If Halloween is your favorite season and Christmas keeps showing up earlier every year, Creepmas is for you. Keep the spooky stuff going straight through December.
Creepmas (you'll also hear Cryptmas, Gothmas, or just "spooky Christmas") means decorating for the holidays with horror and gothic style. Black trees. Krampus next to the stockings. Skulls and ravens hanging beside the candy canes. Ornaments that feel more haunted house than department store.
We've been making that kind of decor at Horrornaments since 2011. Hand-poured, hand-painted resin HorrorNaments for Halloween trees, Creepmas trees, and people who never really take the spooky shelf down.
Shop Christmas ornaments: https://horrornaments.com/collections/christmas
What does Creepmas mean?
Creepmas started as a joke with teeth. Big stores were yanking Halloween product in October and stuffing the aisles with Santa. Fans pushed back: if Christmas is going to crash Halloween, Halloween can crash Christmas right back.
These days it's less of a protest and more of a look people actually live in.
- Horror and gothic ornaments on a Christmas tree (black trees count)
- Folklore figures like Krampus
- Colors in black, blood red, silver, purple, and bone
- Gifts for folks who want merry and frightful
Online you'll also see the 13 Days of Creepmas around December 1 through 13. People post twisted holiday setups and tag them #Creepmas or #MakingCreepmas. It's a community thing more than a corporate holiday.
Creepmas vs Halloween vs regular Christmas
Halloween trees lean orange, black, and purple. Pumpkins, bats, monsters. They're usually up in September and October.
A Creepmas tree keeps the spooky attitude but reads as a holiday tree. Think Krampus, twisted Santas, skulls, ravens. Palettes shift toward black, red, silver, purple, and bone. A lot of people put them up after Halloween. Some leave a spooky tree up all year.
Traditional Christmas stays in the red, green, and gold lane with Santa, snowmen, and angels. Creepmas doesn't replace that for everyone. It just gives horror fans a tree that actually feels like them.
And yes, plenty of Halloween ornaments move over to Creepmas without looking out of place. One collection can cover two seasons.
How to style a Creepmas tree (short version)
- Pick the tree. Black, flocked, or deep green artificial. A tabletop mini works if you're short on space.
- Pick a tight palette. Black with deep red and silver, or black with bruise-purple. Don't chase every color at once.
- Lights first. Warm white for a gothic glow. Purple if you want full haunt. Dark wire blends better on black trees.
- Hang the big characters next. Krampus, Zombie Santa, Gingerdead Man. Give them room in the middle of the tree where people will see them.
- Fill the gaps. Skulls, cats, ravens, candy cane skulls, cryptids.
- Finish with a topper. Raven, skull, bat, or something twisted instead of a basic star.
For the longer walkthrough, read How to Decorate a Creepmas Tree.
Signature Creepmas ornaments
A good Creepmas tree usually mixes a few types of pieces:
- Holiday horror: Krampus, Zombie Santa, Gingerdead Man, Bad Elf, Braindeer
- Gothic classics: ravens, black cats, skulls, bones
- Cryptids and weirdos: Bigfoot, Cthulhu minis, plague doctors
- Mini trees and sets: small kits for desks, shelves, and gifts
Browse Christmas: https://horrornaments.com/collections/christmas Shop minis: https://horrornaments.com/collections/mini-ornaments
Why collectors shop Horrornaments
HorrorNaments are hand-poured and hand-painted resin. Most run about 3 to 3.5 inches. They're made for detail and for lasting more than one season. We focus on original sculptures and horror culture, not a wall of licensed movie faces.
The brand started in Grand Rapids after a haunted attraction owner couldn't find a Halloween ornament for a family exchange. That was 2011. We've been filling the gap ever since.
Creepmas gift ideas
- Single hero ornaments (Krampus, Gingerdead Man, Zombie Santa)
- Mini tree and ornament kits
- Packs, gift sets, and Krampus Krates
- Sun catchers for windows that stay weird all year
We'll publish a full Creepmas gift guide closer to the rush. Until then, gift sets are a solid place to start: https://horrornaments.com/collections/packs-gift-sets
FAQ
What is Creepmas?
Decorating for Christmas with a horror, gothic, or Halloween twist. Spooky trees, darker colors, ornaments like Krampus and skulls.
Is Creepmas the same as Cryptmas or Gothmas?
Pretty much. Different names for the same idea. Creepmas is the one you'll see most online.
Can I put Halloween ornaments on a Christmas tree?
Yes. That's basically the whole point. A lot of gothic and horror Halloween ornaments look even better on a black or flocked Christmas tree.
When should I put up a Creepmas tree?
Whenever you want. A lot of people wait until after Halloween. Gift shopping for this stuff usually picks up from October into early December.
Where can I buy Creepmas ornaments?
Right here at Horrornaments. Ornaments, trees, minis, and gift sets ship from our online store, and we work with wholesale partners in the US and UK.