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by Alex Billington
July 1, 2026
Source: YouTube
“What’re you gonna do?” “I’m gonna kill grandma.” Blue Finch Films has revealed a funny teaser trailer for the crazy horror comedy film Unholy Night, a Canadian indie ready to smash the holiday season. This is premiering later this month at the 2026 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, hence the reveal of this first teaser to build early buzz. A family’s Christmas Eve dinner becomes a nightmare as Gino must protect his loved ones from his reanimated grandmother who crashes the festive celebration with murderous intent. A hilarious, heartfelt, frightening holiday horror, Unholy Night marks the feature directorial debut of director Michael Gabriele, whose short film Get Away won Gold Audience Award for Best Short at Fantasia 2023. Amid the chaos, Gino reunites with his ex and the dysfunctional duo must avoid his dead Italian relatives popping up all around the neighborhood as they search for a way to get rid of these Yuletide revenants and survive his family Christmas. Starring Marc Bendavid, Shailene Garnett, Jacqueline Robbins, Toni Ellwand, Ron Lea, Christina Rosato, Olivier Renaud, Celia Owen, Ellen David, Frank Spadone, Al Sapienza. This is a hilarious holly jolly teaser that’ll make you want to watch more! Watch out for g’ma.
Here’s the festival promo trailer for Michael Gabriele’s horror film Unholy Night, from YouTube:
Family, food and a nonna who won’t die make X-Mas Eve a bloody mess. Gino’s (starring Marc Bendavid) traditional family Christmas Eve turns into a battle for survival when his long-dead grandma drops by and goes on a murderous rampage. Amid the chaos, Gino reunites with his ex and the dysfunctional duo must avoid his dead Italian relatives popping up all around the neighbourhood as they search for a way to get rid of these Yuletide revenants and survive his family Christmas. Unholy Night is written and directed by Canadian indie filmmaker Michael Gabriele, making his feature directorial debut after many shorts previously. It’s produced by Michael Gabriele, Jason Levangie, Jenna MacMillan, and Marc Tetreault. This is premiering at the 2026 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal this summer. It will open in Canadian theaters this holiday season. No other release dates are set yet – stay tuned for more. First impression? Who’s down?
