[Interview] 'Krampus' Director Michael Dougherty Talks the Pagan Holiday, the Folklore of the Christmas Devil, and Scaring People into Spending Time with Their Family

When people think of Christmas, they often associate the annual holiday with candy canes, little drummer boys, and Nativity scenes, but, as Krampus writer/director Michael Dougherty points out, “the version [of Christmas] that we’re celebrating in the malls, that’s not Christmas”. It may sound odd, but Dougherty is actually correct, as the roots of Christmas, […]