xHamster Sees Surge In Searches for 'Grinch' Since Film's Release

With the release of The Grinch movie in early November, just in time for the beginning of the Christmas season, it seems "The Grinch" himself has been trending on the Internet in a more intimate way—on xHamster. According to the company, users for some reason seem to be fantasizing about "The Grinch," which is apparently contributing to their kinky dreams and porn search keystrokes, with searches for the green goblin-like character up over 10,000% over the past few weeks. "'The Grinch' has always popular holiday fare for families," said Alex Hawkins, Vice President of xHamster. "However, it seems users are looking for a more intimate character this year. We hardly expected 'The Grinch' to be such a sexual fantasy of our users, but it is. The searches have been climbing since mid-October and haven't stopped." For Grinch-fetish users' fantasies, the mean one's heart isn't the only thing that grows three sizes. Perhaps not surprisingly, searches for Benedict Cumberbatch, the well-known British actor who voiced "The Grinch," have increased by nearly 1000%.