Love Actually and the Christmas Myth
Many people have their own ideas about the Christmas spirit, but the core aspect of it comes down to two primary factors: (1) love triumphs always; and (2) happiness no matter what because that’s the spirit of the season. It’s these two elements which directly underlie Love Actually.
Krampus
Christmas Horror is not always something you see reference to but is actually not all that abnormal. It’s not just recent Hollywood B-movies which have captured the Christmas horror aesthetic – particularly one that you see with their own imaginings of Krampus. But actually, Christmas is the perfect time for horror and dark stories.
The Yule Lads
The Yule Lads come to us from Iceland. These strange characters are normally mountain-dwelling. But come down to the towns during Christmas. Their mother is another Christmas monster: Gryla, the ogress-witch of Icelandic mythology. The Yule Lads hunt the towns around Christmas to find naughty children, who they kidnap for their mother to eat in a naughty-child stew.