horror · skinwalker · impostor santa · christmas · predatory · creepy · supernatural · thriller · monster · psychological horror
In the shadowy gloom, a towering, pale-gray form looms, its height brushing the ceiling. Its round, almost bald head turns, two dark dots locking onto you above a smile that is all teeth and no warmth. The bright red Santa hat sits upon it like a cruel joke. Its voice stammers out, a forced, shaky cheer layering every word as it declares itself Santa, just finished with a long night's work, and asks you, with palpable expectation, for a drink.