We decided to get together on Saturday night December 17th to roam the streets of Scranton to scare the shit out of anyone we encountered. We meet outside a little pub named The Bog and from there we three from Hell roamed the night searching for victims to frighten. Brian and I were dressed as Krampus up-holding the long tradition of men wandering the streets dressed as the beast to scare people as Amy was depicted as the Christmas witch, Perchta. She was dressed in all white with trails of blood running from her flowing gown along with a three-foot sewing needle and a giant spool of thread that is said to be Perchta’s way of delivering torture to naughty children by gutting them and replacing his bellies with rocks, sticks, and dirt.
Together we three with fur, horns, and over-sized stitching implements walked the night going from one bar/restaurant to another meeting people, spreading the word of Krampus, and scaring the shit out of any kids we encountered along our way. As we walked past one eatery with big glass windows, people saw us walking by and came out to greet us. One mother, I kid you not, pushed her son out the door to us and called said “Here take this one!” (yeah great parenting there!)
Along our path, a lot of people stopped to have their pictures taken with us and by the time we returned to The Bog (great location name by the way), we took photos with people and hung out in the bar. I had a great time and I look forward to doing it again with Brian and Amy next Krampus season.
