This is THE book for all fans of the actual Krampus. Krampus characters are popping up everywhere these days! In movies, television shows, advertisements, and even greeting cards. Krampus-related events and parades occur both in North America and Europe, and they are an ever-growing phenomenon.

But while the Krampus figure has once again become iconic, it's difficult to find information about its actual history and meaning. The popular movie and other books paint an entertaining, but entirely fictional picture of this folkloric character. Thus calling for a book like Al Ridenour's The Krampus: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil. With Krampus's wild and graphic *actual* history, Ridenour's book fills in the actual facts about this ever-so-curious and wickedly delightful figure. The accompanying photos are fantastic too! 

Author Al Ridenour provides an incredibly detailed history. He has lectured on Krampus at the Goethe Institutes in Los Angeles. He's also become somewhat of an internet phenomenon himself due to the hilarious hijinks he coordinated with the controversial Cacophony Societies.