![]() ![]() Around this country this has been one of our most popular events. “Krampus is there to snatch up the bad girls and boys. ![]() Photo provided by 13th Floor Haunted House “We take the haunted house, deck it out with Christmas decorations,” says Digital Marketing & Analytics Manager Zachary Douglass. No wonder 13th Floor Haunted House wants to put him front and center. Regardless, the demonic-looking entity has become a popular Christmas monster for movies, comics, and short stories ( including one by yours truly). The latter is often celebrated with pub crawls in Houston, as Krampus is supposed to be quite fond of liquor. Sometimes he accompanies Father Christmas on his rounds, and sometimes he goes out himself on December 5 (Krampusnacht). Other variations have the horned monster just handing out the coal and bundles of sticks to naughty kids. Unlike Santa Claus, his job is to find the bad children and pop them into his sack. For one weekend only, they’ll be hosting Krampus: A Haunted Christmas for those of us who want less gingerbread and more OH MY GOD! GINGER’S DEAD!įor those of you who don’t haunt the low-budget horror section on Amazon or don’t have weird Austrian relatives with bizarre senses of humor, Krampus is a spirit of Christmas. By December, most of the haunted houses in and around Houston are all tucked in to rest before the next Halloween season rolls around. ![]()
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