In German-speaking Alpine lands, as Americans are increasingly aware, St. Nicholas is accompanied on his gift-giving rounds by the devilish Krampus, who's said to punish naughty children with stinging blows… Read the rest of the article: Krampus trashes the horror potential of traditional mythology in a film that's neither funny nor scary

AL Cacophony reports on the christmas devils' growing popularity in America, and the old-worlders drafted in to help keep it real.