The Grinch
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The Grinch was a fictional character who didn't like Christmas; his name was used by people pejoratively towards others who, similarly, didn't like Christmas.
References
On 25 December 2015, Andy Hansen compared Erimem's somewhat negative description of Christmas to that The Grinch would give. Erimem didn't understand the comparison. (PROSE: In Search of Doctor X [+]Loading...["In Search of Doctor X (short story)"])
Ryan Sinclair called Krampus a "regular Grinch". (COMIC: Holiday Special [+]Loading...["Holiday Special (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes
- The Grinch is the titular character of the Dr Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
- Benedict Cumberbatch voiced the character in the 2018 film adaptation.
- The book's title was used as a possible answer in one of the competition questions in DWM 558, the question being "Which of these classic films is also the title of a Doctor Who Christmas special?"
