Krampus: The Alpine Version of Saint Nick

St. Nicolas is famed for bringing gifts to good children. But in the Alpine regions of Europe, there is a legend about a grotesque creature – half human, half goat – that comes to punish naughty children. This creature – with horns and a long forked tongue – would beat bad children with birch rods – and even carry them away to be eaten. Today, this creature has become a world wide phenomenon. This is the story of Krampus.