What they find in the high, remote and ice cold regions of the Himalayas is a surprise that’s on par with the rest of Kneale’s often ambitious and cerebral sci-fi output: The Yeti are not monsters, but an intelligent species waiting patiently for humankind to destroy itself so that they can have the planet to themselves. Read more: A Look at Hollywood’s Relationship with Giant Monster Movies They’re as cold as death itself, and for the 30 days when northern Alaska is plunged into darkness every year, they are going to feast. All long claws and sadistic, cruel stares, there is nothing seductive to these demons. For these are no mere arctic performers, the vampires of 30 Days of Night embrace the an old school brutality we haven’t seen since Nosferatu. But above the Arctic Circle there’s a party going on, and the main attraction is Vampires on Ice in this snowbound gorefest. Hence why we have assembled for your chilly viewing pleasure, the 16 best winter horror movies around, as curated by your loyal Den of Geek Staff. One so grim that the quiet, lingering dread in its backdrop can be as all-encompassing as a 10-foot snowfall. Perhaps that’s why now ‘tis the real season for a certain kind of horror movie. In fact, winter is just entering its deepest and scariest throes with a chill that risks spreading to your soul, and there’s nary a Christmas light in sight for comfort. Yet even if we have turned the page to what is hopefully a bright, shiny new 2018, the fact remains that if you live anywhere north of the Mason-Dixon line, things are hardly warming up. A New Year has come and the last of the holiday decorations have been stored away.