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15,117 points earned 18 Dec-01 Jan! #wintergames #USS #UglySweaterSquad
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Little bit of feel good little bit if dark and gloomy. I love the mythology intertwined in this one. May your Yule be merry and filled with fright for Krampus is coming in the night.

My best read in January was definitely Krampus.
#12Booksof2023

#hollyjollyreaders
#WinterGames

Horror and Christmas combined—the marriage of two of my favorite things! 👻🎅🎄
#WinterGames #AlltheBooksDec23 #FirstReadofDecember #PhotoChallenge #USS #UglySweaterSquad

Watching the first Krampus. Havent seen it in a while. #wintergames 5+1 points #hollyjollyreaders

Here is my TBR for Decembers #BookSpinBingo and #WinterGames . Super excited to start these reads on Friday… let‘s go #GingerbreadGems 🎄

This is my first year to read seasonal books around the holidays and I'm very much looking forward to these 😌 I also have one queued up in audible since my commute is gonna go from 10min to 40min in December. I may even get through more!

4 ⭐️s
I loved starting out the year with this one! A dark holiday novel about the great Yule Lord, Krampus. I couldn‘t put it down! The characters were great, especially Krampus, of course. Jesse was an entertaining hero. I also enjoyed Brom‘s take on the Santa/Krampus lore and his weaving in of Norse mythology. And of course I loved the gore! 😜😈🤣 There were a few clunky exposition parts, but other than that, a great fast read.

My last read of 2022.

I loved this dark holiday tale. The writing had some issues here and there, but the story was action-packed, creative, and fun to read.

Krampus is hunting Santa Claus in order to kill him and Jesse, a down on his luck guy who just wants his wife and daughter back gets caught up in the wild chase.

I'm a fan of Brom's work and the Norse mythology in this one was captivating.

Great read to round out the year with.

@LocalTXLibrarian surprised me with this book. I came home to find a B&N package waiting and I was beyond excited when I opened it.

I'm going to end my year reading this one and I can't wait. 💚💚💚

This year's holiday festivities just didn't seem the same this year. Not only was my holiday reading impacted, but my crafting and baking all took a hit. I'm glad Christmas is over honestly. Anyway, despite it all, I managed to finish these three titles for #trappedonanisland

@Clwojick

Happy holidays !

This is my second Brom book and I can now say I‘m a fan. I really like his new takes on folklore. This one takes place now in West Virginia and features a mix of Pagan and Norse mythology. It is horror but only has a couple very gruesome scenes. Though a touch long, it has some great character building, even if I was hoping for a slightly different ending. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo - bingo 2!
#WinterReadathon

Sent out my #creepychristmas package today. Forgot to snap a picture. So here is a picture of the Yule Cat instead.

@Tee

Happy Monday. Did you have a good Thanksgiving weekend? Thanksgiving was great, but I ended up sick the rest of the weekend. So, I didn‘t get to Black Friday shop like I‘d hoped. But I did pick up Krampus. I‘m so excited for a spooky Christmas read.

Tiny Black Friday Haul: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/11/28/my-tiny-black-friday-haul/

@teebe has opened signups for one week only! See her page for link or with any questions.

📚 Krampus
🖋️ Stephen King
🎬 Kill Bill
🎸 KMFDM
🎵 Kashmir

#manicmonday #LetterK @CBee

It is clear that Brom is more than an exceptional visual artist. He is also a fine craftsman with words, sculpting details into rich, vivid imagery. His storytelling was mesmerizing, w/ unexpected complexities veering into world religion & Norse Mythology. His character development was thorough, as these were people I could care about & cheer for. There was plenty of action, emotional depth, and humor to keep me fully invested in this tale!

I loved this modern retelling of the Krampus myth! It has some really good conversations about the holiday season, how it‘s changed over time, religions impact, and what people want. I also really enjoyed the inventive back story between Krampus and Santa.

If you like Krampus, Yuletide, or anything having to do with Norse mythology, check out this book!

The hosts look at the myth of Krampus #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs +6pts

Krampusnacht was on Dec 4, but I wanted to throw this one in there today too with the other holiday books I recommend. Krampus is my favorite being of this time. This book tells his side of the story, in a way you may not expect. I loved it! I hope to see a Krampus parade in Germany one day!

Happy Holidays and Merry Everything!🎄🍄

Thank you so much @Gissy for my awesome #CreepyChristmas package! That tote is so cool! The Nightmare Before Christmas artwork is very pretty. I‘m most excited about the books though! I‘ve been wanting to read Brom‘s Krampus for awhile, and I love Silvia Moreno Garcia! Thanks again! And thanks to @teebe for hosting one of my favorite swaps! #CCS #CreepyChristmasSwap

Now starting ⛓🌲⭐️❄️ Hopefully I get it read before Christmas. Excited about this one, I was a fan of The Child Thief

Hopefully, my #CreepyChristmas package is NOT being delivered by this guy!! The postal worker looked relatively benign at 3pm, but give it a few more days and I‘m sure we‘ll all look this!!
#CC
#CCS

@Gissy ! I received my #CreepyChristmasSwap package today! Thanks my friend, can‘t wait! @teebe #CCS

❄️This year, as long as the border remains open, we‘ll be traveling to Canada to be with family. Last year was the first year in my over half-century life that I didn‘t get to Canada for Christmas,so I‘m extra excited this year!!
❄️Gaiman, Miéville, Bardo?!?! I honestly can‘t keep it to 3!
❄️A Mask of Crushing Work-Load Anxiety and Coffee (I‘m a teacher, so just the status quo this time of year! ???)

I‘ll tag my #Round13 #LMPBC partners!!

Happy Krampusnacht! Sadly our Germany trip was cancelled due to covid restrictions but I‘ll be celebrating from SoCal! Wish I was in Germany.

Received my #CreepyChristmasSwap package this week!! I‘m getting very excited for this holiday season!!
#CreepyChristmas
#CC

A fun swap if you like horror and creepy and Christmas! Sign up on @teebe ‘s page.

Omg, @Aims42 , Thank you!!! 😁 I can‘t wait to start reading this festive book, and am so happily surprised to see it came with a poster of Krampus! 🐐And so much chocolate (I couldn‘t even fit all the Dove chocolates in the picture 😂)!!! 🍫🖤🎄
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting!!!
#jolabokaflodswap

I adore this book. It was dark, but had a pretty good message. I‘ll definitely read again! +1,206 (7 Bingos!!!!) #WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders #FestiveFlicks #ReindeerReadathon #Winterathon #ChristmasSpiritReadathon #littenlisten #crushtherush #readyourway #bookmasbingo #bookishbingo #christmasreadathon #thebookdemocracybingo #wintersolsticereadathon #dashingdecember

I got my #CreepyChristmas package!!! I'm so excited I can't wait! And I also sent mine out! @teebe

New video up! In this episode, I review "Krampus" by Brom.

https://youtu.be/c8_LG3d03Ao

At the start, I wasn‘t sure whether I would enjoy this. But once we met Krampus I really started to get into it! Such an interesting take on Yule traditions and the assimilation of these into the more Christian Christmas and Santa Claus. And blending some Norse mythology into it was a nice touch.

If I am being honest, based on this, I prefer Krampus to Santa!

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders #HolidayRead

26 points

And part 3 is complete! I am going to review in another post, just so I can post all the pretty pictures in the book! ☺️

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders

1 point

My total for week two! #Merryreaders #wintergames @Clwojick

I have finished part 2 now and I definitely got more into the writing. The first part was important to set the scene, but things definitely became more exciting once Krampus was in the picture!

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders #ReadYourWay

1 point

I am not sure what I think of the narrative so far, but the illustrations are gorgeous!

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders

1 point

I love a little holiday horror. Stayed up past bedtime to earn some points. The family movie yesterday was Casper. Tonight‘s family movie was Tower of Terror. 16 pts #teamharkness #scarathlon2020 @StayCurious

Total 1140

“You worship death. You and all the One Gods. They seduce mankind with their promises of glory attained in the hereafter, thus blind men to the splendor before them here on earth. One can never expect to achieve enlightenment if one does not first live life to its fullest.”

Been absorbed in this since I picked it up! #krampus #yule #brom

I love this movie!!!!

Go #TeamNutcracker !!! ❄️ #WinterGames

@Bookworm54 , @Clwojick , @StayCurious

1 point participation + 5 points Holiday Movie = 6 points

Running total: 2,819

Finished this today. This was a fun, bloody, non traditional holiday read. It was fun learning more about the Yule Lord, Krampus, his relationship to Santa and how the Christmas holiday usurped him. I loved how both Krampus and Santa were each presented as imperfect figures. #WinterGames #TheFilthyAnimals #TBRRead #HolidayRead

Gotta mix up the warm and fuzzy with a little holiday horror
@Clwojick @StayCurious @Bookworm54 #wintergames #teamnutcracker

6 pts total 2043

This was a wild, Norse mythology-inspired, hillbilly ride! Krampus vs Santa in the backwoods of Boone County, West Virginia. 🥊 Definitely not your typical holiday read.

Plus Yule goats! 🐐 🐐

TW: domestic abuse, drugs and addiction, child neglect, violence

This is one seriously disturbed Christmas story...and I love it! 🎅🏻😈

We‘re installing a new HVAC system (with 2 new AC units) the first week of January. Tonight we find that our water heater appears to be going too. Calling the plumber tomorrow.

Krampus looks like how I feel at the moment. 🤬😰 #adultingsucks

I really love the illustrations in this book! #WinterGames #TheFilthyAnimals