Krampus is easily the best part of Red One, with his appearance in the film being what the film needed more of if it wanted to succeed.

'Red One' star Kristofer Hivju on playing 'sexy' Krampus alongside Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans.

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Christmas is just around the corner, and so are the holiday movies! Red One dropped in theaters way ahead of the season, and while most reviews weren’t exactly positive, the movie fully leans ...

'Red One' Villains Krampus and Grýla Are Steeped in Scary Folklore The movie sees Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans set out to protect Saint Nick, but the villains may be the most interesting part.

The version of Krampus in “Red One” is more of an outsider antihero than a devious demon, but the malicious Christmas creature has been a major presence in horror movies over the last decade ...

Dwayne Johnson and director Jake Kasdan labor hard to make ‘Red One’ an instant Christmas classic, but it feels like the present nobody really wanted.

Such are the ugly-sweater clashes of “Red One,” a big-budget gambit to supersize the Christmas movie. Countless movies before have wrestled with who Santa is. Does he really exist?

The film's fearsome baddies are inspired by legends that go back centuries. Just when you thought Hollywood had run out of Santa mythos movies, Jake Kasdan's Red One proved us wrong. The holiday ...

In addition to the Icelandic ogress Grýla, the half-goat/half-demon Krampus (Kristofer Hivju) figures prominently in the story. But Kasdan gives Krampus a subversive spin (and a surprising connection ...