Happy Krampusnacht

Just as the night before All Saints Day is Halloween, the night before the Feast of St. Nicholas is Krampusnacht.

From Wikipedia

"Traditionally young men dress up as the Krampus during the first week of December, particularly on the evening of 5 December (the eve of Saint Nicholas day on many church calendars), and roam the streets frightening children with rusty chains and bells. Sometimes accompanying St. Nicholas and sometimes on his own, Krampus visits homes and businesses. The Saint usually appears in the Eastern Rite vestments of a bishop, and he carries a ceremonial staff. Nicholas dispenses gifts, while Krampus supplies coal and the ruten bundles."

Krampus has been getting more traction in the US year after year and that is awesome. I look forward to a day when I can go to a Krampusnacht celebration. I know they do happen in parts of the country, just not in my part yet...as far as I know.

Need more Krampus?

Head over to my Pinterest Krampus board!

Advent Calendar of Horror

If you were a regular during the Countdown to Halloween, you may have seen my interview with spooky artist Chris Raimo. If you didn’t follow him back then, you’ve been missing out because he’s started an Advent Calendar of Horror!

Find him on Facebook and/or Instagram so you don’t miss any!

Click the badge below to visit all the Creepmas bloggers and search #Creepmas on social media for even more horrific holiday antics. 

 

Merry Creepmas 2018!

It's the most horrible time of the year as we begin the 8th annual celebration of Creepmas! If you've somehow found yourself here and don't know what Creepmas is, let's lay it out.

The 13 Days of Creepmas is an online Celebration of Seasonal Spookiness from December 1 - 13. The idea is to bring a macabre twist to Christmas and the holidays. Get creative and post on your blog, website and social media - share your twisted yule visions with the world and be sure to tag them #Creepmas and/or #MakingCreepmas!

 While I do have a few things I'll be sharing here during Creepmastime, I won't be doing new daily posts this year. But I will be reposting some Ghosts of Creepmas Past on the blog's Facebook page as well as on my Twitter and Instagram.

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