Elves (film)

Elves is a 2023 Christmas horror comedy film based on Christmas elves from folklore, directed by Todd Linsley, and written by Linsley and his son Dutch. The film stars Todd Linsley, Aubrey Plaza, Melanie Munt, and Matthew Modine. The film is about killer elves that feast on human flesh.

Elves will be released in the United States on December 23, 2023 by Universal Pictures.

Plot
One week before Christmas, the Scrooge family (mother Tracy, and sons Billy and Richie) prepare for the holidays. Billy, despite his family’s dysfunctionality, remains a firm believer in Santa Claus and writes him a letter. Tracy's side of the family come for Christmas, including her sister Toni, their children Kevin, Steve, and Maggie, and Toni and Tracy's father, Mr. Scrooge, whom their kids call "Grandpa Eb". Billy wants to maintain family traditions, but tensions among his relatives sap their Christmas spirit. When his cousins mock Billy about believing in Santa, Billy lashes out, yelling that he hates both his family and Christmas, and runs away. Outside, Billy inspects a mysterious yellow slime on the back of Toni's car. He gets on his bike and rides away to the forest, where his dad and him used to play baseball when his dad hadn't left. He watches a Christmas movie on Netflix on his phone, until an unnamed lumberjack warns Billy about the dangers of the forest. Billy doesn't believe him and continues watching his movie, until the lumberjack is dragged into a bush by an invisible monster. Billy bikes back to the house, where the family continues their arguments. When Billy gets home, they all eat and decorate cookies, watch Christmas movies, and other holiday events. While playing baseball with Maggie, Billy finds an elf hiding in his tool shed.

Maggie and Billy keep "Elfo" (as the creature calls himself) a secret from everyone in the family.

Cast

 * Todd Linsley as Santa, a 110 year old Viking who is here to kill the naughty ones
 * Matthew Modine as Mr. Scrooge, a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas
 * Aubrey Plaza as Tracy, the overprotective and uptight mother of Billy
 * Melanie Munt as Toni, the manipulative aunt of Billy
 * Dutch Linsley as Billy, a boy on the naughty list whose dysfunctional family's squabbling causes him to lose the Christmas spirit
 * Fin Murray as Steve, the oppressive cousin of Billy who's on the naughty list

Voices

 * Frank Welker as Elfo, a woodland elf who befriends Billy
 * Frank Welker as Evil Elf, a woodland elf that betrays Santa Claus
 * Frank Welker as Evil Elf, a woodland elf that betrays Santa Claus
 * Frank Welker as Evil Elf, a woodland elf that betrays Santa Claus
 * Frank Welker as Evil Elf, a woodland elf that betrays Santa Claus
 * Frank Welker as Evil Elf, a woodland elf that betrays Santa Claus
 * Brendan Fletcher as Krampus, a dark ancient demonic figure from European folklore that dispenses vengeance and wrath on the naughty, he resembles a much darker representation of Santa Claus, appearing as a horned goat-like beast, with his face concealed behind a bearded mask
 * André Eriksen as Gingerbread, a gingerbread man cookie come to life
 * Mitra Suri as Candy Cane, a candy cane come to life
 * Stephanie Sy as Sugarplum, a sugarplum fairy
 * Can Aydin as Frosty, a snowman come to life from a magician's tophat

Minor

 * Drew Barrymore as Mrs. Claus, Santa's loving wife and moderating influence
 * Duke Linsley as Richie, the innocent little brother of Billy
 * Lukas Murray as Kevin, the cousin of Billy
 * Fara Murray as Maggie, the little cousin of Billy who's on the nice list
 * Dutch Linsley as Young Santa, twelve-year-old Santa Claus
 * Todd Linsley as Theophanes, a woodcutter and Nicholas’ father