So I’m pretty sure Robert Eggers is becoming the next John Carpenter, and I’m not complaining about that.
I don’t mean that in the sense that he’s becoming a slasher king – that’s not really Eggers’s style, and it never has been. But I’m saying that he’s getting up there as a horror icon, and honestly, everything he makes is usually painted in a layer of gold. It just does so well and is always so well-composed.
best horror movies, several of my favorites come from the Director’s Work. One of my favorite A24 horror movies, The Witch, is directed by him. Of course, the 2024 hit, Nosferatu, was a big one. And now, according to a report from Deadline, Eggers is developing an adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
In Eggers, we trust – even if A Christmas Carol isn’t closely related to horror. But honestly, his bringing a classic Christmas tale to life had me thinking about another holiday folktale that Eggers would rock – hear me out.
I Love A Christmas Carol Adaptation As Much As Anyone Else
Before we get into this article, I want to state that this isn’t going to be a piece berating the choice of Eggers to bring A Christmas Carol to life. It’s not.
In all honesty, I trust anything that Eggers does because he delivers. He takes the time and effort to create not just films but masterpieces of cinema that truly feature some of the most wicked visuals and interesting storylines I have seen in a long time. Are they always award contenders? No, but I think that’s just because the Academy has a negative bias towards horror movies.
Either way, he has given us some incredible films, and he could certainly nail an adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
There are so many A Christmas Carol adaptations out there that there sure is some stiff competition to beat. But out of anyone who could do it, I could see him taking it on. I’m sure he would find some way to make the three ghosts that visit him even more twisted and somehow devise a solution to formulate Marley even darker than the tale we already know him as.
And with Willem Dafoe as the lead choice to play Ebeneezer Scrooge? Eggers is already cooking.
However, there’s one other holiday folktale that, if Eggers wants to stick with Christmas-themed stories, he would be able to take it to another level.
he thanked SpongeBob SquarePants for introducing this generation to Nosferatu, as it inspired many younger people to go to the movies to see it, pairing that with an incredible cast.
At this point, my generation already knows what Krampus is, thanks to the movie that came out ten years ago (geez, has it been that long? I feel so old). While it’s not one of the best horror movies ever, it’s still a fun film that takes you on a ride and teaches you a new folktale to pass on from child to child.
However, because we already have that background and know how great Eggers is at bringing horror to the big screen, he and Krampus would likely be a huge success. Not only that, but it gives us an excuse to go to the theaters again on Christmas.
best Christmas horror movies ever. I know that we don’t want to associate literally the most jolly holiday of all time with something as scary as horror, but I really think this would be a huge hit.
Either way, it’ll be some time before we do end up seeing anything like this on the big screen, so for now, a girl can dream. And I’ll just be counting down the days until we get to see this new A Christmas Carol adaptation.