Fright Before Christmas, The

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The Fright Before Christmas ~ Surviving Krampus & Other Yuletide Monsters

Step into the dark roots of Christmas past where Krampus punishes the bad boys and girls.

The Fright Before Christmas delves into the folklore of Krampus and his friends with the elf-like Tomten and the goblinesque Karakoncolas. The Belsnickel is ready to hit us with his switch of sticks, Gryla may drag you back to her mountain lair and watch out for the Yule Cat ready to pounce!

In this book, the folklore roots of Christmas under it’s many other guises – Yule, the Winter Solstice, and Saturnalia – is examined in a different, darker light. The Fright Before Christmas is a book for everyone who lives a little darkness around the holidays.