Bookgasm calls the new book by KLA’S Al Ridenour “a veritable visual feast.” And given all the feasting, thankfully, they also remark that the text is “easy to digest.” They write: It only took several hundred years, but that anti-Santa demon known as … Continue reading
Krampus Los Angeles will be offering sign-ups for our mask-making workshop, information on our events, and art & craft inspired by your favorite Yuletide devil at Pagan Day Fest in Burbank this Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11. Pagan Day Fest is a FREE … Continue reading
Al Ridenour ambassador of Krampus at the Krampus LA booth at Midsummer Scream. Fans of the grisly and macabre and made friendly acquaint LA’s indigenous Krampus troupe at the Halloween and horror convention Midsummer Scream held over the last weekend at the Long Beach Convention … Continue reading
Coming October 11, 2016, the first English-language book-length exploration of Krampus folklore and history by Krampus Los Angeles director, Al Ridenour, The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas. The Krampus, a folkloric devil associated with St. Nicholas in Alpine Austria … Continue reading
Good Krampus masks are not easy to come by in the US. The few mass-produced masks made here are sadly lacking. Buying an authentic mask from a German-speaking vendor overseas can be daunting as well as expensive ($300-700 and shockingly expensive to … Continue reading