On a hot Summer day it’s nice to cool off and contemplate the hairy, horned winter monster of the Alps known as The Krampus. In MonsterTalk # 162, Blake interviews Al Ridenour, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1627310347/?tag=skepticcom20-20">The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas</a>. Al is also the host of the folklore and pop-culture podcast <a href="https://www.boneandsickle.com/">Bone &amp; Sickle</a>.<a href="https://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/18/07/18/">Read the episode notes</a>  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Toll of A. Bell

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