The History of Krampus | Horror History
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- Before becoming the centerpiece of a 2015 horror film, Krampus has a centuries-old history of instilling fear and enforcing morality in European folklore, particularly during the Christmas season.
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UNLEASHING KRAMPUS: The dark heart of holiday folklore unveiled. Join me as I dive deep into the chilling world of Krampus, the nightmarish antithesis of Saint Nicholas. Forget the jingle bells and joy; it's time to confront the true terror of the holiday season.
In this video, I don't just rehash the well-known story of Krampus from the 2015 film. Instead, I explore how this fearsome creature represents the darker, often overlooked aspects of folklore and holiday traditions. From his menacing behavior to his spine-chilling appearance, I delve into every detail that makes Krampus a horror icon.
Moreover, I'll dissect the deeper meanings and cultural significance of Krampus comparing the cinematic portrayal of Krampus in the 2015 film with his traditional depictions in Central European folklore. This comparison sheds light on how modern interpretations have reshaped and even amplified the fear factor of this legendary figure.
Prepare for an insightful journey into one of the most intriguing and terrifying characters in holiday lore. Get ready to unravel the secret history and psychological layers of Krampus - a truly unique and horrifying staple of horror.
Chapters:
00:00 - The Hebrew Hammer and Santa Claus
00:55 - Intro
02:15 - The Origins of Krampus and Winter Celebrations
05:53 - Krampus and Perchta: Mythological Beings in Alpine Folklore
07:50 - The Krampus Effect
10:25 - Krampus's Minions
13:49 - Max's Christmas Meltdown
17:21 - The Battle vs Krampus
21:30 - The Nightmare Becomes Reality
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In a deleted scene of Krampus, Max gives his cousins some of his Halloween candy from his Halloween stash, and one of the candies inside is Sam's lollipop, indicating that Krampus and Trick r' Treat is in the same universe. Love this connection.
interesting
Well both movies were directed and written by Michael Dougherty as well as both movies being produced by Legendary Pictures.
@@nickdorenkamp959 yeee
Now I need to find the deleted scene.
Mabye max is Sam??? Prob not true cause I got nothing to back that up
Fun fact: the director actually cleared up the snowglobe scene, they’re not captured, but Krampus is keeping an eye on them. Hence why “Santa Claus is coming to Town” is playing: “He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good. So be good for goodness sake”
It was also revealed in a comic I think right? Anyways I kinda wish more ppl understood the ending
Oh it's nice knowing now
So nobody died after all?
@@djkong2309 yup
Oh, I always thought they left it for the audience to interpret what happened to them 😅
I think the director of the movie said, that the snow globes are how Krampus keeps an eye on everyone who lost their Christmas spirit and if you do learn your lesson, he returns you but reminds you with the bell that he is always watching you
This is a much better explanation as to why they are back.
More like a surveillance system instead of prisons.
@@allanbaker3958If Krampus came to the inner cities in America.....he'd never be bored or "out of work?"
To be honest it should have just ended with the family stuck in the snow globe
Makes sense. He’s possibly in the same universe as Sam, and we see Sam have mercy once people learn.
That scene was poorly composed then. As the trapping idea comes across much more clearly.
It’s actually been confirmed with the comic book that Krampus doesn’t keep them in a snow globe. That’s just how he watches over the families that he’s let go. He keeps an eye on them to make sure they keep their promise
I’ve read that comic book but I must’ve missed that part. Where does it say that?
@@lazymansload520 if you had read the comic book then you would see that the whole entire ending of the book confirmed this. Michael Dougherty made Krampus to mirror trick or treat in a way. Sam was made to uphold the Halloween tradition just like Krampus. If you uphold the tradition of Halloween Sam lets you live, and if you’ve learned your lesson so does Krampus. In the commentary version of the movie when max confronts Krampus and offers to sacrifice himself for his family Dougherty says that max has “passed Krampus’ test” inferring that unlike omi, max was able to save his family. And the whole ending of the comic also does the same thing. Like in the first story we see the mall Santa confront Krampus to give the kids enough time to get away by sacrificing himself so Krampus spares him, confirming the happy ending of the movie.
@@HoldThis.L it’s not a lie, there’s no need to be a dick about it. There were four stories in that comic, one about a drunk mall Santa, one about a policewoman, and one about some Scrooge-like businessman. It then concluded with an aftermath tying the stories together. The part being mentioned is one I haven’t seen.
@@lazymansload520 Where can I find it? I'm interested now
I was obsessed with the krampas movie so much I perfectly studied each monster 💀
Which one fascinated with you most and why?
@@skelebonez1349 good ol jack was my favorite, the horrific scene of him swallowing a child while made him an instant favorite for me, close behind is tick tock
Damn bro same lol
Same same
@MPARASKA I'm interested by the idea of him being a satan like figure just as santa is a god like figure.
Fun Fact: The visible breath in the cold exteriors was done digitally, but a major component of it involved filming real people in freezers reading dialogue for the scenes. Their breath was then isolated and added optically into the shots.
Krampus is like Santa Claus' evil counterpart. Santa gives you a coal out his disappointment, but for Krampus' case, YOU are the coal.
Ho ho oh God no.
I know a lot of people don't like the 2015 Krampus movie but me and my brother watch it every Christmas and have done so for years now and I still enjoy the movie a lot.
Enjoy ur time cuz its amazing
I LUV THE 2015 KRAMPUS MOVIE WATCH IT EVERY CHRISTMAS DAY EVER SINCE IT CAME OUT
Oh I watch it all the time. I love the movie. People just wanted something the movie wasn't.
I like the movie, (nowhere near as much as TRT, but still).
My only probs are when it gets a bit silly w the gingerbread men etc because it kinda shifts the tone, and how he looks i the final reveal. Its plenty creepy, but something about the whole stretched face santa look irritates me.
Otherwise the tone, look, execution, and general storytelling was nicely done, and the krampus intro was awesome.
I loved it. I watch it every time it comes on TV.
I am from Czech Republic and I love the “Krampus Night” tradition. Kids gets ton of candy after they sing from St. Nicholaus and Angel, while Krampus scares them to be good or he will take them to hell. My nephews are always like angels after that and when they misbehave, you can just say that you will call Krampus. Great tradition.
Yess, we have it also in Austria!
I lived with my grandmother when I was growing up - she was from the Czech Republic, and she would always tell me if I was good St. Nicholas would leave me candy, but if I was bad then Krampus would get me! One time I found a potato in my shoe, and my grandmother said that was proof that one of the 'elves' that work for Krampus had come by to make sure I was behaving!
As a German it is Funny to hear how you say Krampus, because i keep forgetting that german words are hard to say in other languages
My mom had never heard of Krampus until this movie. I had to explain him to her. And she said leave it to the Germans to make something like this. She did liked the movie.
I don’t think anyone else pronounces it like CZ. lol I say Cram-pus.
@@Jasmine-tl6yr bruh
@@kimberlyweaver1285 frfr
Gibt es Krampus eigentlich auch bei euch in Deutschland? Vllt. in Bayern oder so
Actually fun fact: Krampus didn't trap them in the snow globes that's a misconception: The graphic novel (written by the director himself) tie in elaborates that the whole thing is basically a warning from Krampus he actually just warps reality to undo the damage he and his minions caused. The Snow Globes are basically just clairvoyant crystal balls he uses to spy on everyone in the world which is how he hears so quickly when someone doesn't have the spirit of Christmas (it's also an elaboration for why he wreaked havoc all over town instead of just on their home)
Something I noticed is that omi makes a lot of food. When I rewatch it it made me realize it’s not just for holiday thing, it’s that she grew up not eating anything from the wars and food storage was low. So now she older, she doesn’t want her son and grandkids not going hungry, hence why she makes so much food. It’s a common trait for people who grew up during big tragedies like wars and Great Depression to storage, make lot of food, and finish it.
"Even Airrack has an evil twin named Brent Rivera."😫😭😂
I am from Austria, where Krampus is also a thing. Funny to see someone from a totally different country explaining this tradition! Very nicely done! if you are in a mood, you can dig into "die wilde Jagd" aka "The wild hunt" some folklore sources name "Frau Perchta" as their leader!
An Weihnachten. Frohe weihnachten! @@porti2525
this is soo true. where are so different within Europe. even Germany and Austria are very different. If you consiver we are the smallest continent. :) @@acorlite
I can't read. Yes! I think Italy has something similar @@acorlite
I'm from Vienna, Austria and let me tell you, in my childhood me and my friends did NOT go out on Krampus day because we we're scared shitless of those crazy ass grown ups in costumes. They showed no mercy to anyone
This is a crazy dark comedy fantasy horror Christmas movie ever made!
A krampus history? Now we’re in the Christmas spirit 🎊 🎄
I personally interpret the end of Krampus as not the family being trapped in a personal hell, but just being watched by Krampus. Krampus is watching them through the snow globe.
If you're wondering: in my experience most of us who "celebrate" krampustag don't know most of the lore behind it. We just know him as the anti-santa who is supposed to punish the naughty kids. For me it was just the day we got a chocolate krampus at school. I only learned of the scary krampus costumes when i was grown up. Probably because i live in the city and still never witnessed it myself.
Fun fact: "Omi" doesn't mean grandmother in the first place but a sweetened version of it, which is "Oma".
Oma is the Dutch translation for grandmother
To disclose a few things, I think it's safe to assume that delivery driver was not punished by Krampus. He was just unlucky to be in the way of his storm and blizzard. Also the family wasn't exactly *captured* at the end. They are simply on a watchover. They were like kinda captured in a way but not in the sense that they are literally trapped in a snow globe
I rented the krampus movie when I was 11 or something, thought it was just a wholesome Christmas family movie. I was shocked when people start dying and I was totally terrified of the ending.
How did you rent the movie did you not see that claw hand on the snow globe
American Dad has one of the best Krampus depictions ever
Huh, now i gotta go look that up, lol👍
I grew up in Swiss town that had a lot of Ethnic Germans and we celebrated a Form of Krampusnacht, There were two people one dressed as Santa and one dressed as Krampus. The Santa Would give Bags of Christmas Cookies out to the children and Krampus would just stand next to him.
There’s been a debate that the end scene is meant to show that Krampus let the family go and give them 1 more chance because of the kid, the snow globe is anyway for krampus to keep an eye on the family. So idk if this version is true or not
The director confirmed it. He let them go but is keeping an eye on them.
I was absolutely TERRIFIED of that Krampus movie. The end really confused me, but made it more scary once I pieced together that he had several people trapped in tiny globes.
That's actually not what happens. Though that was my initial reaction as well, they probably should have made the scene more clear. The director stated that the snow globes are basically like surveillance cameras on families who originally lost their spirit, he's keeping tabs on them to see if they learn from the horrors he showed them that also ties into the little bells he'd leave behind.
The movie wasn’t that scary imo but yeah I do agree with you the ending. Was confused but I’m pretty sure they’re just alive but being watched on.
That's how Krampus watches the children of different families. So he can tell which families to punish. And Krampus is Saint Nicholas's brother. So it make sense that Krampus would that ability to tell who's been naughty or nice too.
@@JuanitoEsBonito True, the music's lyrics suggest so about santa watching and seeing you all the time as the scene zooms out to the snow globes. At the same time the bloom effect on the scene makes it very dreamy and too good to be true, making you feel they are trapped in the snowglobe, to relive an ideal christmas over and over just to make sure they learn how to behave.
Regardless of the director's intentions, the movie is out of his hands now and the ending is amibigous, leaving one to wonder what really happened.
I'm literally taking a moment to appreciate all the research and analyzing CZ puts into a video before he can even start the scripting, filming and editing these things. Like there is definitely master's program level of studying he puts into this and it has made this my fave channel even when it is on a character Im not really familiar with. Keep up the great work!
You get the dope award for pointing out that December 25th (or somewhere around that entire week) was a high pagan holiday LONG before the Christians appropriated it.
My thought on the ending is not that they're now trapped in the house in an icy Hell inside of Krampus' snow globe. I believe their lives go on as usual, but now with the looming, ever-present fear that Krampus is going to be keeping a close eye on this family, and should they begin to lose the Christmas Spirit again...Well, the next time will be for keeps.
Another funfact - the Krampuslauf is also known as "Perchtenlauf" - But I can´t tell you if they´re called Perchte only in Austria or in Germany (mostly Bavaria) too.
i am proud to live in austria just because of Krampus!
My two favorite parts of the movie that I love, first and not really important is when the two lead Yule Goats headbutt, I just love that. The other is when Krampus' "elves" break in right as Aunt Dorothy is about to finish off Der Klown, one of the elves and der klown hug, it just makes it seem like even though the are "evil" they actually have some comradery and love for each other much like what Christmas is supposed to represent.
Glad that he's using the German/Bavarian pronunciation of "Krampus". A nice nod to the culture.
My husband who dressed as Krampus every Christmas for local events believes that the ending means that Krampus is always watching.
I am obsessed with the way you say Krampus
Weirdo
I'm just madly in love with this amazing Channel we get to see a video of Krampus in his Origins PS happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone
I‘m from a rural part of germany and was brought up with the tale of krampus, so i love that you made a video about it. It‘s one of my favourite tales from my culture. My dad even dressed up and participated in a Krampuslauf
One of my favorite Christmas horror movies, I watch it every year. Appreciate the video CZ, and have a merry Christmas. 🎅🤘
Epic i didn't know you would be doing this one this is a Suprise but a welcome one.
Respect and keep up the epic work and Merry Christmas.
He didn't even say what the snowglobe exactly meant. They weren't actually "captured" but krampus is watching them
CzWorld, since a lot of your videos have meaning or based on concepts, could you do a horror history video on Godzilla? He is after all, a representation of nuclear warfare/ suffrage of Japanese people who experienced the only time an atomic bomb was unleashed. Given the newest movie, Godzilla Minus One and plenty of others and it’s confusing lore, I would love it on your way of structuring the history of Godzilla.
This was such a fun video to watch on Christmas. I love it! Great job! 👏👏👏
Thank you so much for posting a horror history on Krampus my god I’ve been waiting for this for so long, thank you and keep up the good work
Another great Horror History episode. I can’t believe I only found this channel a month ago. I’ve missed out on so much awesome content!
Thank you CZsworld for the very entertaining video and birthday present
Our high school band played Krampus at the Xmas concert and it was so good!!! Loud and scary. 😂
Love Ur content thank u for taking us down horror history ❤
Starting *here* and binging your library as I organize and wrap presents…. Krampus help me..
Such an underrated movie villain🔥🔥people ignore Krampus because of his association with Christmas 🎄 🎅
I love that this guy is from my hometown! Great channel been a fan for years! Happy new year #czsworld, I can't wait to see the new stuff!
Thank you CZ and Merry Christmas to you 💙
was in a bad mood, stressed and over worked lately. oh CZsWorld has a new video. feeling better :D thanks for your work man.
your videos bring happiness to my life🖤
i clicked this notification so fast
Merry Christmas CZ 🎄
As someone who grew up with stories of Krampus (in Germany) I have to say good job summarizing the background and festive activities. The video is great, the only little "issue" I have would be the pronounciation of Krampus, but that's a rather minor complaint
Btw. "Der Clown": The word "der" ist just one of the three german words for "the" so it would be the clown in english. Meaning the "Der" isn't needed when refering to him
amazing video ! half of my town power went off and i somehow started watching this video while the power were off and til the end the of the video the powet came back after half an hour, kinda made get goosebumps 😭
Same here. Some drunk idiot hit a pole on Christmas Eve night and the power was out for a bit.
Great video as always
If you want a silly theory on the delivery driver, maybe he was punished for working on Christmas instead of being with his family? Estranged, maybe? Something that made him not want Christmas spirit, thus Krampus got him and he’s sent to his own family’s snowglobe.
that is the most CZ’s world Christmas sweater I’ve seen, and I love it.
According to Michael Dougherty, that isn't what the ending means at all: The family is alive, but they are now being watched by Krampus; and, if they ever lose the Christmas spirit again, nothing will save them from Krampus.
Happy Holidays CZsWorld!
Merry Christmas CZ. Hope you and yours had a good one ❤️
LOVESIT! So appreciate your post. Happy Holidays 🤗🙏🏽✨
Merry Christmas Zac! 🎅☃️🎄
The history of Krampus? This is such an awesome video to put out right now
These videos are truly masterpieces put together with perfection and deserve everything from me
Watching this on Christmas 💪🏼
Krampus is such a great character and the movie was pretty dope too. I really liked the extended edition that came out in 4k as well.
Love the jumper. Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you all.
It's really interesting to see some of the links between folklore and horror, be they tangential or deep-rooted. Have an amazing Christmas... although Halloween is probably your favourite holiday.
Loved this episode ❄️🎄
Love the vids
haha caught this in the first 2 hours
truly blessed
many happy returns!
perfectly explained!! i love it so much!
this is one of my favorite horror and holiday movies. I love horrors with no happy ending.
I love the take of Krampus, perfect binary opposition to Saint Nick
Tnias Kcin
If it was filmed today they would probably be non-binary.
Very interesting video, thanks for all your hard work! Merry Christmas 🎄
Loved the video man
@CZsWorld I have an alternate theory about the delivery driver. Maybe he also got punished for some transgression done off screen, and his family (if he had one) got their own globe in Krampus' collection. Great video yet again! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to everyone that helps to create your content.
Fucking phenomenal video as always. I would LOVE to see you cover Satan and all the monsters from this is the end. I just know your commentary on it would be hilarious too. Keep up the great work
As German viewer I admire that you did a Krampen-video here
Aunt Dorothy went out like a champ. Definitely my favourite character. Loved the video as well!
I can’t be the only one that really wants a horror history on the entity
Evening, CZsWorld. Just wanted to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!, oh, also love the way you say, Krampus's name
No offense. But as an Austrian, I have to tell you that this description of the Krampus tradition is as far removed from reality as it gets. A Krampus run is absolutely harmless! You don't actually get whipped, Krampuses just carry soft tails that create the illusion of flogging, moreover Krampuses only "attack" those who provoke them, children are always spared and even receive small presents in anticipation of the Christmas season.
Love your videos man! Keep up the good work! Could you maybe do a horror history of the movie 9? Just wondering. Or what about John Doe from 7?
Thank you for this video.
A Krampus video! Christmas came early :D
As an Austrian i'm happy to have my culture represented, also my first experience with horror and a big part what made me fall in love with it. Awesome movie and awesome video :D
Can we talk about how this guys drawing skills on the whiteboard is crazy also love your vids
Oh God Thank You!! I love Krampus since birth and I was depressed how many people forgot Christmas sad😢. But thank you for talking about him happy😊. Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅 and Happy Krampusnacht😈😈! (P.S. Thanks for including Venom And Spidey 👍🏻)
I like how the skulls on ur sweater have bishop hats on 😅
Make more christmass videos like this it was great
I actually wonder if this movie is actually ever going to get a sequel because I'm pretty sure the main kid character would have had some friends that would absolutely notice that him and his family was missing after Christmas break and eventually they piece it together that I was Krampus and they decided to go save them would think that would be an interesting change of pace instead of seeing another home invasion movie like the first movie.
Well, as mentioned by other comments, the director has stated that globe ending was Krampus keeping an eye on the family rather than him trapping them forever
@@jeshonloonskin4176Okay,So maybe the sequel could follow a different family Maybe?
I've been waiting on this one forever
Really great horror movie for New Year
Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year
Yay more content from the GOAT, master of the goatee, also known as emo abraham lincoln, the one and only professor czs world! I love these, especially the ones on the conjuring universe movies and things like that, such as midsommar or hereditary, I’ve watched them countless times
Merry Christmas