Axemas (2017)

Dave works in the office of a storage facility and invites his friends over for a Christmas party in the storage units. I’m not sure why this would be appealing unless they were living with their parents, but they look too old for that.

The facility locks down at 11pm and doesn’t open up again until the next morning.  There is also no bathroom in there so it seems like a bad idea all around to be locked in and drinking.  When they go inside, they ask if they should pull the garage door shut.  Dave says it’s fine to leave it open, which kind of defeats the purpose of a lockdown.

The three couples end up in an empty storage unit with a few bad beers and several folding chairs. That’s right, they don’t even have six chairs.  One couple wanders off to find an empty unit for privacy, leaving two couple left to enjoy this amazing party. But the couples are not alone because wandering around the halls is a killer Santa.  

The best thing about this is it’s less than 30 minutes. They set up the scenario, and then we’re right in the thick of things. So if you don’t like it, it’s over quickly. We don’t know the characters, so we don’t care about them at all. However the final girl is harmless enough, although she forgets how an elevator works at one point, and later is alone screaming “why are you doing this? What did we do to you?” That’s usually what you say to the killer when he’s with you, not while standing alone after having gotten away and hoping he won’t find you. 

The anticipation for the amazing storage unit party

The party of all parties is in full swing

Yeah, that would be scary even if he wasn’t a killer Santa