“Christmascide” is a screenplay written by Desirée Van De Laar.

Logline: A grieving woman with a traumatic past is forced to spend Christmas with her overbearing, religious in-laws. Will they survive the holidays without killing each other?

Tone/style: A dark comedy with graphic gore that takes a skeptical look at the celebration of Christmas and modern religion in general. The movie ends in a festive killing spree, its tone a mixture between ‘Violent Night’ and ‘Tucker & Dale vs. Evil’.

Screenplay status: 2nd draft completed (99 pages).

More info? Contact Desirée at 289 – 795 – 3293 or email her at
desiree @ lockedinthecellar . ca