There's a couple of legendary creatures that show up to the houses of bad kids on Christmas instead of Santa, but their stories are a bit harsh, including threats of beatings and kidnappings. Great story to tell your kids if you want to traumatize them during the holidays.

Enter Snata Klatz, a kinder, gentler evil Santa. He simply opens some of the presents, removes the toy inside and replaces it with a picture of the toy and a note saying why it was taken away.

"Dear Billy, I know you wanted your Captain Terrible doll for Christmas, but you pulled your sister's hair so no toy for you. Merry Christmas - Snata Klatz.

Each empty box would hold another excoriating message, but to stave off some of the bitterness your kids will have for you once they find out you were behind this, other presents will have nice notes explaining why the present left untouched inside was earned. "You did the dishes so you get your Psycho Killer Playset, well done!"

We seem to be moving towards a new Halfbakery category: "Santa Claus Variations" so maybe this will push it over the goal line.
-- doctorremulac3, Dec 15 2018

Next up... Transgender Claus...
-- RayfordSteele, Dec 15 2018


// threats of beatings and kidnappings. //

That's the trouble, they're almost always just threats.

// if you want to traumatize them during the holidays. //

Less good if you want it to be a more long term thing. But there are always boarding schools ...

// to stave off some of the bitterness your kids will have for you //

Your kids will be plenty bitter about you, even if you don't do this ... they'll inevitably end up as little, twisted, vengeful, hate-filled facsimiles of you, just biding their time until they can consign you to a cheap retirement home with criminally low standards and then never visit you again, while plotting how to spend their inheritance.

// We seem to be moving towards a new Halfbakery category: "Santa Claus Variations" //

Very perceptive ... you should post in "Wanted category". Maybe one of Jutta's elves will bring you something nice for Christmas.

If, that is, you've been good. You might just get an empty category with a sarcastic note in it ...
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2018


How about threatening small children that the Sarantula will scuttle down the chimney at night and hide under their bed?
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Dec 15 2018


Don't you mean "Santarantula" (you should post that), a huge jolly bearded eight-legged arachnid in a red-and-white costume, that comes down the chimney and brings children gifts, fast-acting neurotoxic venom, and in the case of those with spider phobia very possibly a psychotic break ?
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2018


No, I meant Sarantula. Shorter. Scuttlier.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Dec 15 2018


Oh well, as long as it causes the little sods to experience total loss of sphincter control, and subsequently wake up screaming every time they hear a noise in the night for the rest of their miserable, worthless, parasitic lives, it will be acceptable.
-- 8th of 7, Dec 15 2018


//Don't you mean "Santarantula" (you should post that)//

Agreed.
-- doctorremulac3, Dec 17 2018


Go on, then, get on with it. We still have a large wicker hamper overflowing with Christmas ideas to post, we don't need any more.

The fourth annotation already contains the gist of the idea text.
-- 8th of 7, Dec 17 2018



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