Krampus - A Scary Christmas Folklore Creature - Holiday Series

Merry Christmas! On this episode I talk about the Austrian/German mythical devil that is "Krampus". He visits children (and some adults) in December prior to Christmas as a reminder to be nice. It's actually more like a threat! There is the belief that he will thrash and carry bad children off to hell for being awful throughout the year. So don't do that! Fascinating though he is, we have luckily missed "Krampus" this year because he generally comes to visit on December 5th and 6th.  And, yes, now in America there are many movies, and books that bring "Krampus" to life. Some entertainment that we can already speculate as being similar to the way "Krampus" lived his mean life. Think "The Grinch", "Scrooge", and George Bailey in "It's A Wonderful Life" and now movies with "Krampus" as the main scary character. They all have a little "Krampus" in them.  Enjoy this episode and be kind and loving to everybody this year or else "Krampus" will visit you, too. Links for this episode: history.com article: "Krampus Christmas Legend - Origin": https://www.history.com/news/krampus-christmas-legend-origin news.USC.edu Article: "Have You Been Naughty? Then Beware  Krampus Is Coming": https://news.usc.edu/90213/have-you-been-naughty-then-beware-krampus-is-coming/ website: http://truthdetectivepodcast.com Email: [email protected]