Krampus is a monster commonly described as "half-goat and half-demon" that is associated with the Christmas season. While Father Christmas/Santa Claus makes a list of all the good children of the world and delivers presents to them, the Krampus makes a list of the world's naughty children and visits them on Christmas Eve in an attempt to scare them into being more well-behaved the following year.
The first appearance of Krampus in the Evil Dead mythology in the Evil Dead 2: Revenge of Krampus one-shot comic.
Biography[]
Encounter With Ash Williams[]
For centuries, Krampus had fulfilled his holiday season duties of frighting children without much of a problem, but it wasn't until the late 1990s/early 2000s that he would encounter a child who would retaliate with physical violence. The child was a little boy named Ashley Williams, who terrorized those around him with countless pranks throughout the year. For several years in a row, Ash would set up traps around his room, waiting until Krampus arrived to attack. This "game" came to an end when Ash was thirteen years old, when he coward in fear at the sight of Krampus like all the other children. Unbeknownst to Krampus, Ash had sustained some memory loss after hitting his head on a sign on a street corner.
Trailer Park Confrontation[]
Several years later, Krampus would encounter the simulacrum duplicate of Ash Williams in a trailer park. Krampus was attempting to scare one of children who also lived in the park, and the boy's mother ran to the simulacrum Ash looking for help. Ash used several objects laying around the trailer park to fight Krampus, but the half-demon brought their battle to an end when he realized that the man was not in fact the real version of his former child foe all grown up,. Returning to Ash's trailer to share a few beers, Krampus relayed the story of the young Ash's antics to the clone who has forgotten his previous encounter following the sign incident.
After taking Ash's advice to take the rest of the night off, Krampus found himself in the trailer of Chloe, the woman who's child he had tried to scare earlier that night. As it turned out, Chloe "had a thing" for guys who liked heavy metal and smelled like goats. The simulacrum Ash discovered this newfound friendship after going over to Chloe's trailer in an attempt to share a nightcap with her. What happened to Krampus following this encounter with Ash and Chloe remains unknown.
Trivia[]
- According to Krampus himself, he didn't like to scare children, but his career choices were limited due to his physical appearance.
- Krampus followed a code of "Scaring but no tearing", meaning he could frighten a child all he wanted, but could not inflict any physical harm upon them.