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Krampus
Devil in Design: Krampus
Edited & Designed by Monte Beauchamp
This compendium of late 19th and early 20th-century Krampus postcards, with over 150 full-page examples traces the character's origin in Europe. Krampus is Saint Nick's dark servant, a horned, supernatural beast whose slithering tongue gave misbehavers the creeps!
This compendium of late 19th and early 20th-century Krampus postcards, with over 150 full-page examples traces the character's origin in Europe. Krampus is Saint Nick's dark servant, a horned, supernatural beast whose slithering tongue gave misbehavers the creeps!
168 pages, Paperback
First published May 31, 2004
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November 3, 2025for my library people: ohio krampus society will do presentations i just asked them 👀
December 11, 2007
The Krampus is an interesting concept that originated in Germany. He is a demonic creature who "helps" Saint Nikolaus. While St. Nick brings toys and candy to good, children, the Krampus brings switches and whips the bad children and sometimes even carries them to Hell.
Other than some background info, there is not much actual reading to be done in this book, but it is a wonderful (some would say horrific) collection of postcard images from the early 20th century. Great stuff!
Other than some background info, there is not much actual reading to be done in this book, but it is a wonderful (some would say horrific) collection of postcard images from the early 20th century. Great stuff!
November 16, 2007
This gives you the history of the devil image and is chock full of cool old devil postcards. The devil lives!
March 3, 2009
Creepy and cool.
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