Mercy Christmas (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-rdJ3HFEzc
When shy, lonely office drone Michael (Steven Hubbell) gets an unexpected invitation to celebrate his favorite holiday with his pretty new co-worker and her seemingly perfect family, he happily accepts. However, the tables soon turn in this darkly comedic tale when he realizes what’s on their Christmas menu… or rather, who’s on their menu. (Adding insult to the nightmare: his sadistic boss is part of this hungry clan, and forces him to crunch some last-minute numbers before the big meal.) Brutal and yet somehow a firm lesson in the importance in maintaining one’s holiday spirit, Mercy Christmas also contains maybe cinema’s first-ever use of eggnog as a weapon. (Streaming on Paramount+)
