The Social Lantern

You better watch out. You better not cry. Krampus is coming to town. He’s Santa’s darker counterpart, and he’s ready to punish wicked children. But, does he offer more than whips with birch branches and possible trips to hell? Originally a sign of order and hope, this figure is more interesting than any horror has made him out to be.

In November 2016, Lisa Guy and Joel Guy Sr. were brutally murdered in their Knoxville, Tennessee home. What police discovered during a wellness check a few days later would haunt them for years. This is the story of murderer Joel Guy Jr. and how he unflinchingly killed and butchered his parents just after Thanksgiving.

Just over 400 years ago, 102 Pilgrims left England to set up a thriving colony in the new world. What followed was several months of disease, starvation, and death. They made mistakes similar to those of the Jamestown settlers who, in 1609-1610, had barely survived the “Starving Time.” This is a tale of hunger, fear, violence, disenfranchisement, and cannibalism. This is the story of the First Thanksgiving.

Gather around The Social Lantern to explore what our buried skeletons may tell us about our society.