The Mean One is an upcoming American Christmas horror film directed by Steven LaMorte and written by Flip and Finn Kobler. The film is a horror parody and adaptation of the 1957 children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, starring David Howard Thornton as the eponymous character, with Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham, Erik Baker, Flip Kobler, and Amy Schumacher in supporting roles. It follows a young woman as she goes on a mission to defend her town from a green homicidal humanoid creature who goes on a murderous rampage during the holiday season. Because the film is an unauthorized parody, it never uses the language of the original book.