The Most Terrifying Part About Christmas: Claymation Movies
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The Most Terrifying Part About Christmas: Claymation Movies

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The Most Terrifying Part About Christmas: Claymation Movies

Many folks look back with fond memories of the great Christmas classics that would air during the holidays. These timeless movies are still beloved by children today. However, one aspect of these movies that I find to be missing from these jolly films is the animation. Now, we have the adorable and lovable characters within the story.

("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")

This adds to the lovable and heartwarming aspect, except if you noticed the side characters within the story, their images become quite unnerving.

("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")

Yes, not the scariest, but I still would not like that snowman to show up at my front door. Taking a closer look we see that not all the characters have the same appeal as the reindeer and the elves do.

("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")

That doll looks like it could star in a horror film, but still not very nerve wrenching. Let's get even creepier.

("The Little Drummer Boy")

There it is, the Little Drummer Boy could be rivals with Slappy the Dummy from Goosebumps any day. Except the tale itself is too sweet to criticize too harshly.

("The Year Without a Santa Claus")

Now we're getting creepy. You'd think Santa would have a better healthcare plan than that guy. However, even he isn't too frightening for children. I bet we can get even scarier. In fact I know we can with the villains in these stories.

("The Year Without a Santa Claus")

Yeah, these two a-holes were the start of my nightmares. I did not hop on the bandwagon of enjoying their scenes just because of their catchy songs and foolish rivalry. I know what you're thinking, "But they're not even that scary!" I found within my research, that many people were very fond of these characters and did not find them to be as horrifying as I did (despite one of them looking like the actual devil), but to that I say, these movies get even more creepy.

("The Year Without a Santa Claus")

Surprise, their mother is just as scary as they are. The apple doesn't fall too far from the stop motion tree now does it. She was supposed to be the kind and maternal figure in the movie, but personally, I'd rather hang out with the witch with the apple from "Snow White." Except we're still not at the scariest of our list. Hold onto your hats and advise your children, because it's about to get real creepy.

("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer")

I don't care what anyone says, this thing does not even near adorable. Despite turning good at the end and helping all the little elves decorate the tree, I would never buy those stupid stuffed animals that consumer markets created for this movie. The scene where he's screaming at Rudolph and friends and the camera gets real close to his face; nightmares throughout my entire childhood. Except even HE doesn't make it as my top scariest character.

("Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town")

THIS GUY DOES. LOOK AT HIM. WHY. Why would any animator create that for a children's movie. All I remember about him is that he sang "One foot in front of the other," and nothing else, and I don't even care. I don't care if that's St. Nick's daddy, he is by far the creepiest thing I have ever seen in a children's movie. I'm going to say it, he looks like he could kill you.

The moral of this rant is to warn the innocent children of the world and comfort all those who have been scarred by watching Christmas claymation movies. Advert ABC Family's countdown when these come on or you're going to have some scared little children. You know who makes stop motion movies? Tim Burton. His aren't even this scary. I rest my case.

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