Krampus
I first came across the Krampus in A Very Venture Xmas (available on the Season 1 DVDs). I didn’t realize that it was real creature. And yet it is. The Krampus originates in Germanic folklore, a demonic creature who would accompany St. Nicholas and punish naughty children. Particularly bad children would be swatted with switches and rusty chains, then stuffed into the Krampus’s sack and taken away to be devoured or worse.
As you can see in the pictures, the Krampus looks like the traditional devil, with long horns, and goat legs and other bestial figures including a long and disturbing tongue.
The beer company Southern Tier even created a Krampus beer, released around the holidays. The beer is like the aforementioned (Day 5) winter warmers, and you can probably find it at decent beer stores right now.
On to today’s quote:
Brock: What are you doing Hank?
Hank: Nothing
Brock: Your present’s not in there.
Hank: Whaddya mean? I was just looking for the … Christmas videos! Oh, here they are. Miracle on 69th Street, Jingle Balls, Frothy the Blowman, Rudolph the Red…
Brock: Okay, Hank. Listen, I need help putting up the lights, okay?
Hank: Like holding a staple gun is helping. What were those elves doing to that lady?
Brock: They’re dwarves Hank.
[Hank walks towards door. Notices Baby Jesus figurine out on desk]
Hank: Hey, Baby Jesus is out of the manger
Brock: [Looking at his fly] Huh? – A Very Venture Christmas
And because I’ve mentioned it so many times, here’s A Very Venture Christmas:
Rising Tide, the sequel to Falling Sky, was released on October 6, 2015. 
Falling Sky, my first novel, came out October 7, 2014 from Pyr. It's an adventure story set in a post-apocalyptic future with airships.
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