The story of Ebenezer's Scrooge
ghostly redemption has been the basis for countless adaptations,
spin-offs, and parodies. It has become a classic story of the
Yuletide tradition, and chances are there has already been a
bombardment of film versions that have played on television by the
time of this writing. At times it almost seems like the public
forgets that A Christmas Carol is actually a book, one that
happens to be written by one of the most well-respected artists to
have graced the English language. What's forgotten even more
frequently is that A Christmas Carol is at its core, past all
the sugar plums and rosy-cheeked merriness, a horror story.
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