The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas

Author: Al Ridenour
Publisher: Feral House
ISBN: 162731041X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
The Krampus, a folkloric devil associated with St. Nicholas in Alpine Austria and Germany, has been embraced by the American counterculture and is lately skewing mainstream. The new Christmas he seems to embody is ironically closer to an ancient understanding of the holiday as a perilous, haunted season. In the Krampus' world, witches rule Christmas, and saints can sometimes kill.

Krampus

Author: Brom
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062095676
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
“Terrific. A wild ride….I loved it. It hooked me and I couldn’t put it down.” —Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy "Brom is that rare breed: a person who is skilled in more than one area of artistic expression. Here's hoping that he will continue to share his dark and often beautiful dreams with us for many years to come." --Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon Acclaimed author and artist Brom raised eyebrows and pulse rates with The Child Thief, his grim, brilliantly audacious, gorgeously illustrated reimagining of the Peter Pan legend. So what does this innovative fantasist do for an encore? He tinkers darkly with the beloved mythology of Santa Claus. Set in Appalachia, Krampus the Yule Lord is a twisted fairytale about a failed West Virginia songwriter who gets ensnared on Christmas Eve in an eternal war between a not-so-saintly Saint Nick and his dark enemy Krampus, aka Black Peter, an ancient trickster demon. Krampus the Yule Lord is Gregory Maguire (Wicked) meets Susanna Clarke (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell) in the realm of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, as Clive Barker (Mr. B. Gone) works his dark sorcery from the shadows. Once again featuring Brom’s chillingly beautiful artwork throughout, Krampus the Yule Lord is a feast of wonder straight from the kitchen of Sweeney Todd.

Krampus!

Author: Monte Beauchamp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780867197471
Category : Christmas cards
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
With an additional 32 pages, superior printing and a secure hardcover binding, Krampus! picks up where the paperback edition of The Devil in Design (Fantagraphics, 2003) left off. In the early Christmas traditions of Western Europe, the Krampus was St. Nicholas' dark servant - a hairy, horned, supernatural beast whose pointed ears and long slithering tongue gave misbehaving children the creeps! Whereas St. Nick would reward children who had been good all year, those that had behaved badly were visited by the Krampus.

Krampus

Author: Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher: Cherry Lake
ISBN: 1534131094
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Books in the Magic, Myth, and Mystery series explore those spooky creatures that go bump in the night, fill our dreams (or nightmares!), and make us afraid of the dark. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts about Krampus that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

KRAMPUS

Author: Shona McAleese
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469186993
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
Evan is the only child in devout Christian family. Every Sunday, his mother lays out his suit for another long sermon at their local church, and another humiliating perfomance in the churches band. He is ostracized at his school, and even the kids at church stay away from him. Frustrated and lonely, Evan is desperate for something to change. But his attemps at school are thwarted, and he can get away with nothing at his own house. Forced to take out his growing anger elsewhere, Evan stumbles across ‘Paraphernalia,’ a small record store oozing with the temptations of what Evan knows only as, ‘The Devil’s Music.’ Through Rock and Roll, Evan begins to realise a world existing beyond the church, a world without morals and limitations. And through Rock and Roll, Evan meets Dylan, another repressed youth desperate to rebel. But how strong can a bond built on rebellion really be?

Krampus

Author: Amanda Booloodian
Publisher: Walton INK
ISBN: 1947382020
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Have you been good this year? I hope so, because it’s not Santa Clause that’s coming to town. Working with my arm in a sling isn’t easy, but if it keeps the military from having access to the team, I’m all for it. Besides, the body count is rising and magic is in the air—there’s a lot of work to go around. Being injured isn’t the only hardship. My partners aren’t inclined to ask me to Read, even to help with a case. Not that I blame them. The last time a read the Path, I died. The time before that, I killed someone. Now, I can’t even seem to reach the Path. With the damaged I caused, it’s for the best. Even when work follows me home, there’s not much I can do, but rely on Molly, but can such a little creature take on the darker side of Christmas?

The Night of the Krampus

Author: Jack Lackman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452073651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
Set in a small town in Austria in the 1960's, it involves the efforts of Detective Ltnt. Marco Finnand his whodunit-fan wife, Frances, to solve a complicated plot of murder, espionage and intrigue during the Cold War, the central elements of which is a group of ex-Nazis who are striving to re-establish the glory of Third Reich.

The Spirit of Krampus

Author: Kate Danley
Publisher: Kate Danley
ISBN: 150323763X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 46

Book Description
December 24th has come again. What a time to get into the holiday mood! But this year, it's the spirit of Krampus, not the spirit of Christmas, that has infected adults across the globe. It is up to young Skip to track down Santa Claus to set things right in a dark, dystopian world gone mad. New Illustrated Version with the works of Abigail Larson

Krampus and the Kolaches

Author: JD Douwes
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509238964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Khalie, an avid Krampus-ofile, finally has her chance to sing at a Christmas Caroling Competition. With her loser boyfriend dressed as Krampus and her ghost-hunting friends at her side, what could go wrong? Except, her friend's juvenile delinquent kid keeps running away and messing everything up for Khalie, and it looks like a forecast of snow might put a damper on things. It's going to take a little bit of magic and a strong belief in fairytales for Khalie to find her Happily Ever After.

Twelfth Krampus Night

Author: Matt Manochio
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137

Book Description
Dark servants clash! Medieval maiden Beate, who’s grieving over the mysterious evisceration of her best friend, Gisela, must escape a Bavarian castle under siege by sadistic creatures. Standing in her way—beyond towering walls and crossbow-toting guards—are Saint Nicholas’s demonic helper, Krampus, and Frau Perchta, a belly-slitting hag who prowls the countryside during First Night festivities to punish naughty teens. Beate wants out. Krampus and Frau Perchta want in, determined to breach the castle to snag their prey. Beate has no idea why these monsters want her, but she must use her wits to save herself from horrors both human and inhuman—lest she wind up like Gisela.