“Red Christmas” (*1/2 out of four) was a pretty awful horror story set on Christmas about a mother (Dee Wallace) who must protect her family when a mumbling stranger appears at their household and the dead bodies start piling up one after another. Horror fans will probably enjoy the return of Wallace from the ’80’s classics from “The Howling” and “Critters” but will enjoy little else about this time-wasting schlock, with hardly any scares or thrills. For virtually the same story with more scares and style, watch “Black Christmas” instead.