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The Devil Within

Holiday Horror Series - The Legend of Krampus

The Devil Within

EVIO Creative

True Crime

3.3176 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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From remote alpine villages to Hollywood blockbuster movies, Krampus is a creature from folklore that's sure make you want to stay off the naughty list... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Pack your body bags. We're going on a slacation. Tim, what's a slacation? A slacation is a murder or

0:06.2

mysterious death that happens while you're on vacation. If you like to mix humor with horror and travel,

0:12.7

join me, Kim Davis. And me, Adam Tex-Davis, and me, Jerry Colbert. As we look at the craziest

0:18.9

slacations that will have you asking what that F is wrong with people.

0:23.8

You can find Slaycation on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast.

0:27.7

Just remember, getting away can be murder.

0:32.1

EVO.

0:36.3

This series contains adult language and depictions of graphic violence.

0:40.3

Listener discretion is advised.

0:44.3

In the heart of the snow-drenched Alps, a darker shadow follows the figure of St. Nicholas during the winter months.

0:56.0

While the benevolent saint brings joy to children with gifts and sweets,

1:02.0

his sinister counterpart, Cranpus, strikes fear into those who have been less than virtuous.

1:10.0

With cloven hooves, horns curling from his head,

1:14.9

and a long menacing tongue that seems to snake out of his mouth. Cranpus is not the charming

1:21.4

figure of Western Christmas cheer, but a creature who serves a different purpose, a warning. A reminder that winter

1:29.8

is not only a time of warmth and celebration, but also of caution, darkness, and ancient

1:37.2

judgment. The legend of Crampus is not merely a horror story for the holiday season. It's a story deeply intertwined with European folklore and the fears that have haunted people's hearts for centuries.

1:51.3

Crampus represents the duality of the human spirit, the capacity for goodness, as well as that lurking potential for darkness.

2:04.6

To the people of Austria, Bavaria, and beyond, Cranpus is more than a boogeyman.

2:07.6

He's a cultural figure, a symbol of accountability and the consequences of one's actions.

2:13.6

This is the tale of Cranpus, born of alpine forests and ancient mythologies, shaped by

2:21.3

the forces of tradition and religion. He's a creature from a world of pagan gods and medieval

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