Episode 19. You’d better watch out, Krampus is coming to town... (international episode)

Welcome to Episode 19 of the podcast - and the second international episode. In this Episode, The Boggart looks at the Alpine tradition of Krampus, the half-goat demon said to punish naughty children on the eve of the 5th December, and how the story has developed in time, becoming a political tool in the first half of the 20th century, and also how Krampus may have influenced the United States cryptid known as the Goatman... Bruce, M. (1958) The Krampus in Styria, in Folklore, Vol. 69, No. 45.Dudding, G. (2016) Goatman.Forcher, M. & Peterlini, H.K (2010)  Südtirol in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Muckerman, A. (2018) The man behind the Krampus mask. BBC.Ridenour, A. (2016) The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil.2nd December 2023. Whitby Krampus Run: Festive folklore marked in Yorkshire town (BBC)   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.