There something about Christmas that inspires bad movies from many nations and Mexico is no exception as evidenced by this infamous 1959 film about Santa Claus that has to be seen to be believed. Part fantasy, part horror flick, part sci-fi, this gem from South of the Border is rivaled only by "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" in terms of providing inspiration to "Mystery Science Theater". Here Santa has to contend with some irredeemable rotten kids and a villain who looks like he just got back from playing Satan at an office party that went very badly. Santa's sleigh is also hi-tech, as though it were outfitted with gadgets from Q Branch. Small wonder it has achieved immortality among bad retro movie lovers worldwide. - Lee Pfeiffer