Who the heck is Krampus and why is everybody always talking about him around the Holidays? Well, he’s a hairy, long-tongued Christmas demon. Some people will tell you he’s the Evil Santa but there’s much more to it than that! Follow along as Humanstein dives into the folklore, myth, and pop-culture appearances of the one and only Krampus, that Dark Prince of Christmas, Santa’s Spooky Pal! Discover the history of Krampus in Europe as well as his second life in the United States in the most random of places including movies, television, and even kids shows (like Scooby-Doo and the Aquabats, too). See Austrian Krampus Runs, watch as Krampus gets into a fistfight with a secret agent, see Krampus fight Santa Claus, run from the cops, smack people with his birch ruten, and much, much more!

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