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A Charlie Brown Christmas
Movies & TV
A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas Perfectly Captures a Complicated Holiday

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Images from three offbeat holiday classics: Bill Murray in Scrooged; Grace Jones in Christmas at Pee-Wee’s Playhouse; Robot-Santa in Futurama
Movies & TV
Holiday Cheer

11 Oddball Holiday Classics to Celebrate the Season

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Illustration of Christopher Robin with Winnie-the-Pooh, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo, Owl, and Piglet. Christopher looks at a sign that reads "North Pole Discovered by Pooh, Pooh Found It"
Books
toys

7 SFF Toys That Stole Our Hearts

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Close-ups of actors in three movies: Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth; Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; Ian McKellen in THe Lord of the Rings
Movies & TV
Holiday Cheer

The Non-Holiday Classics We Watch Over the Holidays

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Books
reading recommendations

Cozy Up With These 22 Chilly Winter Reads

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Comment number: 29
Close-up photo of a pile of wrapped gift boxes
Books
Holiday Cheer

The Art of Buying Books for Other People

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Comment number: 10
Art Carney in the Twilight Zone episode "Night of the Meek"
Featured Essays
The Twilight Zone

Good People Also Get What’s Coming to Them: Revisiting The Twilight Zone’s Christmas Episodes

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Santa and two earthling children aboard a spaceship in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Column
Science Fiction Film Club

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: This Terrible Movie Is Actually Amazing

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Comment number: 21
Gonzo and Rizzo behind an apple cart in a scene from The Muppet Christmas Carol
Featured Essays
The Muppets

The Secret Weirdo Underbelly of The Muppet Christmas Carol

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Comment number: 10
Illustration by James McBryde for M. R. James's story "Oh, Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad", first published "All Hallows Eve 1904"
Books
ghost stories

Eight M.R. James Stories to Make Your Holidays a Little Scarier

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A scene from Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2: a shadowy figure in a Santa costume raises a claw hammer above his head
Movies & TV
Holiday Cheer

Five Lesser-Known Horror Movies Set at Christmas

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 new logo
Movies & TV
MST3K

A Few of Reactor’s Favorite MST3K Experiences

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“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.”

C.S. Lewis, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

TPG 2026 • Site Credit