I thoroughly enjoyed broms rendition of the mythological origins of krampus and santa and their links to odin and loki. Although the book starts on christmas morning, krampusnacht a festival celebrating krampus is typically held early december, it would have been a nice homage to krampus to have read it then. When a 26 year old singersongwriter named jesse gets caught up in the middle of the chaos with krampus and his belsnickel devils humans that are turned into demon slaves by krampus, he. Your dreams are your spirit, your soul and without them your are dead. The yule lord has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. San francisco comic con 2017 san francisco, september, 2017. The character of krampus has been imported and modified for various north american media, including print e. I snagged a hardcover copy from my local library and phew. Once again featuring broms chillingly beautiful artwork throughout, krampus the yule lord is a feast of wonder straight from the kitchen of sweeney todd. Brom combines traditional folklore with norse mythology to come up with a tale in which santa claus and krampus throw down in a small town plagued by joblessness and meth. Mike mignola, creator of hellboy acclaimed author and artist brom raised eyebrows and pulse rates with the child thief, his grim, brilliantly audacious, gorgeously illustrated reimagining of. I loved the size of the book though, especially how the pages were larger than a regular book.
When the reindeer leap skyward taking the sleigh, devil men, and. I went into this one with neither the highest expectations nor the foggiest idea what direction the story might take. Though the beginning is a tad shaky, as we are introduced to the main. One christmas eve in a small hollow in boone county, west virginia, struggling songwriter jesse walker witnesses a strange spectacle. The yule lord is a book written and illustrated by dark fantasy writer and artist brom one christmas eve in a small hollow in boone county, west virginia, struggling songwriter jesse walker witnesses a strange spectacle. Just be sure to have the hot chocolate at the ready to get into the mood. Over the past decades, brom has lent his distinctive visions and artwork to all facets of the creative industries, from novels and games, to comics and film. Set in appalachia, krampus the yule lord is a twisted fairytale about a failed west virginia songwriter who gets ensnared on christmas eve in an eternal war between a notsosaintly saint nick and his dark enemy krampus, aka black peter, an ancient trickster demon. But the lines between good and evil become blurred as jesses new master reveals many dark secrets about the cherrycheeked santa claus, including how half a millennium ago the jolly. Although brom positions krampus as the true symbol of winter, hes also careful never to paint him as a wholly noble hero. He tinkers darkly with the beloved mythology of santa claus. The yule lord by gerald brom 2012, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Krampus is all the rage these days, most recently being featured in a horror flick. A bigger, badder, and better krampus digs deep into the. He is also the author of a series of awardwinning illustrated horror novels. The yule lord by brom takes place during the christmas season, the story will scare and fascinate readers at any time of year.
The yule lord are fantastic, creepy, haunting and utterly delightful. Krampus by brom celebrates the mythology and folklore surrounding the pagan figure of krampus, the yule lord, in a novel that is part fantasy, part horror, and part holiday treat. Krampus the yule lord is gregory maguire wicked meets. But the lines between good and evil become blurred as jesses new master reveals many dark secrets about the cherrycheeked santa claus, and how half a millennium ago, the jolly. Another wonderful take on mythsfairy tales by brom, whose art i am absurdly in love with. Buy a cheap copy of krampus the yule lord book by brom. The yule lord hardcover november 2012 by gerald brom author 4. The yule lord, a 2012 novel by gerald brom, television both live action a krampus carol, a 2012 episode of the league and animation a very venture. The devil of christmas, a collection of vintage postcards by monte beauchamp in 2004. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read krampus. Moments later, a large sack plummets back to earth, a magical sack that thrusts the downonhisluck singer into the clutches of the terrifying yule lord, krampus. Krampus, the lord of yule and mortal enemy of santa claus. Dragoncon 2018 atlanta, ga, aug 30th sept 3rd, 2018. The author and artist of the child thief returns with a modern fabulist tale of krampus, the lord of yule and the dark enemy of santa claus one christmas eve, in a small hollow in boone county, west virginia, a failed songwriter named jesse witnesses a. Spectrum fantasic art live with laurie lee brom kansas city, april 21st 23rd, 2017. For 1,000 years santa has kept his dark counterpoint krampus magically imprisoned, and for 1,000 years krampus has plotted his revenge. Gerald brom born march 9, 1965, known professionally as brom, is an american gothic fantasy artist and illustrator, known for his work in roleplaying games, novels, and comics. Moments later, a large sack plummets earthward, a magical sack that will thrust the downonhis luck singer into the clutches of the terrifying yule lord, krampus. Army pilot he spent much of his early years on the move, living in other countries such as japan. Santa claus, my dear old friend, you are a thief, a traitor, a slanderer, a murder, a liar, but worst of all you are a mockery of everything for which i stood. Lost gods, krampus the yule lord, the child thief, the plucker, and the devils rose. Krampus the yule lord by brom is two stories intertwined.
Ix con 2017 with laurie lee brom reading, pa, oct, 18th 22nd, 2017. The temperamental yule lord more than lives up to his monstrous. He brought these characters to life in such a way that i thought there were several different narrators and was surprised to find that this was not the case. Norrell in the realm of guillermo del toros pans labyrinth, as clive barker mr. Brom weaved a tale with norse mythology about a satyrlike devil named krampus the yule lord and his archnemesis santa clause aka baldr who is a viking. The book of december is krampus the yule lord by brom. I went into this one with neither the highest expectations nor. Though the plucker was a little boring, child thief and krampus.
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