The horror of the holidays, hear about Krampus at urban legends and stranger truths. His origin is Eastern Alpine Europe, particularly in Germany and Australia. Krampus, whose name derives from the German word krampin, meaning claw, is a half goat, half man monster. Hailing from the eastern Alpine region of Europe. Krampus is rumored to punish children who have been naughty on the eve of December the fifth, also known as Krampus, push, knocked by whipping them, eating them, or dragging them to hell