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Rachel Bilson, Arden Myrin, and Rob Riggle on Christmas at the Kringles, Drunk Santas, and Christmas Cults: Podcast
*Christmas at the Kringles* turns an all-year Christmas celebration into a horror-comedy about a family plotting to hypnotise and indoctrinate its neighbours. Rachel Bilson, Arden Myrin, Rob Riggle and director Kevin Lewis discussed the film on a podcast, describing its mix of festive traditions, cult antics and chaotic humour.
Myrin says much of the dialogue was improvised, while Bilson found it difficult to keep a straight face during filming. Riggle plays an ill-tempered, alcoholic Santa with a good heart, and Lewis cites John Hughes, Sam Raimi and *Evil Dead 2* as influences. He says 20 to 25 minutes of extra footage could form a future “Kringle Cut” if the film does well.
In short
- The film turns year-round Christmas cheer into a neighbour-targeting cult plot.
- Much of the cast’s dialogue was improvised.
- Director Kevin Lewis says 20 to 25 extra minutes may become a “Kringle Cut”.
Explained simply
Christmas at the Kringles is a horror-comedy set in a family’s year-round Christmas celebration, where festive customs take a sinister turn. The family plans to hypnotise and indoctrinate its neighbours, mixing a story about a cult with comic chaos.
The film stars Rachel Bilson, Arden Myrin and Rob Riggle, and was directed by Kevin Lewis. Its mix of Christmas traditions, horror and humour draws on different film styles, making it useful to know that the festive setting is part of the joke as well as the story’s backdrop.
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