Crystal

**Crystal** is the protagonist of the 2015 short horror film *Milk & Cookies.* A spoiled girl with divorced parents, Crystal ignored her father's warning to not eat the milk and cookies left for Santa. She got out of bed to go take a cookie, only to run into Walter instead of the much-anticipated Santa Claus. Crystal was eaten alive by Walter and turned into a piece of coal.

She is portrayed by Olivia Manning.

## Physical Appearance

Crystal was a preteen Caucasian girl with shoulder-length dishwater blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore powder-blue pajamas with Santa Claus's face on them, and had pierced ears with rhinestone earrings.

## Characteristics

Crystal acted like a typical spoiled brat, attempting to get what she wants when she wants it and throwing a fit when she didn't get it. She insulted people when she didn't get her way, including her father and Santa Claus when she wasn't allowed to have a cookie meant for Santa, despite already getting dessert after she ate her dinner. It is implied that her behavior was partially the fault of her mother, who spoiled Crystal when she stays at her house.

## Background

Crystal's parents divorced some time prior to the film. They had split custody of her, presumably due to her father fighting for it during the divorce proceedings. Though the exact custody agreement is not known, Crystal's mother spoiled her while she lived with her.

## Crypt Monster Universe

### *Milk & Cookies* (2015)

On Christmas Eve, Crystal's father puts out milk and cookies for Santa, stopping Crystal when she tries to take one. Despite her father's insistence that she doesn't need one, Crystal pitches a fit and demands to take a cookie. She is convinced to go to bed, and her father reminds her once again that she can not eat the milk and cookies. Crystal angrily tells her father to bite her as he leaves.

Two hours later, Crystal sneaks out of bed and goes to the living room to find Walter hunched over the fireplace eating the cookies. Believing he is Santa Claus, Crystal approaches him and asks if he has her presents. She reaches for the bag, but Walter grabs her hand and turns towards her, revealing he is not Santa Claus. Crystal screams as Walter picks her up and eats her alive, with her legs flailing out of his mouth as her father comes in and sees what's happening. After terrifying her father into passing out, Walter regurgitates what is left of Crystal, a lump of coal, and places it in her father's mouth.

## Relationships

### Crystal's Father

When Crystal's parents divorced, Crystal's father fought for split custody of her so he could raise her. Crystal's father did not give in to her tantrums and instead tried establishing boundaries while she lived with him. Though the actions of Crystal's mother hindered his attempts to do so, Crystal's father didn't get upset with her. Instead, he would explain why she couldn't have what she wanted regardless of how mean she was to him. Because he would not give in to her tantrums, Crystal was frequently mean to him.

### Crystal's Mother

Crystal's mother divorced her father some time prior, and the two have shared custody of her. If Crystal's father is to be believed, her mother spoils her while she's living with her, which presumably led to Crystal's rotten attitude.

## Trivia

* Crystal's interaction with her father at the beginning of the film foreshadows her encounter with Walter. When Crystal reaches to take a cookie, her father grabs her wrist to stop her. When Crystal reaches to for Walter's sack to see what's inside, Walter also grabs her wrist to stop her.

## References

1. ↑ *Milk & Cookies* (dir. Graham Denman; December 25th, 2015)