The Christmas Creature

[@anevenbluerjay]

Somehow your memories being *replaced* is so much scarier than just erased.

[@brendawalton2518]

Ikr?! If they're replaced you may not realize that the originals are missing!

[@TenyoS]

You try to return home only to find no house quite where you remember it. An hour later, a woman comes looking for you, twenty years or so your senior. Her worry turns to tears when she realizes you don't know who she is.

[@trashbaby9000]

Our memories are actually replaced all the time and are pretty inaccurate. Here’s a scishow: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWPSmWCMp8utoMU

[@trashbaby9000]

Now you can say: “screw you Christmas creature! I already do that to myself!”

[@DancingTiger]

I see what you did there, you made it rhyme

[@ilurvsharrypotter]

"a pint of blood" just casually thrown in there

[@CapnAlces]

The HAUNTED CHALICE is what got me

[@vinnie_451]

They didn't say WHOSE blood

[@StarStrider99]

Yeah, the other things look like they would be fairly easy to get, so no worries there, but A PINT OF BLOOD?? Like... my own blood? That sure would be an awkward doctor’s visit. Also, where the heck am I supposed to get a haunted chalice? The fact that these questions are actually troubling me, even for a little while, are part of what make this book so brilliant.

[@Lowekinder]

Only if you've been naughty. Its hard to know exactly what set of morals the Creature judges by though...

[@ptolemystoned]

Yeah, hold up a minute, can we take a moment with the blood?

[@Radioknock]

Ah, I see. It's an allegory for having to go home to your toxic family during the holidays.

[@vinayakohri1293]

Wow dude, I hope you a good Christmas, I'm not Christian but what I do know is that everyone deserves a good Christmas

[@melonlord1414]

I didn't catch that, but I think you are right. That's why tradition is a focus of it.

[@sam-the-moomin]

Sounds bout right

[@untappedinkwell]

For anyone who is in this position and worried about appeasing their own Christmas Creatures: the pandemic is the perfect reason to politely decline this year.

[@km1dash6]

It's funny because it's true.

[@Katie__17]

This just feels VERY Nightvale

[@spunky862001]

Came to the comments specifically to find this. It is VERY VERY Cecil Baldwin

[@grilodonilo621]

was just about to comment "Good night, Night Vale, good night"

[@andthatsondana]

I looove Night Vale

[@grilodonilo621]

Kinda reminds me of the Bloodstone Carol episode

[@cryptidofthemarshes1680]

THE EYE ON THE BOOK

[@niaverma3546]

i was expecting hank to read us a cute little story about christmas so i hudled over into my balnket to see this video. not what i expected.

[@anniesoernym]

At least you were in a cuddly and safe blanket that would surely protect you from the Christmas creature!

[@Seth9809]

The thumbnail was scaru so...

[@emilymerckx9620]

Got very confused at first as to why there was a vlogbrothers upload on a wednesday.... today is not wednesday.

[@emilymerckx9620]

In other news, I love this video 🥺 I love it when yall read to us

[@vlogbrothers]

This comment made me ~~~*nnerrrvous***~~~

[@mariewikiwaka3851]

If today was Wednesday I would cry.

[@tass466]

This comment is the most 2020 mood

[@DarthDoomSlayer64]

John never knows what day it is.

[@deathburrito23]

Christmas Creature: 👁️ 👁️

[@krishagohil1780]

XDDd

[@thaliashearn9801]

Aaah! My memories have been replaced!

[@Sahdirah]

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[@bethanyshields7752]

I have watched this a dozen times and sent it to friends and family all over. I am obsessed with it. I work with women and children who are survivors of domestic violence. Multi-generational holiday gatherings can be extremely toxic. This art really speaks to how a toxic holiday gathering feels. Thank you. ❤️

[@CapnAlces]

The dog's eyes. Holy Christmas pickles, that freaked me out. When I was a kid, I had a dream that an evil creature spied on me THROUGH MY OWN DOG'S EYES. What an evil violation of trust, it's so unnerving! And I didn't even have a dog! Y'know, dreams. But after that, I noticed how much my cats stared at me. Creeped me right tf out. For months I was terrified of cats and dogs when they just stared, and felt unsafe on my own home. I HAD FORGOTTEN THIS UNTIL I SAW THIS VIDEO AND HAD AN EXPLOSIVE RUSH OF ANXIETY FOR A MINUTE AND NOW I THINK I UNDERSTAND HOW LOVECRAFT FELT WHEN HE TURNED HIS NIGHTMARES INTO BOOKS I'M GOING TO GO NOW BYE.

[@CapnAlces]

I LOVE YOU GUYS DON'T STOP MAKING VIDEOS OKAY BYE

[@flaviusaetius5701]

@@CapnAlces BYE

[@mae3097]

BYE

[@Kira-mj8ug]

"The Ratatouille musical is not fire sale" -Hank Green

[@fairycat23]

Yet.

[@cbpuzzleworm9616]

Hank thank you for doing such a good job reading my wife's poem!!!

[@TacticusPrime]

"Merry Christmas, You've Been Spared" I think we all feel that way this year, at least those of us lucky enough to escape COVID. Congrats to your wife for writing the quintessential 2020 Christmas tale.

[@ueblay]

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[@martijn8491]

@@TacticusPrime I did get it, but still feel like I've been spared as I'm young enough during this pandemic to only have had mild symptoms. After just 'randomly' getting covid while quite thoroughly adhering to all the social distancing rules, I do feel for people who are older or less healthy now..The fact that you can just be the unlucky one and end up in the ICU or even die seems quite scary..With this experience, if I were older I wouldn't dare to go out now, which makes me feel bad for those people :(..

[@Sahdirah]

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[@jessjose3638]

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[@oldfridge5059]

This is terrifying WHAT HAPPENS IF I LOOK IN HIS FACE.

[@trace_tomorrow]

Then your memories will be replaced

[@oldfridge5059]

Tracy Moody With whose?

[@capivara6094]

The Christmas creature will look deep in your soul, with a scary gaze. it will take every memory that you have, put them into a bowl and throw it in a black pool, so the sea creatures may become blase. As you forget who you are, the boy that asks for favorite toys, now you are.

[@bergamt]

Whose face?

[@Shrooblord]

Don't : )

[@amykathleen2]

My hometown has three high hills: 1. The one with the elementary school on top, 2. The one with the library on top, and 3. The one with the hospital on top. I DO NOT LIKE the implications.

[@Lic021]

my hometown's highest hill has the cemetary on top :/

[@andthatsondana]

Y’all think that’s bad... the highest hill in my town has MY HOUSE at the top

[@alexanderthomas1869]

@@andthatsondana At least it's a short commute. :)

[@simonastor1437]

I need to get D&D stats for this thing now so I can throw it at my players for the holidays 😈

[@Octa9on]

Eats 1d4 investigators per round. Only stat Cthulhu needs...

[@rashimohan]

ok this was not heartwarming this was rather scary actually its 1am right now i thought this would be cute :(

[@krishagohil1780]

Same brooo saame I sleep alone and I just watch THIS

[@user-vb3cu4me3w]

Thank you so much for the warning. Ironically, I opened youtube to see a sleep meditation video and ended up here. Going back asap

[@melonlord1414]

I hope you find sleep anyway

[@JackBakerRE7]

Rashi mohan I thought that was doofensmirtz from phineas and ferb

[@aleesabarker8352]

Lol sameeeee

[@omarabdelkadereldarir7458]

The ending kind of surprised me, but honestly it makes it so much better that there isn't like a reward or anything at the end, it's just complete creepy nonsense!

[@Diamondelight92]

The reward is that you get your stolen toy back Also, who knows what the Christmas Creature will do if you don't appease it?

[@omarabdelkadereldarir7458]

@@Diamondelight92 You are right. We should not question the Christmas Creature.

[@timmyquinn655]

The reward is your life

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

The Christmas Creature is now in your debt. I guess you could call that a reward. Wonder what he would be willing to do? *wonders off to contemplate*

[@omarabdelkadereldarir7458]

@@WouldntULikeToKnow. It says you are in the Creature's debt tho

[@mlemleh]

One time I was working in the cloakroom for the ballet, and someone checked a bag with me, and then she realised that while the ballet was on I would just be standing there guarding people's bags and coats, so she got a book out of her bag for me to read. It was the children's book "I Want My Hat Back" (later turned into a National Theatre production which is apparently now available to stream online via their streaming subscription). The girl was SO excited to show me this children's book, and I really enjoyed not only the book itself but the enthusiasm and thoughtfulness of someone taking the time to show it to me. And I am reminded of that girl today. Oh, I should add that she was a fully grown adult with no kids, she just liked the book.

[@magsmariah5921]

15 seconds in: Oh, a cute book I can read to my class of 7 and 8 year olds next week! 45 seconds in: nope nope nope nope the parents would kill me

[@chocfudgebrowni]

Okay does anyone else get the chris fleming gigi the christmas snake energy from this?

[@MarkThePage]

Gigi is a nostalgic pleasure compared to this.

[@freyab5066]

great, now i have to go rewatch gigi the christmas snake and then 4 more hours of chris fleming vids again........

[@chocfudgebrowni]

@@freyab5066 oh no oh what a shame *secretly does the same* 😂

[@ericBorja520]

This kid who used to live in my town tossed his gifts into the red void. I haven't seen him in a while.

[@untappedinkwell]

o.0

[@TMJJack]

I've been following this lady on Twitter for a few years. Her illustrations are always perfectly surreal. I like the one with big clam.

[@NiLowther]

Watch out for imposter christmas boys this season, no way to tell if they're fake but they will ask for favourite toys and then keep them.

[@maddiebeatty]

Soooo does anyone else want a Christmas Creature RPG one-shot, or is that just me

[@11thNite]

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[@Sahdirah]

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[@NinjaPtatoe]

Literally just bought the book so I can run a holiday side story

[@Conservative4]

I'm down! h... how would that work?

[@andersonneil2293]

Using the rpg dread for it would be fantastic. The spooky Christmas creature requires you follow it's instructions and if you fail to please the creature (and knock down the jenga tower) you have failed and the Christmas creature now munches on you

[@GarceusLegend]

Is 2020 the way it is because we didn’t appease the Christmas Creature last year?

[@spriddlez]

Did we look at his FACE?

[@lialaokami]

Yes.

[@zofiabochenska1240]

The very beginning got me wierdly emotional, and then it took unexpected turn XD Hank, every single one of your pasion project is a delight!

[@mayac1105]

the main takeaway from this video is that hank should release his song for the ratatousical immediately

[@telprydain1]

Pretty sure it's on tictok already

[@christa.mp4]

if anyone loves “the aesthetic” of this story.. listen to the podcast “welcome to night vale” because it has that exact energy and it’s so absurd and wonderful

[@dolomedestenebrosus9564]

Thank you for making me smile. My family is reeling from multiple unthinkable tragedies right now and it seems the only way to survive is to find little smiles like this here and there. It means everything.

[@harmonicspice2536]

That story has a nice sound to it like you're listening to an old curse being passed through generations

[@ivytarablair]

aaaaaah! sold out already! I mean, yay for author! But, like, can we get a dftba 2nd print run WAITING LIST or something? so we know when it hits the dftba shelves? Our family has a tradition of purchasing one picture-book christmas-book every year, and I LOVE THIS! I can't wait to know it's in print run #2 so even more people can have not only the video but the book - and so the artist gets the even more recognition and cashola :) ....AAAAAA THIS IS AMAZING lolol

[@wanderly9950]

Oh! Oh! Oh! This is fabulous! The rhyme is addictive!

[@justanotheryoutubecommente2]

I was trying to figure out why the Christmas creature "traditions" fit with the Christmas aesthetic so well, considering that it's a bunch of creepy nonsense. Then I realized that it likely fits precisely because it's nonsensical. The kinds of stories we tell kids, like Santa Claus, have been with us so long that they feel completely normal to us, even though everything is so random and illogical. Why reindeer? Why the north pole? Why the chimney? There's no actual reasoning behind most Christmasy things, but we don't recognize that unless it's something that is new to us

[@OlleLindestad]

Have you read the Moomin books? There's a short story where the Moomins (who usually hibernate through all of winter) are woken up too early, and they're terrified to hear everyone talking about this being called Christmas that's supposed to arrive soon, and you have to appease it with a decorated tree in your house and presents and special food.

[@justanotheryoutubecommente2]

@@OlleLindestad I've heard of Moominvalley and I've watched some clips of the 90s cartoon on KZbin. Never read the books though, and I've never heard of that particular storyline. That is absolutely adorable

[@OlleLindestad]

@@justanotheryoutubecommente2 They're amazing books, I really recommend them!

[@justanotheryoutubecommente2]

@@OlleLindestad I'll be sure to look into it then

[@royce957]

this is a great observation. we don't usually think about the stuff that feels normal to us very hard. it's super weird to realize almost all our fun traditions might actually be, like, PRETTY UNSETTLING to an alien observer

[@jarviss4226]

yes!! erin kubo deserves so much love and appreciation

[@anthonydary]

"[Taste is] our values and our worldviews and our experiences and our ideologies." Yes!! Connecting with people because they like the same stuff you do isn't as surface-level as it may seem. Tastes can run DEEP!

[@LastChanceChildhood]

This is giving me Edward Gorey energy, which makes my inner macabre child so happy.

[@shrubby3095]

can we just appreciate that thus channel has been going for 13 years

[@kanalet8460]

This book sounds like a cartoon network show from the early 2010s when you could still make morbid and terrifying shows for children

[@rachelcampbell9467]

TikTok ratatouille musical?? I love that over the years Hank has continued to enthusiastically adopt new technology while staying 100% true to being unironically enthusiastic about the most random quirky nerd stuff.

[@khaxjc1]

Im always happy whenever Hank or John doing a reading. They each have their own style but do an equally great job. Thanks for reading us this story. Have a safe holiday season everyone.

[@juliannahorvath8943]

Why do I want Hank to read all the children books. Can this be a thing please?

[@andreimoga7813]

is it his dad energy?

[@khaxjc1]

Julianna Horvath this has my whole hearted support

[@lilahrosenbaum]

hank you can't reference your contribution to the ratatouille musical and not post it, I got so excited

[@ArborScientiae]

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[@maxidaho]

....because everyone needs their sense of dread reinforced.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

It's the most uneasy time of the year 🎶

[@mystrangebrain9240]

The monsters idea is kind of lovecraftian yet the the story is original I love it. Also the line of you are in his debt gives it a creepy Aesthetic. Christmas is a happy time so the fact this takes place a Christmas is great.👌

[@eikawithac]

I showed this to my husband and the next day he texted me saying "I made an executive decision and ordered the Christmas Creature book for our family." He must have gotten one of the very first pre-orders of the second printing. Can't wait to have it in time for the holidays next year, when we will hopefully be able to visit our families and force them to sit and listen while we do a dramatic reading.

[@knitterknerd]

"Taste is not, like, universally good or bad." Every single thing mentioned in this video is proof that you have objectively superb taste.

[@poppybranton458]

And that's the most Lovecraftian holiday children's story I've heard this week.

[@tyronewilson6463]

The Christmas creature is my favorite Unseelie fae

[@cassiechen6682]

I love it when educators rightly assume that I wanna be treated like a kid in one way only, by having story time.

[@Andresfin]

Same!!!!

[@sarahrose9944]

HANK!! Thank you so much for writing A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. I have been waiting to read it because I thought I'd be ultimately satisfied and unsatisfied when I was done reading it, but I'm glad to say I'm 2,000% satisfied. Thank you for writing such an incredible gem of a book and putting Carl in our universe. I hope both Green brothers write many more books. ❤

[@GhostsOfThings]

Saving this to my christmas playlist to listen to every year~ Thanks Hank!

[@rosestormwolf]

Oh man i high key love the Christmas creature

[@wxlurker]

I cannot explain it either but this is the first time I have come across this story and both the narration and illustrations...I just love them.

[@TravisGilbert]

Hank is a surprisingly relaxing narrator 🤔

[@krishagohil1780]

No geeez, this narration was freaking scary

[@CorwynGC]

If you are surprised, go watch Journey to the Microcosmos on KZbin

[@omarabdelkadereldarir7458]

Just watch his Journey to the Microcosmos videos! Also your channel is great.

[@TravisGilbert]

@@omarabdelkadereldarir7458 thank you so much! I'll check that out

[@girlfan]

This is so cute. I love when Hank reads

[@reaganrambles1951]

I think someone tossed their gifts in the red void on Christmas 2019.

[@HeyNins]

Love, love, LOVED this Hank! Please consider creating this little storytelling session into a series!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@nikkigriffin6441]

This felt like a magnus archive episode condensed into 2 minutes. That was weird and wonderful and I love it

[@vivianvergal9618]

Seriously, I don't know how long my soul can take these youtube ads for.

[@helloena]

When John makes a high production value/serious video: suit jacket When Hank makes one: it's denim jacket time!

[@dark_neverland]

This story is surprisingly great! The Christmas Creature is legitimately terrifying as I have PTSD resulting from childhood trauma around things in 'the wild' that have glowing red eyes.

[@talia9525]

I feel like Hank would want to adopt the Christmas creature as a relative, like maybe an uncle

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Hank is the best narrator out there The simple truth

[@Jivvi]

He should narrate John's audio books.

[@justanotheryoutubecommente2]

Tbh he's even better than John, in my opinion. It's hard to explain why but sometimes the way John reads things comes off as pretentious. Meanwhile, listening to Hank read things feels like listening to a song. Lol I'm probably not making sense

[@sarahp6512]

May I present: Cecil Baldwin

[@royce957]

hank has a truly excellent reading voice. y'all should also listen to some neil gaiman

[@Kris-lu1rs]

Honestly, if you know the mythology behind a lot of folktales surrounding christmas, this really fits in that category

[@sharpieRulestheWorld]

@Kris can you tell us some I’m curious!

[@Kris-lu1rs]

uh ok! Basically there are a lot of stories surrounding the concept of well-behaving children being rewarded and bad children punished around christmas times. It makes for great parenting after all, especially in a time period where myths and stories answer the whys and hows of the world, whereas today we have science and reason taking that spot. See the transition from mythos to logos. Please note however, that I am just some dude who found a video and liked it. I am no mythology expert and so take what I say with a grain of salt just in case I screw this up. The story that sticks out the most to me, and that this video reminded me of, is the story of Krampus. In the alpine region, he was seen as a companion of saint nicholas, a precursor to Santa. the saint would visit the homes of children on december 5th or 6th, to bring some light into a rather dark and scary time of the year. After all, midwinter was a magical time of year, with many creatures running about causing trouble. So the saint would visit the children at their homes, and ask them to recite some poetry or psalms. He might also see if they had done their chores. If they had, he would give them gifts. If a child however had not done their homework, had not kept up with education, had not helped their parents, had been disobedient or lazy, Krampus would pay a visit instead. Two different fates could await: He could either give the parents a whip to use as they saw fit, or he would take them in a bag and stroll off. What happened to these most unlucky children is unknown. He could drown them in the frozen river, or maybe he ate them. That part is unsure, because no one carried off in the night by Krampus would ever return. Hopefully you can see why I believe there are some pararells between the myth of Krampus and the christmas creature. The creature lacks the devilish description of Krampus, but the actions seem to vaguely correspond in my opinion. Maybe there have been some inspiration? Thanks for reading all the way through!

[@jadasmiles]

Ok. I loved that story and I'm gonna be thinking about it for the rest of the days leading to Christmas. First of all, it reminded me of an old story I heard about the Chinese New Year monster. There was a monster called Year that would come out and harm the townspeople once a year. The people decided to put up blood red decorations outside of their houses to spook it. And they also started to make loud noises with instruments, firecrackers and pots and pans to scare it away and it worked! When the monster ran away, they congratulated each other by saying the Year passed

[@MarkFaldborg]

I am very sad. The Christmas creature does not ship to Denmark.

[@clevertiger4223]

Noooo, I want it so bad!

[@darkshoxx]

Also not to Germany :(

[@MichelleK.B.]

Website now says “Sold Out” but that second printing will be on DFTBA and will ship internationally.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Glædelig Jul!

[@Erik_Caballero]

Sadly, several employees of the Vaguely Mysterious Shipping Organization have reported that the Christmas Creature doesn't take kindly to being placed in a cardboard box. You may, however, be able to take advantage of its portal-manipulative abilities and convince it to come to you through sacrificing of a gallon of goats' milk, seven oatmeal raisin cookies, and a couple figs on your bloodstone circle. Why you would want it anywhere near your place of residence for any reason (other than disposing of crop circle investigators) beats me, though. Seems like a bit of a health risk. Forgive my 2:30AM mumblings, oh Christmas Creature. In all seriousness, I hope that you find some way to get the book! It definitely sounds like a keeper!

[@NoahOfTheArc]

This story is a great example of how to build horror through mystery.

[@belindaweber7999]

Thank you Sam Shultz! You're sooo fun!

[@s.hinzman7728]

This was so wonderful & exactly the thing that I would give each of my adult sisters for Christmas gifts - we have very dark aesthetics in general & this would please them so much

[@christenjarshaw2366]

Your comments at the end reminded me of one of my favorite Latin mottos: "de gustibus non est disputandum" (about taste, there can be no arguing)

[@klemensvonmettersnitch1328]

The highest hill in my hometown of Indianapolis is in the cemetery, which I think really adds to the vibe.

[@cheerfuldoomedclub]

Was I spared? I don't remember, I feel like... like my memory. It's not my own anymore. What have I done last Christmas?

[@szeth14]

I'm getting Adventure Time and Over the Garden Wall vibes. Really love the story and the artwork.

[@dcowan4705]

Came looking for this comment. I definitely got adventure time vibes too.

[@szeth14]

@@dcowan4705 The style of the diamond eyes and the enchiridion book are 100% AT

[@seanrshivers]

"taste isn't universal" he says before posting literally my favorite video from all year

[@imagined245]

the christmas creature gives off a very spooky vibe and I love it. I love this video, hank!!!!!

[@katem.9479]

a) that was fabulous and now I need to buy that book! and b) I never knew it before, but Hank, you've got such a great voice ESPECIALLY for narrating creepy, offbeat Christmas stuff! I hope I'm not alone in saying *encouraging tone* 'more please'! (I mean, you've always had a great narration voice, but this new genre was a pleasant surprise!)

[@smithhenke5049]

Definitely gonna watch this at midnight on Christmas eve! Perfectly spooky and lovable

[@linat8268]

That creature watching me through my dog's eyes is terrifying. I thought this book would be cheerful and cutesy.

[@richardreardon9948]

Hello Hank. You guys make my day twice a week. Thank You.

[@jrdeborja0000]

Okay...that's...that's gratifying, it's satisfying to listen to it fitting for the story...

[@Vezitos]

I heckin LOVE THIS story! Thanks for introducing it to me! It also reminds me of the Llamas With Hats.

[@Naiadryade]

I'm going to dive deeper into my aesthetics in 2021, that's a promise.

[@Sahdirah]

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[@aditi_05]

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[@lyreparadox]

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[@oyahfftlisawsome]

YES! I was just thinking about how there wasn't a 2021 calendar for Pizzamas so I must have forgotten I bought this years during P4A last year

[@timmyquinn655]

So in my mind this just replaced A Nightmare Before Christmas as the creepiest/most disturbing Christmas story ostensibly for children

[@A.Mayflower127]

I’m waiting for a “Shape of Water” version of the Christmas Creature 🥵

[@vlogbrothers]

Noooooooo

[@Aloemancer]

* *bonk* *

[@fossilfighters101]

Christmas creature kinda thic tho

[@contreras4al]

Spared, Spared? Spared! I Love, Love? Love this!

[@kingjules7604]

Well that was a trip 😂 I loved the reminder at the end about taste being subjective. it's so easy to get caught up in what's considered 'good' instead of just allowing yourself to enjoy what you enjoy

[@fourcatsandagarden]

gentle creepy pasta christmas story I knew a lot of kids when I was a kid that would have been obsessed with that book, too. Most of those kids were Nightmare Before Christmas obsessed.

[@NanaV73]

Despite the actual story being very creepy just wanted to commend Hank's story reading! So well paced and articulated. Read us more, Hank!

[@nothx8790]

loving stuff is personal and I love that acknowledgment and the celebration of that fact

[@amazingaya]

I'm so glad you shared it with us! I also love that story and have no idea why I like it so much! Need the book! ✨📕🏃‍♀️💨

[@basithph8958]

I think the best Christmas would be having both John and Hank reading children's books on a livestream

[@emilymerckx9620]

Theres is nothing I wouldn't give for that!

[@LLivLLaffLLuv]

Yeah, but they should be able to have Christmas with their kids and without the camera

[@emilymerckx9620]

@@LLivLLaffLLuv yeah definitely not on christmas, but around that time! i totally agree; Christmas is for friends and family

[@JimPekarek]

This is the best Christmas story I've ever heard

[@Greenteabook]

The book is unsettling, just like going home for Christmas. Perfect!

[@spacedragon8929]

well, seeing this just makes my nerdy brain wheels turn. if u just made it about 12% more wholesome it would be a really unique and fun tradition to do irl, especially if u live somewhere rural. like just taking away the "dog watching u" bit would make it super fun (bc if u were doing it with kids, that's a childhood distrust of dogs waiting to happen). the hill part would be an awesome feat of engineering to try

[@hazel0bite]

The is the perfect book to help bring back telling ghost stories at Christmas!

[@jamesdalton4465]

Merry Christmas, Creature!

[@cade5400]

I just showed the family in my house during our Christmas cookie decorating; it was a big hit!

[@sarahclause8957]

The books already sold out! I can't wait to get a copy when available

[@Katelyn3666]

There's a little "Nightmare before Christmas" vibe to this. I really like Hank's reading voice though. Thank you for reading to us!

[@AuroraPUNK]

Man, I'm so bummed it's sold out. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put up the preorder soon and let us know!!