The Legend of Krampus is sort of like a good cop, bad cop scenario. St. Nick/Santa Claus rewards children with good behavior, whereas Krampus will drag misbehaving children straight to hell.

Krampus, a scary creature, comes from very old stories in Germany. His name, ‘Krampus’, comes from an old German word ‘Krampen’, which means ‘claw’. The legend of Krampus, a creature that brings scary dreams, originally comes from very old stories in Germany.