Or he’s on your friend’s ugly Christmas sweater, or the label of your craft beer (a Vancouver brewery’s Krampus abbey dubbel is toffee-colored and pairs well with red meat). Advertisement ...

Additionally, Saturday the 14th will be the inaugural ugly sweater night, where guests are encouraged to don their most festively hideous or horror-themed holiday sweaters.

Krampus is the anti-Christmas hero of choice for those who fancy fiendish aesthetics, even or especially during the over-commercialized hoopla of the holidays. And his popularity goes beyond goths ...