VIDEO: Liam Neeson is the Scariest Santa Claus You'll Ever Meet!

Liam Neeson is the mall Santa you’ll never want to take a picture with.

The 64-year-old actor auditioned to play a mall Santa Claus for a skit on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and he brought a much darker tone to Jolly Old Saint Nick.

In the audition, Liam channels his Taken character to intimidate children to let them know he SEES you when you’re sleeping and KNOWS when you’re awake.

Even when he tries to smile and make himself more jolly, it’ll leave you with nightmares.

Liam also vows to find the reindeer that ran over and Grandma – and “kill him!”

Watch Liam‘s audition tape below!