The Grumpus | A Grey Bruce Christmas Tale

Описание: When new Grey Bruce resident Dan Herrick decides to open a Christmas gift early he sets loose a mystical creature, the Grumpus, who wreaks havoc on his friends and family. Only the ingenuity, wits and sacrifice of this group of friends can save Dan and keep the Christmas spirit alive.


**About the Grumpus**
Grumpus (grumplinus cabalus)
Christmas Goblin

Mythology
The Grumpus is a kobold. A type of sprite stemming from Germanic mythology and surviving into modern times. Although usually invisible, a kobold can materialize in the form of an animal, fire or a human being. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children.

The kobold's origins are obscure. Sources equate the domestic kobold with creatures such as the English boggart, hobgoblin and pixy, the Scottish brownie, and the Scandinavian nisse or tomte; while they align the subterranean variety with the Norse dwarf and the Cornish knocker.

Kobolds are spirits and, as such, part of a spiritual realm. The Grumpus is a holiday sprite that is only active prior to Christmas and otherwise hibernates through the spring, summer and fall. It is most active the days prior to December 25th.

The Grumpus is unique in its ability to transport and lock human to the Faery world in place of itself. If the Grumpus is not banished by December 25th then the humans it locks in the Faery world will be trapped there until the following Christmas.

Location and Dwelling
The Grumpus is an uncommon sprite found in Southwest regions of Ontario, Canada with the most recent sightings having been in the County of Grey near the town of Owen Sound.

Summoning a Grumpus
Due to its mischievous nature it is commonly felt that a Grumpus appears when a human acts in contradiction to the spirit of Christmas.

Banishing a Grumpus
As the Grumpus is a rare creature there is very little in the historical record about how to banish one. The most common view is that the Grumpus must be surrounded by enough Christmas Spirit to push it back into the Faery world. It is believed that those that have been transported to the Faery world will then appear back in ours. This fact has not been verified.


**About the movie**
Idea and Screenplay by Dan & Trish Herrick
Produced and Directed by Dan and Trish Herrick

Shot on a Sony SLT-A99
50mm Sigma 1.8
Sony Zeiss 15-35mm

Start of Filming: December 15th
End Of Filming: December 21st
Film Premiere: December 24th at 7:00pm at the Roxy Theatre in Owen Sound, ON

** Why We Made it**
Following last years Christmas movie we decided we had to do even better! So we pulled together our friends and family and we tried to pull off a bigger project.

We ran into complications right away as the majority of our cast was unavailable until the 15th and Jack (AKA the Grumpus) was only going to arrive back in town late that morning. It was the only day we could schedule to have all the families available to shoot the party scenes. We had to juggle all the schedules to shoot in enough time to edit the final movie together.

We had a blast with all our friends and I hope you think all their hard work was worth the time spent watching!

This is a personal project and not for profit.

Until Next years movie!

Dan Herrick
Executive Producer/Director/Editor/Present Peeker

**Last Years Christmas Movie**

   • Maeryn's First Night Before Christmas