Caesar and Otto's Deadly Xmas

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Caesar Denovio and his half brother Otto Denovio take on duties as Santa and his elf. However, the bodies begin to pile up when a fellow store Santa develops a vendetta against them and he soon turns Caesar's list of Dinner guests into a list of Xmas-inspired victims!

• Dave Campfield as Caesar Denovio
• Paul Chomicki as Otto Denovio
• Deron Miller as Demian
• Ken MacFarlane as Jerry
• Summer Ferguson as Allison
• Brinke Stevens as Sashi
• Scott Aguilar as Fred Denovio
• Avi K. Garg as Drew
• Samantha Barrios as Roberta Jenkins
• Neil Leeds as Neil
• Dawn Burdue as Babs
• Robin Ritter as Dr. Helen
• Shawn C. Phillips as Shawn
• Aaron Miller as Ozzy
• Mike Johansen as Dr. Feel
• Victoria Vertuga as Heather
• Linnea Quigley as Donna Blackstone
• Keith Bush as Chief of Police
• Joseph Orlando as Edwin Tyndale (credited as Joe Orlando)
• Ray Plumb as Stan Sullivan
• Derek Crabbe as Officer Winston
• Kevan Peterson as Charlie
• Davis Campbell as Dan Cobin
• Lauren Francesca as Lauren
• Lloyd Kaufman as Grandpa Denovio
• Joe Estevez as Joe
• Felissa Rose
• Debbie Rochon as Kara
• Devorah Lynne Dishington as Mother Superior
• Robert Z'Dar as Himself (uncredited)

The fifth in Campfield's Caesar and Otto series, the film premiered at the 2012 "Fright Night Film Fest" in Louisville, Kentucky on June 30, 2012. The film has gone on to receive awards{{Cite web |date=2013-05-10 |title="Caesar & Otto’s Deadly Xmas" (Trailer) |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2013/05/10/caesar-ottos-deadly-xmas-trailer/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Horror Society |language=en-US}} and nominations at several film festivals.{{Cite web |last=Caprilozzi |first=Rob |date=2012-08-21 |title=Caesar and Otto's Deadly XMas trailer and news |url=https://www.horrornewsnetwork.net/caesar-and-otto-s-deadly-xmas-trailer-and-news/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Horror News Network |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=2012-08-25 |title=Elvira's Horror Hunt 2012 Announces Finalists to Be Screened at HorrorHound Weekend in September |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36751/elvira-s-horror-hunt-2012-announces-finalists-to-be-screened-at-horrorhound-weekend-in-september/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=HorrorHound Weekend - Indianapolis 2012 |url=https://www.horrorhoundweekend.com/shows/201209/events.shtml |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.horrorhoundweekend.com}}

The film was picked up for North American DVD distribution by "Wild Eye Releasing" and was released on November 19, 2013.{{cite web|last1=Geno|title=Killer santa: deadly xmas coming to dvd|url=http://www.scaredstiffreviews.com/killer-santa-deadly-xmas-coming-to-dvd-horror-movie-news/|website=Scared Stiff Reviews|accessdate=25 September 2017|date=November 5, 2013}}

Bloody Disgusting said, "it’s not bad and it’s not that great either – but for that sub sub sub sub genre it lies within, it is probably better than the majority of films it is surrounded by."{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Lauren |title='Ceaser and Otto's Deadly Xmas' Is Quite Lively |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3266443/bd-review-ceaser-and-ottos-deadly-xmas/ |website=Bloody Disgusting |accessdate=7 July 2020}}

A contemporary review at HorroNews found that "This is a tiny film with a tiny budget that looks and feels like it cost much more than it actually did (there is even a nifty little animated sequence). Campfield once again wore numerous hats on the production and he too has grown as a filmmaker. His rapid fire editing technique during several sequences reminded me of the way Russ Meyer used to cut his films. The pacing is right where it needs to be and the films effects are used appropriately and humorously. "{{Cite web |date=2012-09-25 |title=Film Review: Caesar and Otto’s Deadly Xmas (2012) |url=https://horrornews.net/58567/film-review-caesar-and-ottos-deadly-xmas-2012/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}

A review at DVD talk stated " There's many callbacks to 80s horror movies, including perennial horror favorite Linnea Quigley as Caesar's agent and a flashback scene with Troma's Lloyd Kaufman as Caesar's grandfather, doing his own take on the grandfather in Silent Night, Deadly Night which explains why Caesar is still a little afraid of Santa Claus now. The production is a very low-budget affair, but those involved try to make that work for them rather than against them."{{Cite web |title=DVD Talk |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/62883 |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=www.dvdtalk.com}}

HorrorHound magazine stated in their issue 39 review of the film that "the budget is obviously low, but the filmmaking is brilliant."{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

• Caesar and Otto (2007)
• Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre (2009)
• Caesar and Otto in the House of Dracula (2009)
• Caesar and Otto meet Dracula's Lawyer (2010)
• Caesar and Otto's Deadly Christmas (2012)
• Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween (2015)

{{reflist}}

• {{IMDb title|1681372|Caeser and Otto's Deadly XMas}}
• [https://aintitcool.com/node/57426#2 Review of the film] from Ain't It Cool News
• [https://theindependentcritic.com/caesar___otto_s_deadly_xmas Review] at Independent Critic
• [https://horrornews.net/58567/film-review-caesar-and-ottos-deadly-xmas-2012/ Review of the film] from HorrorNews.net

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