MANALAPAN — "Nightmare before Christmas" has nothing on this house in Monmouth County.
A Heather Drive home has been sparking social media buzz this month, with a self-billed "Killer Christmas" display in Manalapan, not far off of Route 9.
Among the Halloween-style props repurposed for Yule-tide decor are a giant skeleton Santa, creepy elves, a Mrs. Claus with a reindeer vendetta and a brain-eating Bumble, among others.
There is also a Krampus — the mythical half-man, half-goat — tending to a would-be misbehaving child in a cage.
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With the holiday spirit in the air, it’s the perfect time to dive into the history of iconic holiday gifts. Using national toy archives and data curated by The Strong from 1920 to today, Stacker searched for products that caught hold of the public zeitgeist through novelty, innovation, kitsch, quirk, or simply great timing, and then rocketed to success.
