where Christmas celebrations begin in early December. Krampus was created as a counterpart to kindly St. Nicholas, who rewarded children with sweets. Krampus, in contrast, would swat "wicked ...

What emerged in 2021 was a float representing the counterculture to Christmas traditions of merry and bright. Tatum was its leader – Krampus — dressed in a horned outfit with furry boots.

Its Christmas Eve and a harried married couple has had it with their two spoiled sons To scare them into behaving they tell the boys about Krampus a mythic Christmas demon that punishes wicked ...

Some claimed that the expanding popularity of Krampus was a reaction to the commercialization of Christmas.” There has been a proliferation of Krampus events in U.S. cities, including this one ...

Krampus is the anti-Christmas hero of choice for those who fancy fiendish aesthetics, even or especially during the over-commercialized hoopla of the holidays. And his popularity goes beyond goths ...

Just dinosaurs and ‘Merry Christmas ... Bloody Night,” “Black Christmas” — or an occasional Krampus-themed holiday haunted house. Is there a Gen-Xer who wasn’t transfixed by ...

Demonic elves decorate Christmas trees with skulls. But it’s all in the name of horror and fun at 13th Floor’s Krampus haunted house. The 13th Floor has become a Denver institution during ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. CHRISTMAS has arrived - Krampus style. The legendary festive figure - inspired by Austrian folklore - has loomed large across York and North ...