Santa Vs. Dracula - Ed Power
Count Dracula raises an army to attack Santa's North Pole refuge so that he can become the new Santa Clause and thus undo the curse that forbids him from entering houses uninvited. This isn't your daddy's Christmas TV Special. Rudolph is actually "Rumspringer," a depressed reindeer with a luminescent nose, who drinks because Santa uses him rather than appreciating him. Frosty the Snowman is Wintry, who doesn't die easy. And Mrs. Claus left Santa a while ago for the Boogey Man, and he's remarried a young hot African American woman in lace-up thigh boots who can kick ass. His head of security is Nick Frosty, a cigar-smoking, eyepatch-wearing elf. They're attacked by Dracula, My. Hyde, Frankenstein's Monster, and an assortment of emo vampires. It's a funny concept, but the overall tone doesn't sit right. It vacillates wildly between broad parody, puns, and silliness, and a high body count and bloody fights. Plus, spoiler alert, an unpleasant cliffhanger ending. Not so great for a one-shot Kickstarter project. [3]
