Creepmas 2024: A Spooky Twist on Christmas in Argentina

In case it wasn't obvious from my previous posts, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are our favorite holidays. But if I'm being honest, there's nothing better than Halloween. Christmas isn't exactly chopped liver, though! So, this year, we decided to combine the two holidays and turn a regular old Christmas into Creepmas!

Basically, Creepmas is Christmas but with a spooky twist. I was surprised to learn it's a growing trend among horror fans. While some call it Creepmas, others refer to it as Navidark. We were thrilled to discover stores in Argentina selling horror-themed ornaments, making it easier to bring our spooky vision to life.

The most notable stores we found were Ghostly and Kripta in Buenos Aires. Ghostly offered unique spooky Christmas ornaments, like the Krampus bell. But this year, we decided to try Kripta and ordered from them instead.

We placed our order a bit late, and we were worried it wouldn't arrive in time, but luckily, Andreani (a delivery service similar to UPS in the States) came through, delivering everything on the 24th.

Here’s what the ornaments looked like in the box:

And here’s what they looked like on our Creepmas tree:

Creepmas Crafts

We also got creative this year and designed our own Creepmas Snowmen and a Creepmas Village using empty styrofoam ice cream containers. The stabbed snowman was store bought.

Here’s what we used:

• Faces: drawn with markers.
• Noses: cut from old birthday candles.
• Arms: cardboard spoons from McDonald’s frosty desserts.
• Buttons: made from black tape.
• Scarf (for one snowman): fabric from an old red shirt I wasn’t using anymore.

More Creepmas Decorations

Sweet Treats

With the tree and Creepmas Village all set up, our next focus was food. Luckily, my husband loves to cook, especially sweet treats. Here are some of the desserts we made together:

Peanut Butter Cup Ornaments

We made them by melting white chocolate. Then we coated a thin layer of the white chocolate onto each ornament design and froze the entire mold for about 15 minutes.

After taking the mold out of the freezer, we filled the ornaments up with peanut butter and covered them up with white chocolate. Then we placed them in the freezer for another 15 minutes and voila!

Homemade Christmas Cookies

We used cookie cutters to get the shapes we wanted and then placed them in the oven. Once they were done, we used food coloring and M&Ms to decorate the cookies.

Pancake Gingerbread Men

We made these using pancake batter and a gingerbread men mold. After they were done, we used white chocolate chips to decorate the eyes and M&Ms for the buttons on their shirts.

Cinnamon Donuts

We made these cinnamon donuts with the leftover pancake batter we used to make the gingerbread men.

Store-Bought Gingerbread Men

We also had these gingerbread men that we bought from Rapanui during Halloween but forgot about. As you can see, the bakery we got these from gave them a bloody makeover which went great with our Creepmas theme.

Apple Pie

Pies are a holiday staple, especially in the States, so we made this delicious pie with two stars in the middle. And if you look closely, there are two more stars, which have the first letter of our first names - "G" and "Z".

The Muffin Tree

And yes! There's more!

The hubby made a Christmas tree tower with delicious muffins! But we probably need to go on a diet after this or at least check to make sure we haven't developed diabetes.

The Salty Stuff

For salty food, we decided to skip a traditional Christmas dinner because we both came down with a bad case of the flu. Our appetites were limited to desserts and alcohol. We did, however, order chicken wings from an Ecuadorian restaurant in Córdoba City named Diablo Huma. Not only were the wings reasonably priced, but the sauces (especially the hot ones) were amazing!

We also made mashed potatoes, which, admittedly, didn’t pair well with the wings. We probably should’ve saved the mashed potatoes for another day, but as I said, we were sick and not really thinking clearly.

Our snack platter was a definite highlight, though. It consisted of:

• Cheese cubes
• Salami
• Rex Crackers (similar to Ritz)
• Cherries

Lasagna

Lasagna was supposed to be part of our Christmas Eve menu, so we made it on Christmas day instead.

Despite the fact that the layers looked like skin and the sauce looked like blood, we tried not to focus too much on that or we wouldn't have eaten this tasty dish.

Creepmas Movie Marathon

In keeping with tradition, we did a 25-day movie marathon leading up to Christmas. About half of the movies were scary Christmas-themed, perfect for the Creepmas vibe. A few were regular horror films, while others simply took place in winter. For example, we gave P.S. I Love You and While You Were Sleeping a Creepmas description makeover.

Here’s our list of Creepmas movies this year:

• Black Christmas (2006) - Decent
• Violent Night - Decent
• Krampus - Decent
• P2 - Decent
• Silent Night (2012) - Decent
• ATM - Decent
• 30 Days of Night - Decent
• Santa’s Slay - Decent
• Silent Bite - One-timer, but never again
• The Mean One - Decent
• Terrifier 3 - Decent
• It’s a Wonderful Knife - Decent
• Land of the Dead - Not a Christmas movie, but okay for Creepmas
• Cold Road - Lots of snow, Joy Ride vibes
• The Associate - Whoopi turns herself into a man to beat nasty men in the finance world
• P.S. I Love You - Annoying widow stalked by her late husband via letters
• Season’s Greetings From Cherry Lane - Decent
• Hot Frosty - A one-time Christmas rom-com that was okay
• Gremlins - Horrible! Never again!
• Home Alone - A classic!
• While You Were Sleeping - Creepy stalker convinces coma boy's family she's the fiancee.
• Freddy vs. Jason - Not a Christmas movie, but perfect for Creepmas
• Red One - Surprisingly entertaining but forgettable
• Heretic - Not a Christmas movie and possibly the dullest film ever
• Once Upon a Time at Christmas - Decent

Wrapping Up the Year

With Christmas (or should I say Creepmas) in our rearview mirror, we’ve now turned our attention to prepping for New Year’s Eve, which, as of this post, is less than 24 hours away. We’re still fighting off the flu and enduring the Argentine summer heat, but we plan to have as much fun as ever ringing in the new year.

Since this is my last post for 2024, I want to thank everyone who’s taken the time to read my blog. Sending you all lots of love and a big hug from our family to yours.

See you in 2025!