ‘70s-set chiller involving school girls, power-mad killers, and occult prophecy,” boasting both “gore and lore.”

The narrative unfolds at the Blackvale School for Girls in 1971, where students Samantha and Clara find themselves stranded during the holidays. Their plight takes a deadly turn when a cult of killers descends upon them—just in time for Christmas.

The cast includes Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Olympian Gus Kenworthy, Chloë Levine, Madison Baines, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, and Georgia Acken.

Filmed in Oka, Quebec, the movie is co-written by Wexler and Sean Redlitz, with production credits going to Philip Kalin-Hajdu, Albert I. Melamed, Heather Buckley, and Todd Slater.

Executive producers include Kalin-Hajdu and Melamed; Emily Gotto and Samuel Zimmerman of Shudder; Roman Kopelevich, Roman Viaris, and Crystal Hill of Red Sea Media; Mark Côté, Peter Phok, Mena Massoud, and Olivia Scott Welch.