Name: Krampus
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2015-01-01

201598 minHorror, Comedy, Fantasy 6.2

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

Editor's Verdict

🎄YES

"Krampus meets the criteria for a Christmas movie due to its strong reliance on the Christmas setting, the plot being driven entirely by the absence of Christmas spirit, and the explicit use of Krampus iconography as a dark inversion of Santa Claus. While it is a horror film, its structure and central conflict are fundamentally tied to the holiday."

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🎄 Notable Elements

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