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I have always been a little ambivalent towards these series as they tend to bring the wrong concept to the holidays for me (horror fits better with Halloween than it does with Christmas.) At that though within the confines of the collection of Christmas specials this one has worked pretty well. It is well handled in how they relate the Christmas stories (which are all based on Christmas carols) and how it ties into the bigger concept of the role of Krampus into the Grimm Fairy Tales Christmas stories (Sela is less passive in regards to his murderous ways than in previous specials, which is a nice change.) The stories themselves are sufficiently morbid as well which is what should be expected out of these specials. So for those looking to combine some eggnog with corn syrup this works pretty well. The underlying concept for me is still a little off, but maybe if this is read a few weeks before Christmas then it works better.
