OK so I have two ideas for this Christmas horror story.
The basic idea is that the main character is too busy for Christmas and love but she comes back to her hometown for Christmas and needs to save the Christmas pageant because all the kids are getting eaten
She discovers that her tendency to overwork is based on growing up believing in the Yule cat, a lorge boy who eats children who are lazy.
And I want it to be like a romance movie. Like all of the beats of a romance, but horror instead
Here is where I have options
OPTION ONE.
The Yule cat is the "Love interest". They have a meet cute but she doesn't realize he's the one (… eating all the children). She doesn't even recognize him from high school (… when she believed in him and no one else did)
Oh shit I have idea for this Hallmark channel Christmas movies horror story thing.
OK so. The main character is a workaholic who doesn't have time for love or Christmas, but she goes home anyway and that's where she meets the Yule cat.
The Yule cat is a kitty from Iceland. And he is an absolute unit.
Like. He protec, he attac, he eat children as snac. Except without the protecting part
His whole deal is making people not be lazy. He checks in on you once a year, and if you haven't made a new article of clothing for yourself? He eats you
So I'm thinking of writing like… all the story beats of a classic Hallmark channel Christmas Romance movie. But instead of a ruggedly handsome Love interest, it's a monster.
Like. Not even like the monster is disguised as a human or anything. Just… Lady goes to her Christmas hometown for Christmas at Christmas time, because you know… it's Christmas
And she has a meet cute but instead of it being a rival bakery man, it's the monster. But maybe she's too busy for love/monster hunting so she doesn't realize right away.
Going to write a story for Hellmark, the "small town Christmas movie but with monsters" anthology. Which requires research into Hallmark Christmas movies.
No, I am not watching any. You can't pay me enough LOL
But I will give commentary as I look at the Hallmark website
Oh dear. How many of these people do you think are famous country singers i don't recognize? I am 99% sure the sparkly lady in the middle is someone. I think she's in commercials for stuff.
Well this is a surprise. There are gays! Unfortunately they are one of three couples trapped in Christmas bubbles. I think the guy in the middle is the guy from the last movie?
Did I tell y'all about the SNAIL ADVENTURE DRAMA the other day?
I have a 20 gallon fish tank, divided approximately in half with plexiglass because FISH DRAMA.
I have three fish in this tank.
On one side, living by herself because she is old and bitchy and DONE making friends, there’s Mazikeen, my 3+ year old pink rescue black skirt tetra GloFish.
On the other side, Rey and Sarah Harding, regular black skirt tetras who do not want to be friends with Mazie.