Santa Claus stuffing a terrified kid into his bag of presents? Creepy monsters chasing people? A Christmas dinner come to life, with utensils as legs? Meet some of the many terrifying designs for Christmas cards back in the Victorian era. Plus: today is the anniversary of Earthrise, the iconic photo taken by the Apollo 8 crew as they orbited the moon.
Have a Creepy Little Christmas with These Unsettling Victorian Cards (Hyperallergic)
Earthrise: Celebrating the Photograph that Changed (How We View) the World (Library of Congress)
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