It’s time for this month’s Food ‘n Flix – the club where
participants watch the selected movie, get inspired, & head to the kitchen!
So I set out to find Krampus, having never heard of it. And I noticed that it was promoted as being a
comedy-horror. Let’s take a look at the
synopsis, then, ok?
“Legendary Pictures' Krampus, a darkly festive tale
of a yuletide ghoul, reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday. When
his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony)
is 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.”
Let’s
rewind a bit to my Beetlejuice post, when I mentioned the multiple reassurances
I needed from Hubs that Beetlejuice wouldn’t give me nightmares (he was right,
it was fine) and you can understand my reaction to the so-called comedy horror.
I was
completely perplexed by the thought of comedy+horror. Hubs told me that pretty much ever horror
film is pretty much a comedy, because really, who runs up the stairs to answer
the phone when there’s an ax murderer on the loose? It’s so ridiculous it’s almost funny!
Ummm…yeah. Sorry, I’m too busy being terrified and
having nightmares for the next month to catch the humor there.
So, uh, I
didn’t watch the movie.
I goggled
some still shots and decided that it looked way to terrifying and I just
couldn’t!
