Inverse

'Krampus' Joins a Long History of Holiday Horror Cinema

On December 4, Krampus will sink its giant hooves into a long history of Christmas-themed horror movies. Its cast of dry comedy veterans, including Toni Collette and Adam Scott, suggests the film will ...
collider

Krampus' Naughty Cut & Hereditary Present Weirdly Similar Horrors

Gregory Lawrence (aka Greg Smith) is a writer, director, performer, songwriter, and comedian. He's an associate editor for Collider and has written for Shudder, CBS, Paste Magazine, Guff, Smosh, Obsev ...
WBEZ

Here comes Krampus: How the half-goat, half-demon became a cultural phenomenon

It’s beginning to look a lot like Krampus around Chicago. If you haven’t met the mythical holiday figure yet, consider yourself lucky — or on the perma-nice list. This towering half-goat, half-demon ...
The Daily Tar Heel

The history of “Krampus”

Twas the night after LDOC and throughout Chapel Hill, all the students were cheering and drinking their fill. But for those who weren’t partying or preparing for finals, there was a new movie out that ...
Dread Central

The Anti-Claus is Coming to Town! A Brief History of Krampus

This story originally published on FEARnet.com back in the day, but I’m reposting it here, along with a few updates, to mark Dread Central Presents’ release of SpookyDan Walker’s Slay Belles, which ...
Miami Herald

Meet Krampus: the ‘half-goat, half-demon’ figure of Christmas folklore in Austria

With traditional masked processions, this ominous ‘half-goat, half-demon’ creature visits naughty children in central Europe at Christmas. AP As clanging chains and pounding metal drums fill the ...