This Saturday, Austria celebrates their annual night of Krampus! That’s right, the “anti-Santa” has his own night and residents seem to embrace the event with great gusto and just as much costuming as one would see on Halloween! It’s pretty incredible to see these traditions that have been passed down countless generations still being embraced and showcased with such enthusiasm and love.
Below is a gallery of images collected by Imgur user reinzn that showcase the amazing outfits people wear to celebrate this grim beast.
In theaters December 4th, Krampus is a darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul that reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday.
Trick ‘r Treat director Michael Dougherty’s latest holiday offering stars Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Emjay Anthony, Stefania Lavie Owen with Krista Stadler.
In Krampus, “When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family’s home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive.”