Ho-ho-horror movie Krampus is not entirely unwatchable, despite amateurish direction, frenzied lensing and bog-level CGI. Why couldn’t it have been better? By Peter Howell Movie Critic Friday ...

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Krampus: The Christmas Devil is a low-budget holiday horror movie in which a town must take down the evil brothers, Krampus and Santa Claus.

Today, Krampus is still celebrated in parts of Germany, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Italy, and Slovenia. This is the story of Krampus — Santa’s darker counterpart.

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In essence, Krampus is the bad cop to Santa's good cop, Collins said. Krampus would often target children who behaved badly, hitting them with a tree branch known as a "switch," or even kidnapping ...

By the end of the movie, Krampus even comes around and helps the heroes on their chilly adventure to save Santa. “That’s where the charisma of Kristofer comes in,” Shannon said.