Jeff Eickelberg on Sign Emerian Rich’s Birt…īloody Tea, Spooky S… on Horror Curated: 2 Places for B… Rosettayorke on Sign Emerian Rich’s Birt… To Find out more about Krampus check out these sites: Also Krampus does the world a great service by taking care of all the bad kids for us.Īrt work for this post was provided by Bill Rude. As if Black Friday and long lines at a cash register wasn’t scary enough. I like to hear about Santa and his reindeer but it’s also nice to add a little terror to the holiday season and Krampus gives me the horror lift that I need. He also went on to write a book called Krampus: The Devil of Christmas.īeing a horror addict I love a the idea of what’s basically a supernatural monster associated with Christmas. in 2004 when artist and writer Monte Beauchamp released a book that contained reproductions of Krampus Christmas cards from the 1800’s. Krampus finally started to gain popularity in the U.S. In North America Santa took on Krampus’s role as well as Santa Claus gave presents to good kids and coal to the bad. In Europe Krampus is as well-known as Santa Claus and in the 1800’s Christmas post cards became all the rage and several cards had artwork depicting Krampus and showing the dark side of Christmas. There is also massive amounts of alcohol consumed at this celebration and it’s customary to offer Krampus schnapps because he needs it to take care of all the bad children. There is usually a parade, bonfires, and Krampus shows up to give naughty children coal. On December 5th Krampusnacht is celebrated with people dressing up as demons and other evil creatures. Krampus may not be as well-known in North America but in Austria and other parts of Europe, Krampus has his own holiday the day before St.

Nick in his sleigh and punished the bad children by hitting them with a switch, tying them up in rusty chains and taking them to hell.

Nicholas rewarded good children with presents, Krampus became St. In the 17th century The Saint Nicholas festival became a lot darker with the introduction of Krampus.

During this festival on December 6th people celebrated Saint Nicholas by giving presents to good children and having a massive feast. So if you don’t know who Krampus is its high time you found out.Īustria had been celebrating the Saint Nicholas festival since the 11th century. A movie about Krampus came out this year and he was featured on a musical episode of the cartoon series American Dad. In the last few years more people are finding out who he is. A lot of people out there still don’t know much about Krampus but kids in Germany and Austria fear him. It’s the Christmas season again and guess who will be coming to town? I’m not talking about Santa claus, I’m talking about Krampus.

Krampus by Monte Beauchamp