A grinch in England got an early start to their holiday season by smashing an Ebenezer Scrooge gravestone that has been something of a beloved community fixture after it was featured in a Christmas Carol movie adaptation forty years ago. The vandalism reportedly occurred over the weekend in the town of Shrewsbury, where the 1984 George C. Scott film was shot. A fond reminder of the community's moment of movie magic, the prop providing a glimpse into Scrooge's future remained at a graveyard after the movie was released, becoming a popular tourist destination during the holiday season. However, a dark cloud has been cast over Christmas in Shrewsbury this year thanks to the coal-worthy creep who smashed the gravestone to pieces sometime on Saturday.
More on this unfortunate story at the Coast to Coast AM website.