{
  "id": 17277604,
  "title": "‘Christmas at the Kringles’ Director on Mixing Holiday Horror, Humor and Heart With a Cast of Comic Ringers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christmas-at-the-kringles-director-on-mixing-holiday-horror-humor-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/features/christmas-at-the-kringles-horror-comedy-1236917031/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While directing the comedy-horror film “Christmas at the Kringles,” Kevin Lewis found himself filled with a holly jolly spirit. “When I was shooting some of these scenes, it was so hard for me not to mess them up because I was busting a gut,” he says. “I remember thinking, ‘Gosh, you should do some more […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}