“The Twelve Terrors of Christmas” by John Updike, illustrated by Edward Gorey (more photos here – buy it here)…

Mike Mitchell’s Christmas Card!

Bloody Good Stuff from our Shop: Skull Rock And Roll Glass Ornaments
Create a unique Christmas tree this year with a set of skull ornaments…

The Junky’s Christmas is a 1993 short claymation film directed by Nick Donkin and Melodie McDaniel. William S. Burroughs wrote the story and narrates the film; he also appears in live-action footage at the beginning and end of the film. The film was produced by Francis Ford Coppola.

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Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has released a Christmas Song. Looks like he’s not really a Santa fan…

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Roxanne Versus The Red Nosed Reindeer, great Christmas mashup…

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The holidays are coming, and with them loads of family, gifts, food, and, most of all, microbes. They are on the lips of the aunt who insists on kissing you (luckily, without tongue). They are on the presents (on every layer from wrapping to the gift itself), thriving. They make some of your favorite foods have such delicious tastes. And most of all, they are on your holiday plant of choice. At least, they will be once you pick up a
Plush Microbe Holiday Ornament Set!

Christmas Song of the Year!

Christmas is coming…. beware of the presents!!! Presents opening children, an illustration by Rob Sheridan…

The Cthulhu Elf is an original work of art, a one-of-a-kind figure sculpted from epoxy clay over a wire armature and then painted with acrylics. He stands about 6 1/2 inches tall. On sale on Etsy.

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Creepy Christmas Tree by Christina Gordon. It features: “dead rats and double headed deer, spiders and decapitated angels, mummified bunnies and cats heads, actual sausage dogs and skulls with a snake and sad teddy bear.”

This is from last year but I just found it. Maybe we can take some inspiration for this year’s Christmas decorations!
Some other funny and wacky items can be found here.

Christmas just got nasty!

“It’s the week before Christmas when young and adventurous Pietari uncovers the truth about Santa Claus. Legend has it that the jolly old man is more of a foe than a friend. A group of American scientists is also looking to uncover some facts in Pietari’s quiet rural town in northern Finland. It turns out that the most well-kept Christmas secret ever lies 500 meters below ground. This dark secret and Pietari unleash an unforeseen chain of events, after which Christmas will never, ever be the same again.

The long-awaited follow-up (actually a prequel) to the two award-winning online hit shorts ["Rare Exports Inc." (2003) and "Rare Exports Inc. – Safety Instructions" (2005)], which have more than 1 million downloads on YouTube by up-and-coming talent commercial and music video director, Jalmari Helander, telling the story of how Santa Clauses are hunted down and domesticated to prepare them for export all around the world!”