History Main / TheKrampus

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet Zwarte Piet,]] a Dutch character said to put bad children in a sack and take them to Spain.
* Czech [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chort#In_Czech_and_Slovak_culture čert]], putting naughty children in a sack and bringing them to hell.
* Tonton Macoute, a UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}an boogeyman who kidnaps misbehaving children in a gunnysack (his name translates from French and Haitian Creole as "Uncle Gunnysack"), though to where isn't exactly specified.[[note]]Please note that the term gained a more sinister implication during the years of the Duvalier dictatorship (1957-86), during which it was the sem-official nickname of the regime's SecretPolice.[[/note]]

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet Zwarte Piet,]] a Dutch character said to put bad children in a sack and take them to Spain.

* Tonton Macoute, a UsefulNotes/{{Haiti}}an boogeyman who kidnaps misbehaving children in a gunnysack (his name translates from French and Haitian Creole as "Uncle Gunnysack"). (Note that the term gained a more sinister implication during the years of the Duvalier dictatorship (1957-86), during which it was the nickname of the regime's SecretPolice.)

* Tonton Macoute, a UsefulNotes/{{Hati}}an boogeyman who kidnaps misbehaving children in a gunnysack (his name translates from French and Haitian Creole as "Uncle Gunnysack"). (Note that the term gained a more sinister implication during the years of the Duvalier dictatorship (1957-86), during which it was the nickname of the regime's SecretPolice.)

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta Lady Perchta]], a female version of Krampus who can either be [[HotAsHell drop-dead gorgeous]] or [[NightmareFuel hideously ugly]].

* Tonton Macoute, a UsefulNotes/{{Hatian}} boogeyman who kidnaps misbehaving children in a gunnysack (his name translates from French and Haitian Creole as "Uncle Gunnysack"). (Note that the term gained a more sinister implication during the years of the Duvalier dictatorship (1957-86), during which it was the nickname of the regime's SecretPolice.)

Despite the frightening overtones, Krampus is quite a popular character in the Alpine countries. He brings some harmless "scary" fun to the Christmas season, not unlike what happens at Halloween. He is also not alone as the companion of St. Nicholas. Compare him with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht Knecht Ruprecht,]] a German character who performs a similar role (though more as a stern authority figure than a nasty devil), [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet Zwarte Piet,]] a Dutch character said to put bad children in a sack and take them to Spain, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta the Lady Perchta,]] a female version of Krampus who can either be [[HotAsHell drop-dead gorgeous]] or [[NightmareFuel hideously ugly]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Fouettard Père Fouettard]] (Father Whipper, sometimes localized as Father Flog), a French version usually depicted as a [[EvilWearsBlack dark-haired and black-wearing Santa Claus]] who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin whips]] misbehaving children, Czech [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chort#In_Czech_and_Slovak_culture čert]] putting naughty children in a sack and bringing them to hell, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads The Yule Lads,]] a group of 13 Icelandic troll-like beings who historically caused mischief during Christmas, but became more Santa Claus-like in modern times. See also BadSanta, which the Krampus is occasionally portrayed as. If TheKrampus and SantaClaus are the same person, see {{Santabomination}}.

* There's a vine where a child's father dresses up as the Krampus. The result is both funny and cute. (See it as part of a [[https://youtu.be/BAQGoxYi4YE?t=4m22s compilation video.)]]

* There's a vine where a child's father dresses up as the Krampus. The result is both funny and cute. (See it as part of a https://youtu.be/BAQGoxYi4YE?t=4m22s compilation video.)]]

Despite the frightening overtones, Krampus is quite a popular character in the Alpine countries. He brings some harmless "scary" fun to the Christmas season, not unlike what happens at Halloween. He is also not alone as the companion of St. Nicholas. Compare him with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht Knecht Ruprecht,]] a German character who performs a similar role (though more as a stern authority figure than a nasty devil), [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet Zwarte Piet,]] a Dutch character said to put bad children in a sack and take them to Spain, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta the Lady Perchta,]] a female version of Krampus who can either be [[HotAsHell drop-dead gorgeous]] or [[NightmareFuel hideously ugly]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Fouettard Père Fouettard]] (Father Whipper, sometimes localized as Father Flog), a French version usually depicted as a [[EvilWearsBlack dark-haired and black-wearing Santa Claus]] who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin whips]] misbehaving children, Czech [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chort#In_Czech_and_Slovak_culture čert]] putting naughty children in a sack and bringing them to hell, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads The Yule Lads,]] a group of 13 Icelandic troll-like beings who historically caused mischief during Christmas, but became more Santa Claus-like in modern times . See also BadSanta, which the Krampus is occasionally portrayed as. If TheKrampus and SantaClaus are the same person, see {{Santabomination}}.

* Krampus is one of the main characters in Music/LacunaCoil's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhLDxRQyhnE Naughty Christmas]]"

* As said in the description of their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Jn4oZjLJs music video]], "IKON's 'Gruss Vom Krampus' in the A-side of their Christmas single, released as part of the 2015 edition of the Snowflakes Christmas Singles Club."

* There is a reading of a Krampus story called ''A Fairytale of Oakland'' in the [[http://www.drabblecast.org/2011/12/27/drabblecast-228-a-fairy-tale-of-oakland/ 228th episode of the podcast ''Drabblecast''.]]

* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Santa_Claws Santa Claws]], which is the Krampus in a Santa outfit.

* [[http://meltdowngames.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/the-krampusz-are-here/ Yet another downloadable boardgame]], this one is a Werewolf/Mafia re-theme that gives players the option between playing Krampus, children, or various other Christmas-themed characters. The end-game goals differ depending on who you're playing.

* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' did a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'''' conversion for Krampus, which can be viewed [[http://www.somethingpositive.net/krampus-d20.jpg here.]]

* In 2016 the Three Brother's Theater in Illinois did a play called [[https://www.3brostheatre.com/santa-vs.-krampus.html ''Santa vs. Krampus'']]. It's a family-friendly show about brothers Santa and Krampus, the latter of whom kidnaps two children to work in the coal mines and gets into a fight with Santa over not wanting to punish children anymore but instead wanting to deliver presents.

* ''Krampus: A Yuletide Tale'' performed by the Short North Theater. More info [[http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2015/12/10/theater-preview-krampus-a-yuletide-tale.html here]] and [[http://www.shortnorthstage.org/calendar/v/509 here]].
* [[http://www.ghostlightensemble.com/krampus Krampus!]] by the Ghostlight Ensemble (previously produced by Strangeloop Theater). An evening with the family in a cabin turns sour as Krampus possesses one of the characters, and priests brought in to exorcise him end up bloodily murdered.

* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': The Krampus was added as a boss fight in the Christmas update. He will randomly appear in the Devil's room with the chances of him increasing the more you visit the room and even more if you actually take items. Defeating him unlocks the unique Lump of Coal item (''Rebirth'' also adds the Head of Krampus pick-up as a possible drop.)

* ''VideoGame/SlayRide'' has you play as Santa and battle the Krampus, who is the final boss. This game is no longer available on iTunes, [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slay-ride/id578293572?mt=8 but you can still see the iTunes info page]]. The developers will also give people a copy of the game if asked though.

* ''Website/CollegeHumor'' has a video of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQIQCDND9ZE Kovert Krampus]], a BlackComedy version of SecretSanta exchanges.

* There's a vine where a child's father dresses up as the Krampus. The result is both funny and cute (could only find it in a compilation, but the link should take you to the spot; if not, it's at 04:22) https://youtu.be/BAQGoxYi4YE?t=4m22s

* ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'': One of Cernunnos' skins, named Krampus, gives him white fur, ram horns in place of antlers, and a basket slung across his back.

* ''Night of the Krampus'' has the Krampus kidnapping children and a team of supernatural investigators going after him.
* ''Krampus: The Christmas Devil'' is an indie movie released in 2013 about a detective who searches for missing children while dealing with the trauma of when he himself was kidnapped as a child. In this movie, Krampus is Santa Claus's evil brother.
** There is a sequel called ''Krampus 2: The Devil Returns''.

* ''Kranky Klaus'' is a documentary about an Austrian Krampus tradition.
* ''A Musical Journey: A Christmas Musical Tour'' is a compilation of the orchestral music of Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach set to recordings of Christmas celebrations over Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. One segment is to the tune of J. S. Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 2 - Badinerie" and features footage of a Krampus Night festival in Steyr, Austria.

* Griff's ''VideoGame/Helltaker'' fancomics introduces a CuteMonsterGirl version of Krampus as Baphomet's daughter.

Krampus is [[YodelLand an Alpine mountain]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]] who figures heavily in the December traditions of Central Europe. According to legend, Krampus accompanies [[SantaClaus St. Nicholas]] during the early Christmas season. Depending on the story, Krampus is either a regular demon enslaved by St. Nicholas to do the Saint's bidding, or is a demon who willingly and gladly works as St. Nicholas's partner. Krampus acts as the [[EvilCounterpart Bad Cop]] to St. Nicholas's Good Cop, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who instead rewards good children.

Despite the frightening overtones, Krampus is quite a popular character in the Alpine countries. He brings some harmless "scary" fun to the Christmas season, not unlike what happens at Halloween. He is also not alone as the companion of St. Nicholas. Compare him with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht Knecht Ruprecht,]] a German character who performs a similar role (though more as a stern authority figure than a nasty devil), [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet Zwarte Piet,]] a Dutch character said to put bad children in a sack and take them to Spain, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta the Lady Perchta,]] a female version of Krampus who can either be [[HotAsHell drop-dead gorgeous]] or [[NightmareFuel hideously ugly,]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Fouettard Père Fouettard]] (Father Whipper, sometimes localized as Father Flog), a French version usually depicted as a [[EvilWearsBlack dark-haired and black-wearing Santa Claus]] who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin whips]] misbehaving children, Czech [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chort#In_Czech_and_Slovak_culture čert]] putting naughty children in a sack and bringing them to hell, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads The Yule Lads,]] a group of 13 Icelandic troll-like beings who historically caused mischief during Christmas, but became more Santa Claus-like in modern times . See also BadSanta, which the Krampus is occasionally portrayed as. If TheKrampus and SantaClaus are the same person, see {{Santabomination}}.

Dann der Krampus schaut um's Eck.''[[note]]"Be only well behaved, and never saucy, (for) the Krampus is looking around the corner."[[/note]]

Another part of Krampus's popularity comes from a feature you might not have noticed in his picture up above. His very long tongue. Sometimes just a few feet long, sometimes ... excessively longer. Once that became part of the lore, PowerPerversionPotential came into play, and he became [[YouSexyBeast quite popular with the ladies]]. You can buy postcards of Krampus. Some show him menacing children. Some show him kidnapping women. Some show women kidnapping ''him''.

* ''VideoGame/CarnEvil'': Krampus acts as the boss of the Christmas stage, although here he's more [[BadSanta a demonic green Santa Claus combined with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.]]

* The card game ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'' has an expansion called ''Waiting For Santa.'' There's a card for the Krampus in it.

* In ''VideoGame/CarnEvil'', Krampus acts as the boss of the Christmas stage, although here he's more [[BadSanta a demonic green Santa Claus combined with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.]]
* The Krampus was added as a boss fight in ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' in the Christmas update. The Krampus will randomly appear in the Devil's room with the chances of him increasing the more you visit the room and even more if you actually take items. Defeating him unlocks the unique Lump of Coal item (''Rebirth'' also adds the Head of Krampus pick-up as a possible drop.)
* The indie game ''VideoGame/DontStarve'' has the Krampus appear and steal the player's things if the player is naughty (defined here as "killing too many non-aggressive animals" like rabbits and beefalo). A skilled player, however, can repel or even kill the Krampus, which will allow him to keep his bag. There is a Halloween skin that allows you to dress as the Krampus.
* ''A Krampus Christmas'' is a UsefulNotes/RPGMaker-based game created for RMN's Game Chill 2013. The plot has three kids breaking into a school to steal the hat off a Frosty statue. They become trapped by Krampus and must find a way out of the school. It's free to download [[http://rpgmaker.net/games/5907/ here.]]

* There are two limited edition Krampus monsters on ''VideoGame/PuppetNightmares''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Wizard 101}}'' has a spell/item card based on Krampus.
** They also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BawxVEtJJLM Krampus dungeon]] for the 2016 and 2017 holiday events. You get to fight Krampus and get Krampus-themed items.
* There was an iTunes app game called ''Slay Ride'' wherein you play as Santa and battle the Krampus. (who is the final boss) This game is no longer available on iTunes, [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slay-ride/id578293572?mt=8 but you can still see the iTunes info page.]] The developers will also give people a copy of the game if asked though. [[http://www.churbleworld.com/slay-ride/ Further info is on this page.]]
* ''Knights and Dragons'' has a seasonal Epic Boss based on Krampus, who is part of the Winter Kings event. It is a Water/Fire elemental that drops Evil Fur when defeated that can be used to create Krampus' Mantle. There is also armor called Krampus Nemesis.
* In 2013, the ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld'' featured a Christmastime event that allowed players to face off against Krampus demons wandering the various combat zones throughout the world. Should the player succeed in killing one of them while they [[CowardlyBoss attempt to escape through a portal]], they are given a route into the Krampus' home dimension of Niflheim. Yes, ''that'' [[Myth/NorseMythology Niflheim]]. There, the player can battle an entire army of Krampus, along with a much larger boss Krampus, before finally duelling the mother of all Krampus, Hel herself.
* A short, free three-level game from Kongregate simply titled ''Krampus'' has you playing as a cutesy little Krampus. You stomp reindeer and presents, and steal toys from children as fast as you can to unlock the gate.
* ''Krampage'' is an iOS game where you lead Krampus out of Hell to punish naughty children. It's part platformer, part Fruit Ninja rip-off.
* A rare type of armor in ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds'' is called Krampus. It requires being rank 5 Loremaster. Going by the item description, it may be meant as druid armor used to channel nature-based magic.

* ''[[http://1pd.org/play/erics-xmas/ Eric's Xmas]]'' has Krampus invade Santa's workshop with his own army of evil elves, and it's up to Eric the Elf to save the captured Santa.
* Krampus is an enemy in ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' during the Frost Moon event.

In the Alpine regions, Krampus takes the form of a giant demon covered in goat, bear or ram fur, his head sporting large horns with a long, slavering tongue often hanging out of his mouth. Depending on the story, Krampus may have chained shackles on his wrists, signifying his enslavement to St. Nicholas. Generally though, Krampus will be wearing several large bells (as a warning to any who hear them that he's coming), along with a large wicker basket and birch rod. If someone has been bad, Krampus will either [[DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff threaten a beating with his birch rod]] or [[CorporalPunishment actually give one]]. If his target has been particularly bad, then Krampus stuffs them into his wicker basket, and [[DraggedOffToHell drags them off to punish them for their crimes]]. Depending on the story, Krampus will either bring them to St. Nicholas's home, Krampus's own mountain underworld, {{Hell}}, [[PlaceWorseThanDeath twelfth-century Moorish Spain]], or simply ScareEmStraight and bring them back home.

* In the ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' episode "Lovers Are Trendy, Baby", three of the aliens Dandy catches are SantaClaus, WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman and the Krampus.

* ''Krampus: Shadow of Saint Nicholas'' by Michael Dougherty is an upcoming comic-book tie-in to the horror comedy film ''{{Film/Krampus}}''.

** Amy, Rory and Mels encounter (and defeat) the Krampus as eight year olds in the ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' strip "Imaginary Enemies". However, the version depicted has very little to do with the legends - he is the EvilCounterpart of Santa and a member of the Trickster's Brigade, and he looks like a black-bearded Santa in a colour-reversed white suit with red fur trimming.
*** Krampus also appears as a species in an earlier comic, "Red Christmas." They are a red gaseous species (otherwise looking like typical Krampus) that feed off negative emotions to survive, using a psychic fog to separate people from loved ones and send them into states of panic. [[spoiler: They are very weak against bright light, which is revealed when the Doctor used both the sonic screw driver and the roof light of his TARDIS to disperse their fog.]]
*** The ''ComicBook/DoctorWhoTitan'' Thirteenth Doctor Christmas Special story has the Thirteenth Doctor and fam fight another completely different Krampus, who uses the pseudonym "Mr. Henderson" despite being apparently female. She is an entity that feeds on fear and an enemy of Santa. She was plotting to send out brainwashed alien "Santas" to terrorise Earth, in order to nourish herself and discredit Christmas for a generation.

* ''Kranky Klaus'' is a documentary of an Austrian Krampus tradition.

* ''Film/AChristmasHorrorStory'' is a horror-anthology film about the horrible, seasonal happenings in the fictional town of Bailey Downs. It stars George Buza as Santa, Rob Archer as Krampus, and William Shatner as the narrator DJ Dan. There are in fact two different Krampuses in this film. One is a transformation some people will undergoe when they are deeply enraged during the Christmas Holiday. The other was an evil anti-Christmas demon, who turned out to be a hallucentation by a Mall Santa.
* ''Santa Krampus'' is a short indie film from Jerry Williams.
* ''Krampus: The Reckoning'' is about a disturbed young girl named Zoe who's "imaginary friend" turns out to be the Krampus, who she uses dolls to summon to kill anyone who she deems "naughty." [[spoiler:The twist ending reveals that Zoe is a ghost, with the implication being that the Krampus is just a manifestation of her powers, and not the real one.]]

* Despite being called ''Mother Krampus,'' said movie is actually a take on Frau Perchta. It was likely named the way it way due to the prior ''Film/{{Krampus}}'' movie.
* ''Astro Monster Holiday'' is a strage film that has Santa and Krampus celebrating Christmas with other characters such as The Queen of the Galaxy, The Queen of the Unicorns, The Dark Lady, and the literal devil.

* ''Film/TheFieldGuideToEvil'': The Greek equivalent of Krampus--goblins released from the underworld at Christmas to mingle with drunken revelers and play tricks--feature in "What Ever Happned to Paganus the Pagan?"

* ''The Spirit of Krampus,'' a short story written by Kate Danley, in which the titular spirit infects all the adult and a young boy named Skip goes to find Santa Claus to fix things.

* ''Of Christmas Present'' by Thomm Quackenbush has Krampus try to have an alchoholic Salvation Army Santa be the new Santa.

* In ''S: Memoir of an Iconic Gentleman'', Krampus is brought up as having been a story concocted by Leonardo da Vinci in order to disuade da Vinci's adopted son Salai from misbehaving, since the child knew that da Vinci was lying when he said that Santa would spank him. It did not work.
* ''A Far, Far Better Thing'' by Lindsay Coyle has Krampus appear to one of the characters, telling him that they are the next Santa and that he is bound "by natural law" to serve him. In this story, Krampus punishes people by swallowing them, consuming them body and soul and sending them to Proditio, the realm of Hell he rules over.

* ''Prison of Hope'', the fourth book of ''The Hellequin Chronicles, has a krampus in it. In the book lore, Krampusi used to be human but are transformed using dark blood magic, and it is illegal to create them. They apparently feast on children's souls tossing their bodies in a river.
* In ''Devil in the Details'' by Tamara Hickman, a krampus attack the characters. Krampus are described as being a "superior form of Boogie Man" and while they have a preference for children, they'll go after whatever they can find. They tend to take the form of whatever scares their target the most.
* ''Chasing the Trickster'' describes Krampus as a trickster God, one who has been reinterpreted by many cultures. He starts out the story as a voice in one of the character, with the character insisting he was a demon. This is the first book of the ''Cerunnos'' series.

* A children's book called ''We Wish You A Merry Christmas: The Tale of Santa's Evil Sidekick'' has an evil stepmother trying to sick the Krampus on the main character. Krampus is at first described in much more mild terms in this book, said to be Santa's best friend, that he punishes bad children by putting chocolate-covered cockroaches in their stockings, and that he mainly punishes to correct bad behavior. He was removed from his duty due to complaints from parents, and soon grew resentful until he ran away to devise a plan of revenge.

* ''The Devil Behind Me'' by Christopher Fulbright and Angeline Hawkes has it's main character Alex traumatized as a kid after witnessing Krampus massacring a group of people in the woods (after Krampus had sex with Alex's sister). He goes back to Bavaria to find closure, but finds more than he bargained for.
* ''Immortal Nicholas'' by Glenn Beck (yes, THAT Glenn Beck) tells a more "Christian" version of the origins of Santa, here called Agios. Along his journey he meets Krampus, here depicted as a giant disabled slave (it's possible he's meant to be a CompositeCharacter between Krampus and Zwarte Piet) whom Agios frees.

* ''Krampus in the Corner'' is an ''Elf on the Shelf'' horror parody by Justin Cristelli. Like the original, there is a Krampus in the Corner plush toy that goes with the book. Unlike the original, it's not meant for children and is mildly gorey.

* ''The Faces of Krampus'' by Joe Moore has Krampus (aka Black Peter aka Pelznickel) being a willing companion of Santa and their relationship starting amiable until the devil himself gets involved.

* Book twenty three of the ''Dark Fantasy Library'' is called ''Krampus the Yuletide Terror.'' This has Krampus at the crucifixtion of Jesus and having sex with Mary Magdalene, who places a curse that grants him immortality. In this story it's Santa who's the alter ego of Krampus, and the elves are replaced with dwarfish orges who used to be the people Krampus punished. He continuously punishes nonbelievers, awaiting Christ's return.

* ''The Twisted Christmas Trilogy'' by Daniel Parsons has Santa and his elves help the young protagonist under the initial guise of being a travelling circus. In the second book Santa goes missing and enemies threaten to summon the Krampus.

* On the season 4 Christmas special of ''Series/TheLeague'', Taco tries to convince the owner of a mall to add a "Mall Krampus" to accompany the mall Santa. By the end of the episode, Taco gets extremely high, dresses up as the Krampus himself, and charges into the mall to attack the mall Santa an terrorize the children. Hilarity and {{Groin Attack}}s ensue.

* ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' had a Christmas episode with the Krampus, taking the form of a humanoid ram with tan fur and dressed in a Santa suit. As in folklore, he kidnaps naughty children; in this version he leaves coal after taking them and [[spoiler:keeps the kids prisoner with the intention of eating them. This Krampus was only transformed into his Wesen form around the winter solstice, and had no memory of what he did as the Krampus during that time. (or even that he's Wesen)]]

* ''Series/AmericanHousewife'''s ninth episode and Christmas special has the youngest daughter think that her mother is the Krampus.

* ''Pocket Adventures Card System'' is a type of card-based role playing game. [[http://www.drivethrucards.com/product/117860/PACS-Promotional-Cards These promo cards]] come with a Krampus card.

* The Oriental Theater in Denver performed a ''Carnivale De Sensuale: Krampus!'' on December 17th 2016.

** They also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BawxVEtJJLM Krampus dungeon]] for the 2016 and 2017 holiday events. You get to fight Krampus and get Krampus themed items.

* A short, free three-level game from Kongregate simply titled ''Krampus'' has you playing as a cutesy little Krampus. You stomp reindeer and present, and steal toys from children as fast as you can to unlock the gate.
* ''Krampage'' is an iOS game where you lead Krampus out of Hell to punish naughty children. It's part platformer, part Fruit Ninja rip off.

* ''VideoGame/EpicDuel'' has a race called Krampus in it, and has three Krampus NPC in it. There are two Krampus Warriors (one level five and level eleven), who will give you missions and you can also challenge to fights. Then there's the Krampus Technician, whom is level twenty, believes magic simply be advanced technology, and will challenge you to a duel. They are all from Frysteland, which has been taken over by a tyrant named Alydriah

* ''Krampus in Wreck the Halls'' is a mobile game which has you playing as Krampus as you storm the North Pole, where Santa has hidden many naughty children to try and deprive Krampus of his power.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' has ''two'' DLC versions of the Krampus in both ''Save the World'' and ''Battle Royale''. In STW he's a jolly-looking fellow using the Constructor moveset, and sounds suspiciously like [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy.]] In BR he's LeanAndMean with his hood up, darker fur, a too-long tongue, glowing eyes, basically more demonic than he really should be.

* Exclusively on Amazon Streaming is the animated short ''A Krampus Christmas'' by Peter Proscia. It's a very cheaply made flash animation about Krampus kidnapping two children for not eating their vegetabes, so he has them be pursued by human-eating vegetables.

* He was even on ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' as an example of [[http://www.cracked.com/article_18941_5-creepy-christmas-traditions-from-around-world_p2.html a creepy christmas tradition.]]

** [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5298 SCP-5298]] is a drone used by the Three Moons for the specific purpose of killing Krampus. Disguised as a child, the drone commits all manner of mischief and petty crime to attract its attention, before obliterating it with a built-in taser and machine gun.

** [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5298 SCP-5298]] is a drone used by the Three Moons for the specific purpose of killing Krampus. Disguised as a child, the drone commits all manner of mischief and petty crime to attract its attention, before obliterating it with built in tasers and machine guns.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-4666 SCP-4666]] is basically a fusion of Santa and Krampus, only completely drenched in NightmareFuel. It's a demon who brutally tortures and murders everyone in a household every Christmas except for the youngest child, whom he kidnaps in his sack and takes back to his lair to work themselves to death by making toys out of human remains.

!!Depictions of the Krampus in media

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* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', Hungary dresses up as the Krampus every Christmas to scare Italy. He still hasn't figured out that it's her.

* In the ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' episode, ''Lovers Are Trendy, Baby''. Three of the aliens Dandy catches are SantaClaus, ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman'' and the Krampus.

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* ''Film/AChristmasHorrorStory'' is a horror-anthology film about the horrible, seasonal happenings in the fictional town of Bailey Downs. It stars George Buza as Santa, Rob Archer as Krampus, and William Shatner as the narrator DJ Dan.
** There are in fact two different Krampuses in this film. One is a transformation some people will undergoe when they are deeply enraged during the Christmas Holiday. The other was an evil anti-Christmas demon, who turned out to be a hallucentation by a Mall Santa.

* In the ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' Christmas episode "A Merry Murdoch Christmas", Inspector Brackenreid believes in the Krampus, having supposedly seen him as a child, and thinks he's responsible for the murders as part of a campaign to destroy Christmas. [[spoiler: It turns out the murderer of the week ''was'' trying to ruin Christmas and was dressed as the Krampus to do so, and the Inspector's childhood experience is implied to be a nightmare caused by guilt. (He told his father he hated him when he didn't get the present he wanted.)]]
* One ChristmasEpisode of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' has "Krampus" as the screen name of a notorious hacker--who also turns out to be an online sexual predator.

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* The most prominent piece of merchandise to feature Krampus is Christmas cards. They have been around since the 1800s and come in all varieties, from gruesome to humorous to sexy to kid-friendly.
* Some alcoholic drinks based on Krampus have been made, like is Southern Tier's ''Imperial Helles Lager Krampus Beer'' and ''Birrificio del Ducato's Krampus''
** Munkstein made two steins/mugs related to Krampus. The very first stein in their line, and one with Krampus and Santa fighting.
* As mentioned in the Literature section, there is a Krampus in the Corner plush that goes with the book of the same name. It is a parody of the Elf on a Shelf.
* For the 2017 Holiday season, Funko Pop released Krampus Funko Pop figurines. The normal one is a brown figurine, but there are many exclusive variations, including two different flocked variations (black and white) at Hot Topic, a blueish frozen-looking one at FYE, and a red one at Chase.
** Funko Pop also has a little Krampus figurine as part of their Pint Size Heroes line.
* Minimates has Krampus attachments you can download and print off of Shapeway.
* Universal Studios had an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROuPQm0LFhM attraction in 2016]] based on their Krampus film.
** ''Creepyworld'' also did a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1oT7Tp6Pfk Krampus-themed haunted house]] in 2016.
** ''The 13th Floor Haunted House'' in Chicago redid the house Krampus-style in 2017, entitling the event ''Krampus: A Haunted Christmas.''
* Bad Dragon did a color variation in 2017 for its products called "Krampus Present." It was a marble mix of Tannenbaum green and metallic copper.
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* Musician and stand-up comedian Christopher Wauben aka Super Klaus Santa wrote a song called ''Krampus Night.'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKkEOs5NYSY Here's the music video.]]

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* ''The Strange Adventures of Edgar Switchblade #1: Krampus Unmerciful'' is a gruesome and graphic tale from Lonesome Wyatt.

* There are a few Krampus miniatures out there, the easiest to find being the one made by Chronoscope. It isn't for any particular game (nor are most of Chronoscope's miniature). Strange Aeon also has a seasonal Krampus miniature.
** There is a Twisted Christmas set that includes Krampus and a crew of dark Christmas-themed miniatures.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{CarnEvil}}'', Krampus acts as the boss of the Christmas stage, although here he's more [[BadSanta a demonic green Santa Claus combined with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.]]

* Krampus makes a brief appearance in ''WebAnimation/Holidaze2019'' when Jingle and Jangle are reading a story about him.

* A RunningGag on the ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' ChristmasSpecial [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmVahy7e4KE ''The Christmas Tree of Might'']] has various characters wondering if Jinga and Beru are the Krampus after attacking them.

* Zero Point Zero Production, Inc. has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p1JYvV178E stop-motion short]] featuring the Krampus and his mythos. They also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFG-Hi64RmQ special message video]] with Krampus.
* There is a reading of a Krampus story called ''A Fairytale of Oakland'' in the [[http://www.drabblecast.org/2011/12/27/drabblecast-228-a-fairy-tale-of-oakland/ 228th episode of the podcast ''Drabblecast.'']]

* [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/379021 ''The Krampus Song'']] on Newgrounds, done to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic''.
* The holiday special for the podcast ''Tales From The Water Cooler'' has Santa and Krampus discussing the latest comic book released.
* Exclusively on Amazon Streaming is the animated short ''A Krampus Christmas'' by Peter Proscia. It's a very cheaply made flash animation about Krampus kidnapping two children for not eating their vegetabes, so he has them be pursued by human-eating vegetables.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTs9WDwz9o0 ''Skylanders vs the Krampus'']] has Krampus stealing the minis and sidekicks
* Appears as a puppet in ''RangoonReviews'' in the [[http://isleofrangoon.com/?p=564 second part of their review]] of ''ChristmasIsHereAgain''. He is accused of stealing Christmas and a flashback implies that he and Santa are brothers.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNgOYbD7ez8 The pilot episode]] of ''The Grimm Archives'' gives a history of the Krampus. Interestingly, they say that the Krampus was a whole race of creatures under Santa Claus's control rather than one being. They also make reference to a mention of the Krampus by one of the Brother's Grimm, which also leads to a discussion of Frau Perchta.
* The history of Krampus was discussed in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAoC7FOaL40 an episode of ''Today I Found Out'']].

* [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP]]-[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-4666 4666]] is basically a fusion of Santa and Krampus, only completely drenched in NightmareFuel. It's a demon who brutally tortures and murders everyone in a household every Christmas except for the youngest child, whom he kidnaps in his sack and takes back to his lair to work themselves to death by making toys out of human remains.
* ''Snarled'' [[https://youtu.be/llkapYcNRfY did a video on Krampus]] one year about him visiting a family of four. [[spoiler: Turns out Krampus was there to pick up the ''[[AbusiveParents parents]]'', as Santa arrives and explains to the terrified children. Santa adopts the now-orphaned son as his protege, but the daughter decides to go with Krampus and work under him instead.]]
* The author of ''Webcomic/PlanetaryMoe'' made [[https://rainbow-taishi.tumblr.com/post/181386848398/shounen-anime-santa-a-holiday-themed-story this shonen anime concept]] doing a twist on the Santa/Krampus dynamic--in this depiction, Santa and Krampus would be portrayed as twin brothers who always inherit their positions from the previous member of their line, Krampus clearly being portrayed in a DarkIsNotEvil manner here. In this particular generation, however, Santa decided to opt out and this made Krampus [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope completely lose it]], eventually judging ''everyone'' as naughty, [[TakenForGranite turning them into coal]] and dragging them into his realm. The plotline, apparently, would've been for Santa to take up the mantle again, fight and save his brother and restore order to the holiday. Also, there's buff elves, a CuteBruiser Mrs. Claus and laser-shooting reindeer. [[RuleOfCool There's a reason a lot of the commenters are disappointed that the anime in question isn't real]].

Despite the frightening overtones, Krampus is quite a popular character in the Alpine countries. He brings some harmless "scary" fun to the Christmas season, not unlike what happens at Halloween. He is also not alone as the companion of St. Nicholas. Compare him with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knecht_Ruprecht Knecht Ruprecht,]] a German character who performs a similar role (though more as a stern authority figure than a nasty devil), [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet Zwarte Piet,]] a Dutch character said to put bad children in a sack and take them to Spain, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta the Lady Perchta,]] a female version of Krampus who can either be [[HotAsHell drop-dead gorgeous]] or [[NightmareFuel hideously ugly,]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Fouettard Père Fouettard]] (Father Whipper, sometimes localized as Father Flog), a French version usually depicted as a [[EvilWearsBlack dark-haired and black-wearing Santa Claus]] who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin whips]] misbehaving children, Czech [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chort#In_Czech_and_Slovak_culture chort]] putting naughty children in a sack and bringing them to hell, and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Lads The Yule Lads,]] a group of 13 Icelandic troll-like beings who historically caused mischief during Christmas, but became more Santa Claus-like in modern times . See also BadSanta, which the Krampus is occasionally portrayed as. If TheKrampus and SantaClaus are the same person, see {{Santabomination}}.

* ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeason1'': As shown in "A Jolly J-WITCH Xmas", Krampus is a demon who once fed on the souls and flesh of children who were corrupted by negative emotions, until [[BadassSanta Saint Nicholas]] and his elf allies [[SealedEvilInACan sealed him away]] in an Artic tomb.

Krampus is [[YodelLand an Alpine mountain]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]] who figures heavily in the December traditions of Central Europe. According to legend, Krampus accompanies [[SantaClaus St. Nicholas]] during the early Christmas season. Depending on the story, Krampus is either a regular demon enslaved by St. Nicholas to do the Saint's bidding, or is a demon who willingly and gladly works as St. Nicholas's partner. Krampus acts as the [[EvilCounterpart Bad Cop]] to St. Nicholas's Good Cop, [[AppealToFear warning and punishing bad children]], in contrast to St. Nicholas, who instead rewards good children.