a dog dies
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It is implied that Rosie the dog is swallowed whole by Der Klown when she is sent into the vents after it. However, Der Klown doesn't appear to digest its victims, merely serving as a means of capture. While it is implied that Krampus was about to toss her and the rest of the family into Hell, this proves to just be a vision of warning, with the family, dog and all, shown to be fine in the end. While the ending does make it ambiguous whether the family has been captured by Krampus, or is simply being watched from afar, the director seems to imply the latter.
someone is sexually assaulted
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In the beginning of the movie the mom is hanging up Christmas pictures. Nothing is said about SA and you never see it anytime throughout the movie. But when she is hanging up one of the pictures there’s an extremely creepy Santa staring at her teen daughter. It’s disturbing and disgusting.
a cat dies
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There's no cat.
there's a dead animal
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Yes, both a (sorry if my English isn't 100% correct) taxidermy stuffed dead animal.
Also as food.
a dragon dies
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There isn't even a dragon in it
there are snakes
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A snake-like monster.
animals are abused
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If you ask me, actively letting a dog chase after huge homicidal monsters instead of trying to keep it safe isn't exactly treating the dog well.
a pet dies
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A bulldog is implied to having been killed (and maybe eaten) by monsters. We see the dog alive and well later on, but in my interpredation it did actually die, only to be magically brought back to life later.
there's dog fighting
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No, just a growling dog attacking monsters off-screen.
an animal dies
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No, only a dog.
someone leaves without saying goodbye
Yes
a child is abandoned by a parent or guardian
Yes
there's child abuse
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There is no child abuse, there is bullying amongst the children (cousins). All the children come from loving homes.
the abused forgives their abuser
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Not exactly. But the overall message could be seen as prioritizing family during Christmas, no matter how cruel they are being to you or you will get punished for not wanting to celebrate it with them.
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i.e A boy lost the "Christmas spirit" because of being bullied by his extended family, and Krampus punished him for this. It ends by the boy desperately wanting the family back, and then things are restored with basically no changes, except possible vague memories along with signs that Krampus will always be watching, and -lesson learned- the boy is ecstatic for Christmas.)
the abused becomes the abuser
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A girl’s parents became bitter in Germany during WWII. It’s unclear if they were N*zis or if they were victims of discrimination but they abuse her.
someone is stalked
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Several characters are stalked as prey by the antagonist. A different kind of stalking than the usual.
there's addiction
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Not explicitly shown but the aunt kinda jokes about being an alcoholic and gives a child alcohol
someone uses drugs
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There is a brief drug reference with Beth's boyfriend shown holding a bong near the beginning of the movie.
someone is restrained
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Homicidal monsters hold people in iron grips and tie a chain around a woman's neck to choke or hang her. So we see people being physically kept from moving/leaving.
someone is beaten up by a bully
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It's an incident off-screen before the movie starts - you only hear discussion about it and see a kid putting ice on his cheek after the fight
someone's mouth is covered
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Someone covers her own mouth so she wouldn't scream
there's excessive gore
Yes
there are hangings
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Yes but non fatal
there's shaving/cutting
Yes
there's cannibalism
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No, but some people are swallowed whole by a monster.
someone struggles to breathe
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Strangulation, not to the point of death.
somebody is choked
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The mom gets hung with Christmas lights in the attic scene
someone is stabbed
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Nails in the legs
someone falls to their death
Yes
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
there's finger/toe mutilation
Yes
someone breaks a bone
Yes
someone is burned alive
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Several sentient gingerbread men catch on fire. It's comedic rather than scary.
someone is buried alive
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Quite a bit people get dragged underground the snow towards the end
there's eye mutilation
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A living (moving and murderous) teddybear monster is stabbed in one eye and bleeds black blood.
there's torture
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Why is there so many no’s? Yes,there’s a bit of comedy to relieve it sometimes sorta. And it’s not gore heavy,but this is definitely a torture based movie. ***SPOILER*** everything gets pretty wild and lots of people start dying. That leaves just the main character,which is a little kid. I won’t spoil the very end but yeah Krampus don’t mess around
a minor is sexualized
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I think so. It’s up for debate since only a picture is shown in the movie. But a picture of a teen daughter with Santa is a bit…creepy. Creepy as in Santa in that picture is giving her a weird,somewhat sexual look and it’s creepy.
a kid dies
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A child gets vore by a clown
an infant is abducted
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Taken by monsters in front of the mother.
a non-human character dies
Yes
a major character dies
Yes
someone sacrifices themselves
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A father, although we see him alive and well later, because all the horrible events are undone.
A child's dear toy is destroyed
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A child’s Santa doll is torn in half before being burned in a fireplace. Living toys are destroyed but appear fixed in the final scene.
someone is kidnapped
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More than one person are dragged away screaming by monsters.
a parent dies
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1) The middle-aged mothers and fathers of two sets of children are killed by monsters. The children see the parents killed or being dragged off presumably to be killed. 2) The old mother of one of the fathers is killed by a monster (not in front of anybody). However, we see everybody alive and well later on, since all of the horrible events are undone. Bonus info: We see no old people that are sick, "fading", feeble or dying.
there are jump scares
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right when you think the film is over :(
there are clowns
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Der klown is a lamia-esque jack-in-the-box monster who serves as one of Krampus' creepier minions. He doesn't speak, or act particularly clown-like, but the motif is right there.
someone vomits
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When stevie wakes up in the attic, liquid comes out of her mouth. As an emetophobe, this didn’t trigger me at all as there was no audio and it was barely visible
There's audio gore
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a little there are some gross eating people whole related sound effects
there's spitting
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I don't know, but a child burps loudly at the dinner table.
there are 9/11 depictions
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No, but we do see a bit of house destruction, such as a big part of the living room ceiling suddenly crashing down.
there is copaganda
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No cops in this movie
there's smoke or haze
Yes
needles/syringes are used
Yes
there's menstruation
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No, but the main character is often referred to as "Maxi-Pad" as term of ridicule.
someone dies by suicide
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Well, maaaaaybe... An old woman decides to stay in the house that she knows the monster is about to enter. She may be doing it only to slow the monster down by having it spend a bit of time killing her while the others run, but she may also be doing it in part as a way of finally escaping a life in which she's mourned her entire original family ever since she was a child. I had that thought because she doesn't try to hide or fight the monster at all (which would slow it down further); but waits for it right where she knows it will enter and stands completely still.
someone has an eating disorder
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I want to point out that the youngest son of the uncle is shown (can be assumed by what’s show) to be developing an overeating disorder because of his father isn’t too triggering and is rather played out for laughs but yeah that kid was not going down a good path
someone suffers from PTSD
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Yes, the grandmother has bad memories of a traumatic experience she had as a child. Herrsymptoms are not discussed or obviously depicted. However, she tells her story as the person who caused deaths because of her own shortcomings, which holds similarity to survivor guilt experienced by some people with PTSD.
reality is unstable or unhinged
Yes
there's a claustrophobic scene
Yes
there's dissociation, depersonalization, or derealization
Yes
someone has a mental illness
Yes
shaky cam is used
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The entire second half of the film is full-on, terrible shaky cam.
there's flashing lights or images
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Toward the ending there are flashlights moved erratically which was hard to watch in a dark room. Nothing Excessive though.
there are sudden loud noises
Yes
there's screaming
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a TON of screaming basically the last 3/4ths of the film.
there is obscene language/gestures
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in the opening credits scene characters are shown to possibly be using language. howard is called a b*tch by another character: this happens just after howard tries to shoot the clown doll in the front room. stevie also calls the krampus an a*hole.
someone is watched without knowing
Yes
the fourth wall is broken
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Sort of. The very last second of the movie is a bunch of monsters attacking the camera head on, which means that we see them as if they were attacking us.
a baby is stillborn
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No pregnancies or births.
there is a baby or unborn child
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There's a baby. Not newborn, but pre-speech.
someone has an abortion
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No pregnancies or births.
someone miscarries
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No pregnancies or births.
there's childbirth
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No pregnancies or births.
a pregnant person dies
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No pregnancies or births.
there's fat jokes
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The fat child character is portrayed as a joke, he is food obsessed and it leads to him dying.
someone is misgendered
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The daughters are mocked and called "boys" several times in the first half of the movie.
there's ableist language or behavior
Yes
someone speaks hate speech
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the older sister cruelly says she doesn't want to share a room with "girls who pee standing up."
a minority is misrepresented
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No, but minorities either don’t appear and/or are spoken of hatefully, which is hardly any better. (See other prejudice categories for more details)
there's antisemitism
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Direct quote: "Who doesn't make a ham at Christmas? What are you a Jew now?"
the black guy dies first
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to be clear, there are no black people in this movie.
there's a large age gap
Yes
there's demons or Hell
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Both
religion is discussed
Yes
someone is sexually objectified
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A child is sexually objectified by a mall Santa, which is seen in a photo shown twice.
someone has a chronic illness
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No, but the concept of needing dialysis is used in an insult. It makes no sense, since needing dialysis is nothing to be mocked for (!!!), and since no one in the movie seems to be sick in any way.
existentialism is debated
Yes
the ending is sad
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The ending can be interpreted in multiple ways.
Santa (et al) is spoiled
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Being that Krampus is presented as a sort of dark counterpart to Santa Claus, that would imply that Santa himself is also real - though the matter isn't really delved into.
a car crashes
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In a way- A car/truck is crushed and a snow plow demolished.
a plane crashes
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There are no flying scenes.
a car honks or tires screech
Yes
there's blood/gore
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There is a minor amount. I’m highly sensitive, but it didn’t bother me.
there's gun violence
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used throughout the film. if gun violence is triggering for you, avoid this film.
there's a nuclear explosion
Yes
someone drowns
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No one is in anything liquid.
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