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Missmonster, "I became aware of Krampus after constructing a demon costume in 2005. That's me on the far left with some amazing He-Man costumers."

"I had a lot of comments saying it looked like a folklore character named Krampus. I looked him up, lo and behold...it did look like one of the traditional costumes used during festivals. Krampus is sort of a Christmas demon thats seen in Austria, Germany and many other regions. The legend varies but basically he assists Saint Nicholas by punishing the bad children, while Nick rewards the good kids. I knew a guy that had been to a Krampus festival in Germany and actually got whipped...HARD! They don't kid around! This design is based on the Krampus greeting cards that were popular in the early 1900's"

About Missmonster:

Missmonster has been printed many times at Teefury, and is a favorite of the community. Check out her Teefury portfolio by clicking "View Profile" for more past designs and interview.

Here are selected comments from Facebook for this design:

Yancy C. Way Who wants a backpack ride?

Tara M. Is this art loosely based on a family member?

Ilsa T. Hi, I'm Chris Hansen from Dateline NBC, have a seat over here...

Daniel F. Krampus has been more effective in producing good behavior than Santa ever has at my house.

Katie M.
I've been a fan of Missmonster's stuff for almost six years now. She just keeps getting better and better and better. Excited to see this reprinted!

Brandon K. Holy crap so pumped for this to get printed can't wait gonna start saving money for this shirt

Tyler N. I wore my Miss Monster TeeFury Cthulhu shirt into a mall, and a small child pointed at me and screamed "MONSTER" then started crying. Thank you for supplying me with a name-tag for evil.

Seth R. I would sell my soul + pay $9 for this shirt

Mario M. Children, children for everyone! You want a child? You get a child! Come get your children from your friendly neighborhood child dealer