Tinsel, carols and a fire in the hearth, and something watching from the dark between the lights. This is our collection of Christmas creepypasta: scary Christmas stories about Krampus, killer elves, cursed advent calendars and Santa Claus at his very worst. Every story is free to read and ranked by thousands of Creepypasta.com readers.
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A Christmas Feast
He first suspected that they were going to eat him when he noticed the distinct lack of Yuletide smells. It wasn't perhaps…
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The Perfectly Behaved Boy
There was once a very well behaved eight-year-old boy named Miles. He did all the things that good children are supposed to…
Read NowThe Advent Calendar
It was the Christmas of 1965, before man had landed on the moon, before the wall had fallen, before many things good…
Read NowA Snowflake’s Descent
Part I: The Snow Fort Christmas was always a whimsical time for young Christopher. For as long as he could remember, Santa…
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Grandad’s Smile
Grandad is dead at the dinner table. He’s been sitting there for forty minutes and no one else has noticed. He’s still…
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Black Christmas
It was cold and dark that one wretched morning in the city of dead dreams. Dilapidated buildings, decadent…
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The Bipolar Express
I wasn't the best behaved child a parent could hope for. I was selfish, greedy and hostile. Basic…
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The Night I Met Santa Claus
It has been said that you should never meet your idols. It was the Christmas of 2005 that…
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I Was a Christmas Elf
Mrs. Claus sat in her rocker, a half completed sweater resting on her lap. The alarm clock on…
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Elf on a Shelf (with a Knife)
“It’s creepy,” Dan balked. “It’s cute,” Julia countered. “Besides, it’s fun. I mean, geez Scrooge, where’s your Christmas…
Read NowThe Christmas Tree
Staring at the tree, whiskey in hand, Pete was pleased that this year would be different from the…
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Santa Saved Me
Hello, dear member of this marvelous community. You have no idea how relieved I am to find you;…
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Santa’s Magic
The night of Christmas Eve 2008 is a blur, depending on how much medication I am given that…
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The Chimney Man
My dad built his dream cabin in the southern Ozarks back in 1991, a reward to himself for…
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It Wasn’t a Reindeer
“Christ,” I muttered to myself, as the first flakes of snow started to fall. They gathered in fuzzy…
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The Christmas Bear
When I was a young kid, there was nothing bigger than Bingo’s Circus Extravaganza. I grew up in…
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Better Watch Out, Better Not Cry
My parents own a Santa animatronic. I think it tried to kill us. Now, I know what you…
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Toys in the Attic
Christmas has always been a hard time for me. Childhood memories of bickering relatives, drunken tirades, and hostile…
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The Nocturnals Arrive This Christmas
Site 12, December 23rd, 2021 I walked through the Site Twelve Facility, which had been sparsely decorated with…
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Old Man Winter
Thank you for coming, doctor. I honestly didn't think the renowned psychoanalyst, Jeffrey Gilland, would see me. Then…
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Father Cooke: Part 3 – A Holly Jolly Christmas
Publisher's Note: This story is part of the author's Father Cooke series of interrelated stories. If you enjoy it,…
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Carrots and Whiskey
The alarm was horribly loud in his left ear, a persistent high pitched beep forcing him from his…
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White Christmas
Living in lower Alabama, we rarely receive snow. I spent most of my life wishing for a white…
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"Fuck, it's cold." You would think I'd be used to it by now. Pulling my scarf a little…
Read NowA Heartwarming Christmas Tale
"... and to this day Marie should still be the queen of a country in which shimmering Christmas…
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The Elf on the Shelf
Growing up, or at least since the mid-two thousands, my house always had an Elf on the Shelf…
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A Fright Before Christmas
We had a fright before Christmas, while all through the house, Not a creature was stirring; well, maybe…
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Pretty Paper
One contrary wheel wobbled erratically as Thomas Moon pushed against the weighted shopping cart. He looked down at…
Read NowThe Bells On Christmas Eve
We moved in right after Thanksgiving. It was right after my recently divorced Mom finally got her job…
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A Very Special Christmas Supper
The first time you meet your girlfriend’s family is extremely important. Maybe they will become your family too.…
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The First Night of Christmas is for Special People
My weakness was always power. I don’t mean that in an inspirational way you might find in fairy…
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Christmas, 1996
“Someone has taken their love of fear one step too far.” Don LaFontaine’s iconic voice emitted from the…
Read NowWhat is Christmas creepypasta?
Christmas creepypasta takes the comfort of the holidays and twists it: presents that should never be opened, figures on the roof that are not reindeer, and traditions that turn out to be much older and hungrier than anyone admits. Many draw on real winter folklore such as Krampus, the horned figure of Alpine legend who punishes naughty children. They make perfect reading for the long, dark nights of December.
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