2015 has been very generous with quality Christmas related horror films, first we had A Christmas Horror Story and now Krampus.
Directed by Michael Dougherty who also co-wrote along with Todd Casey and Zach Shields; Krampus is a excellent blend of horror and comedy delivered perfectly by a great cast.
The movie starts of with a much more realistic feel of what Christmas is really like, being dragged and pushed about in overcrowded shops and spending time with people you wouldn't dream of associating with if they wasn't family.
The shit hits the fan for the family when a snowstorm cuts the power to the whole town but having no power is the least of their troubles.
The only downside I can see people having with the movie is the ending as they will either love it or hate it. Me personally thought it was a good ending and if you don't like the ending there is so much more you can take from movie that
it won't ruin the overall experience.
The movie feels in part as a much darker version of Gremlins with an isolation feeling similar to The Mist.
Apart from the blend of horror and comedy as I mentioned earlier another of the movie's great success comes with the fact that it doesn't rely on a over use of blood and violence which isn't missed one bit and gives a much wider audience the chance to enjoy it.
4.5 / 5
