History Recap / InsideNo9S3E1TheDevilOfChristmas

* WhamLine: ->'''Dennis''' ''[Commentary]'' Always a strange moment when you see them realize whats going on. You see, there's no "acting" here. That's "genuine" fear. I don't think i want to watch the ending...

* {{Krampus}}: The episode is based around a family being targeted by the Krampus during a Christmas holiday in the Alps.

The story is based around Julian and his family staying in an Austrian ski chalet at Christmas. Klaus, a local man, warns them about the demonic {{Krampus}} which preys on naughty children. After two nights of mysterious events, it appears that the Krampus is targeting Julian's young son Toby and pregnant wife Kathy. While Julian is convinced of a rational explanation, his mother Celia believes that Kathy is jealous of Toby (who is the son of Julian's late first wife) and wants him out of the way in favour of her own child. Kathy fears that, as per the legend, the Krampus will return a third time and kill her and Toby. The family books flights so that Celia and Toby can return to England.

* HammerHorror: What the movie was intended to look like.

* WickedStepmother: Kathy for Toby.

* SnuffFilm

* ProsceniumReveal

* MurderTheHypotenuse: Kathy and Simon's plan.

* {{Krampus}}

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At this stage, the footage captures the point where Julian's actor left for another job; whilst Penny, who played Kathy, stayed for a final scene with Simon's actor. On the film, the younger Dennis comes onto the set. The movie ends as Kathy agrees for Simon to tie her up in bed, only for him to reveal he really is the Krampus, and turn into a monster. After the scene ends, the cameras keep rolling, and Penny is confused since her script didn't go any further than this. She screams in terror as Simon's actor gags her, then advances on her with a machete. At the interviewer's request, Dennis switches off the footage. He claims in his defence that it was one of the "better" [[SnuffFilm snuff films]] made at the time. It is revealed that he has been speaking to a police officer; who terminates the interview here.

* CruelTwistEnding: A double-dose: one for Kathy, and then one for her actress, Penny.

* NoNameGiven: The actors of Toby and Simon.

* CruelTwistEnding

* BoundAndGagged: Penny towards the end is chained to the bed by Krampus. When the next scene is set up she is gagged before she finds out what they are really filing.

Julian notices mysterious injuries on Kathy's body - part of the Krampus legend. A terrified Kathy believes the Krampus is coming for her unborn child. She confesses that her baby isn't Julian's, just as the Krampus breaks into the house. Julian collapses from the shock. Krampus unmasks himself as Klaus in a disguise; he is really Simon, with whom Kathy is having an affair. She reveals that she had thrown out Julian's heart medication and staged the scene in order to kill him. Julian dies from a heart attack. Throughout the movie, Dennis discusses its production, commenting on matters such as continuity errors and the casting.

Retired director Dennis Fulcher is interviewed about ''The Devil of Christmas''; a low-budget horror movie he made in the 1970s. The movie is played as Dennis discusses its production.

Julian notices mysterious injuries on Kathy's body - part of the Krampus legend. A terrified Kathy believes the Krampus is coming for her unborn child. She confesses that her baby isn't Julian's, just as the Krampus breaks into the house. Julian collapses from the shock, and Krampus unmasks himself as Klaus. Kathy reveals that she is having an affair with Klaus (who is really her boyfriend Simon in disguise); she had thrown out Julian's heart medication and staged the scene in order to kill him. Julian dies from a heart attack. Dennis comments throughout about the production of the movie.

Julian notices mysterious injuries on Kathy's body - part of the Krampus legend. A terrified Kathy believes the Krampus is coming for her unborn child. She confesses that her baby isn't Julian's, just as the Krampus breaks into the house. Julian collapses from the shock, and Krampus unmasks himself as Klaus. Kathy reveals that she is having an affair with Klaus (who is really her boyfriend Simon in disguise); she had thrown out Julian's heart medication and staged the scene in order to kill him. Julian dies from a heart attack. Throughout the movie, Dennis talks about how it was made and various production issues, such as continuity errors and the casting.

At this stage, the footage captures the point where Julian's actor left for another job; whilst Penny, who played Kathy, stayed for a final scene with Simon's actor. On the film, the younger Dennis comes onto the set. The movie ends as Kathy agrees for Simon to tie her up in bed, only for him to reveal he really is the Krampus, and turn into a monster. After the scene ends, the cameras keep rolling, and Penny is confused since her script didn't go any further than this. She screams in terror as Simon's actor gags her, then advances on her with a machete. At the interviewer's request, Dennis switches off the footage. He claims in his defence that it was one of the better [[SnuffFilm snuff films]] made at the time. It is revealed that he has been speaking to a police officer; who terminates the interview.

Julian notices mysterious injuries on Kathy's body - part of the Krampus legend. A terrified Kathy believes the Krampus is coming for her unborn child. She confesses that her baby isn't Julian's, just as the Krampus breaks into the house. Julian collapses from the shock, and Krampus reveals himself to be Klaus. Kathy reveals that she is having an affair with Klaus (who is really her boyfriend Simon in disguise); she had thrown out Julian's heart medication and staged the scene in order to kill him. Julian dies from a heart attack. Throughout the movie, Dennis talks about how it was made and various production issues, such as continuity errors and the casting.

Julian notices mysterious injuries on Kathy's body - part of the Krampus legend. A terrified Kathy believes the Krampus is coming for her unborn child. She confesses that her baby isn't Julian's, just as the Krampus breaks into the house. Julian collapses from the shock, and Kathy reveals that she is having an affair with Klaus (who is really her boyfriend Simon in disguise); she had thrown out Julian's heart medication and staged the scene in order to kill him. Julian dies from a heart attack. Throughout the movie, Dennis talks about how it was made and various production issues, such as continuity errors and the casting.

Julian notices mysterious injuries on Kathy's body - part of the Krampus legend. A terrified Kathy believes the Krampus is coming for her unborn child. She confesses that her baby isn't Julian's, just as the Krampus breaks into the house. Julian collapses from the shock, and Kathy reveals that she is having an affair with Klaus (who is really her boyfriend Simon in disguise); she had thrown out Julian's heart medication and staged the scene in order to kill him. Julian dies from a heart attack. Dennis talks about various issues in the making of the film, such as continuity errors and casting.

The story is based around Julian and his family staying in an Austrian ski chalet at Christmas. They are warned by Klaus, a local man, about the demonic Krampus which preys on naughty children at Christmas. After two nights of mysterious events, it appears that the Krampus is targeting Julian's young son Toby and pregnant wife Kathy. While Julian is convinced of a rational explanation, his mother Celia believes that Kathy is jealous of Toby (who is the son of Julian's late first wife) and wants him out of the way in favour of her own child. Kathy fears that, as per the legend, the Krampus will return a third time and kill her and Toby. The family books flights so that Celia and Toby can return to England.

Dennis Fulcher, a retired director, is interviewed about ''The Devil of Christmas''; a low-budget horror movie he made in the 1970s. The movie is played as Dennis discusses its production.