‘Thanksgiving’ Is the Lovably Simplistic Birth of a Slasher Franchise

Eli Roth’s 2023 horror film isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s among the first slashers that the Thanksgiving holiday can call its own

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There’s no lack of horror movies that center around Halloween. Even the Christmas holiday has accrued its fair share of chillers and slashers over the decades. But prior to 2023’s Thanksgiving, more depraved viewers like myself have long lamented that there weren’t nearly enough horror films centered around that famous day of turkey cons…