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People dressed in creepy costumes and masks walk in a procession. The person in front is wearing a red hood and carrying a staff with a bell, and the next person in line is wearing a green monstrous mask with a wide, toothy smile.

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When Christmas is a little too bright … look to Krampus

by Deena Prichep December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

If Santa Claus is the good cop of Christmas, then Krampus is the bad one: a creature from European folklore who scares children into behaving themselves, complete with goat horns and gnashing teeth.

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