We watched the newest Christmas movie, " Red One ," the other night. It is silly but fun. It had Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, and J. K. Simmons as Santa. But the surprise was Kiernan Shipka, as  Grýla, The Christmas Witch .  When she played Sabrina, Kiernan Shipka encountered Grýla before, so seeing her take on the mythological witch was fun. I have also encountered Grýla here before. And given that I already did Santa , I thought Grýla for NIGHT SHIFT would be fun, too. Thorsteinn1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 Grýla 8th level Witch Strength: 17 (+2) Agility: 13 (+1) Constitution: 16 (+2) S Intelligence: 14 (+1) Wits: 18 (+3) P Persona: 9 (+0)  HP: 51 Alignment: Dark AC: 2 Attack: +1 Fate Points: 1d8 Check Bonus (P/S/T): +4/+3/+1 Melee bonus: +2 Ranged bonus: +1 Saves: +4 against spells and magical effects Witch Abilities Arcana, Supernatural Senses, Spells, Arcane Powers, Arcane Powers Immunity to Cold, Charm Person, Shapeshifting Spells First Lev...

I have been working a lot on NIGHT SHIFT  and Wasted Lands  lately, so I see everything through this lens.  So when one of my friends on Facebook posted this idea, you know, I had to run with it.  It is not too far-fetched, as the images of Santa and Father Christmas come to us from the legends of Odin wandering the land in disguise, giving gifts to children. So, for NIGHT SHIFT, imagine this: It is December 13, but it is also Friday the 13th (like today). A group of kids is back from college and getting ready for Christmas. They all get together and talk about how they all nearly died at Camp Crystal Lake one summer. The memories and the date summon Jason Voorhees to start killing again. I imagine a sad and angry Santa Claus (I mean, if Jason is real, why not Santa).   "I knew those children, Freya!" he told Mrs. Claus. "Billy. Susie. Ann. They were on the Nice List most of the time. They were all good kids!"     Mrs. Claus watched him fo...