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Krampus

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Krampus

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Summary

Comedy horror starring Adam Scott and Toni Collette. When a young boy becomes disenchanted with everything that Christmas stands for, he inadvertently summons up the demonic opposite to Santa Claus who unleashes terror upon his family.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Aldridge

You better watch out. You better not cry. There's a very different sort of Santa Claus coming to town. He's the titular Krampus, a figure from European folklore who is, in essence, Father Christmas's evil twin, with claws, cloven hooves and horns. While Santa rewards the children that are good, Krampus abducts and punishes those that are bad. So, when a young boy (Emjay Anthony) loses belief and bah-humbugs Christmas, mum Toni Collette, dad Adam Scott and their obnoxious extended family find their home besieged by Krampus and his dark army of elves, demonic toys and killer gingerbread men. Krampus himself is a little late putting in a proper appearance, but it is worth the wait. And a cop-out ending rather detracts from the dark path that the film has been hurtling down. Still, it nicely blends horror and humour, delivers scary stuff at its best, and is well worth the watch if you're sick to the stomach of traditional Christmas slush.

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6.2/10

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Cast

rolenameTommyAdam ScottSarahToni ColletteHowardDavid KoechnerLindaAllison TolmanAunt DorothyConchata FerrellMaxEmjay AnthonyBethStefania LaVie OwenKrampusLuke HawkerHero Dark Elf (aka Bjugnakrkir)Sophie GannonCherubIvy George

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rolenameDirectorMichael Dougherty

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Theatrical distributor

Universal

Released on

2015-12-04

Languages

English | German

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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