These Creepy Vintage Santa Photos Will Give You Nightmares

Modern Christmas traditions have shunned the Krampus for being too dark and scary, yet we insist on putting children in the laps of creepy old men in big red costumes and beards every year.

Here are some creepy vintage Santa photos sure to put trauma in your stocking this year.

If that doesn’t sufficiently ruin your Christmas spirit the The Bones of St. Nick surely will.