I am a fan of Norse mythology and when I came across the Krampus and it's tradition the Krampusnatch. I must say that I find the concept of an anti-Santa Claus is beyond creative and attractive.Needless to say I wasn't expecting much when I heard that hollywood was making a movie about such a rich legend, I was expecting an average teen horror relying on jumpscares. but then I saw the director Mr. Michael Dougharty and my expectations where hyped. I really loved Trick'r Treat and it's tongue in cheek horror, and let me tell you that's exactly what this legend needeed. First let's talk about just how beautiful the monsters of this movie are, yes, because the Krampus is just the icing on the cake for all the horror this movie has stored for us. There is a really clever use of puppetry and customes in this movie in a level that honestly caught me off guard. There's only one monster in particular that you'd notice is CGI, but then I'd ask you... how else would've you made it? all this is paired with really creepy imagery that manages to mantain an atmosphere that reminded me of the best parts of The Shining.On the other hand, this movie dares to bring us a serious scolding about the true meaning of christmas, and when I'm saying this, I'm not talking about family or love, I'm talking about greed, hypocrisy, material obssesion, looks and all that makes Christmas a really bad time for some people, if you're willing to take this message as it comes, you'll be satisfied, safe to say this is not a "feel-good movie".Watch it on Christmas, hug your family, lock the doors, because Krampus is coming.

David Koechner is the worst but the movie is okay over all. I think the elements that look visually dark and twisted are awesome. Everything with gingerbread men and David Koechner and just all the goofy stuff is garbage.

I really enjoyed this film. At first I wasn't sure how I should rate Krampus, but after thinking about it, I realized it was pretty damn good. A Christmas Horror hybrid you expect the worst, but this film has one hell of a cast and I thoroughly enjoyed my viewings of it. I may have to watch it again come Christmas time.

Movie Review: "Krampus" (2015)The opening as commercial as can be with an army of consumers storming a department store for holiday season shopping, giving in to the madness, the money spending, the elbow practice of the fastest to catch the best of pieces to bring home, where the chaos continues in the everybody's family who seek the pleasant evening with a roaring fire inside and snow-covered exteriors of cushioned silence in quiet town neighborhood, when 10-year-old Max, grandmother's darling, tears up his wish list to throw out the window, a blizzard rises with nowhere to run but besieging the living room, which comes eventually invaded by the shadow of "Sankt Nikolaus" and his dark-side turned elves to open the gates of the underworld. Writer Michael Dougherty also produces and directs this fairly-innocent appearing PG-13 horror-comedy for Universal and Legendary Pictures to bring paced motion picture entertainment to the screen, which especially in the last 20 minutes unfolds his final strokes of conviction of not just being an one-time viewing experience, but a vehicle for an any-given-time escapology recipe from menacing stresses of an overloaded day.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)