Krampus kills Christmas spirit

Santa Claus is coming to town. . .or not.

On Dec. 4, Legendary Pictures released their latest movie, called Krampus. There is only one significant difference between Krampus and every other holiday-based movie. Krampus is a horror movie. A creature known as the Krampus comes on Christmas Eve night not to give but to take from and the punish children who did not put their best foot forward this year.

The producers of Krampus meant for the Krampus to be a mutilated and evil-spirited version of St. Nicholas, which is in every way wrong. For decades, Santa Claus has been perceived as a happy, jolly figure; one that is loved by young and old. Santa Claus is supposed to be the prime example of how each person should act not just during Christmas, but all year round. Someone who is caring, loving and generous, who teaches children the power of giving. Legendary Pictures and the producers of Krampus have transformed and mutated this figure into something worldly and evil.

This is angering. Throughout my childhood, I looked up to Santa Claus and who I perceived him to be as a person. I saw his loving and giving nature as heartwarming and tried to emulate it. Because the secular aspect of this world is taking over, children are going to start being influenced by characters, such as the Krampus, instead of characters, like St. Nicholas who stand for the good and pure aspect of the world. The more we as people manipulate what little good in the world is left, the darker it will become.

Productions, such as Krampus, need to be put to an end to defend the little goodness still left in the world today.