Krampus Featurette Tells the Tale of the Yuletide Beast
Learn the bone-chilling true story behind Christmas nightmare, Krampus in this new featurette.
Krampus follows young Max (Emjay Anthony) who, after his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, becomes 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. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family’s home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive.
Written and directed by Michael Dougherty – who made his feature debut with the Halloween anthology Trick ‘r Treat – the movies titular beast was created through the combined efforts of Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, both renowned for their epic work on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies and King Kong, among many others.
Krampus boasts a cast that includes Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Stefania Lavie Owen and Krista Stadler.
The film will be released by Universal Pictures on December 4.