Comments on: Krampus: The Evil Companion to Santa

By: Markus

Markus — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:31:21 +0000

Looks impressive, but…
I am from Bavaria, and here in the countryside there are residues of the original pagan Krampus/Perchten etc. rites with a very rich tradition – and totally different masks from what you show here.

The presented mask are kind of re-make of the old ones, now rooted more in zombie films than the old tradition – meanwhile materials include glass eyes and african antlers, and the old rough wood carving gets replaced by airbrush finish.

Just have a look here: http://markus-spring.info/wp/2010/11/harry-potter-for-sale/

The first mask comes out of that alpine tradition (in spite of the name), whereas the second photo shows that typical horror movie mask of today.

By: AndrewGurn

AndrewGurn — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:58:20 +0000

Krampus is small time. Where I live (amish country PA), we have the Belsnickle. He gives candy to good children, but the bad ones get a freshly cut hickory switch on the ass.

By: V

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:15:40 +0000

Zwarte Piet is the coal-smeared little helper

Krampus is the badass who lays it down proper.

Santa Nicholas is, of course, The Man

By: Han

Han — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:28:30 +0000

Here in Holland, Krampus has morphed into a ‘helper’ in blackface who carries the bag with small candies etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:55:52 +0000

Also seen dry-humping Dr. Rusty Venture, in A Very Venture Christmas.

By: GreeLee

GreeLee — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:23:28 +0000

that’s a big tradition here in Austria, if you’re looking for some more images, just google the word Perchten (that’s what we call them here) there are so callded “Schiach-Perchten” (the one’s you we’re looking at) and “Schön-Perchten” (which translates as ugly and beautiful). They’re believed to scare of evil spirits and demons, by looking more evil

By: m/k

m/k — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:05:12 +0000

Looks black metal enough to me..

By: Looka

Looka — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:44:32 +0000

we also have that in Slovenia, but they are called Kurent and look like retared cousins of Krampus..

here’s a pic:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Kurenti_v_Ptuju.JPG