Don’t Fear the Reaper
By Stephen Graham Jones
(2023)

The second instalment in the Indian Lake Trilogy.

T’was the night before Christmas, when all through Proofrock,
In the midst of a blizzard, bloody killers did stalk.

Can Jade and Letha stop the wave of death washing over their town once again?

The Only Good Indians
By Stephen Graham Jones

The tense ending of this book features a snowy landscape.

A group of Blackfeet men are hunted by a spirit after breaking tradition. Will the elk get their revenge?

The Crowfield Curse
By Pat Walsh
(2010)

Not a horror, but a YA historical fantasy book with creepy elements.

Orphan Will lives at Crowfield Abbey with a group of monks. After befriending a creature called a hob, he is dragged into the dark history of his home. Can he uncover the secret of what haunts the forest?

The Shining (1980)
Dir. by Stanley Kubrick

The obvious pick for snowy horror, based on the book by Stephen King.

Jack Torrance and his family move into the eerie Overlook Hotel to care for it over winter. Stuck in icy isolation, Jack’s behaviour begins to change and his son has frightening visions. Can this family survive their stay at this strange hotel?

The Blackcoat’s Daughter/February (2015)
Dir. by Osgood Perkins

A slow-build supernatural psychological horror film that switches between two time periods.

Kat and Rose are stranded at boarding school together during winter break when a dark entity begins to corrupt Kat. What’s really going on in the boiler room?

The Thing (1982)
Dir. by John Carpenter

A classic sci-fi horror movie based on the book ‘Who Goes There?’ by John W. Campbell Jr.

Antarctic researchers find themselves paranoid and afraid as an alien lifeform sneaks amongst them, assimilating and mimicking. Can they figure out who the imposter is and stop the carnage?

Yellowjackets (2021-)
Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson

A plane crash survival thriller series about an girls soccer team, told between two timelines.

In the past, we see the girls struggle to survive in the wildness, especially when winter hits. In the modern day, we see their traumatised selves brought back together by a mysterious force. What’s really going on?

Slasher: Guilty Party (2017)
Created by Aaron Martin

Season 2 of the horror anthology series ‘Slasher.’

A group of counsellors return to the site of the their camp to ensure their previous crime will not come to light. However, someone else has a different idea and they find themselves stuck in a snow with a vengeful killer. Can they avoid retribution?

Black Mirror: White Christmas (2014)
Created by Charlie Brooker

Eerie episode of science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. Less snowy than the previous suggestions, but someone does freeze to death…

In a remote cabin on Christmas Day, Joe and Matt finally open up and tell each other about themselves. What are their stories, and why are they in this cabin?

The Long Dark (2017)
Hinterland Studios

Survival game that comes with free-roam, story, and challenge options. One of my favourite games. Welcome to the quiet apocalypse!

Your find yourself stranded alone in the bleak Canadian wilderness during a geomagnetic storm that impacts electronics and wildlife. Do you have what it takes to survive?

Tell Me Why (2020)
Dontnod Entertainment

Episodic adventure game with a mystery to solve. Not a horror, but there is a darkness to the story that I think makes it count for this list.

Twins Tyler and Alyson reunite and return to their childhood home, but discover things that make them question their memories. What actually went on the night of their mother’s death, and who was she really?

Until Dawn (2015)
Supermassive Games

Horror game set on a snowy mountain where your choices decide who lives and who dies.

A year after a prank goes wrong and ends in tragedy, a group of friends return to the winter lodge once again. This time however, they are being hunted and killed. Can you make the right choices and save their lives?