Bob After Dark

Have you been a good boy or girl this year? If the answer is no, then you may not be happy with the outcome. Instead of the fat guy in the red suit coming down a chimney bringing you presents, you may find yourself being tossed into a cage from some sort of goat demon. This episode, we look at the Anti-Santa, the Krampus. In old times Germany, good kids would be looking forward to getting a visit from St. Nick, while the bad…you get the idea. Krampus would leave bad kids switches, or in an extreme circumstances, you would get taken via cage back to the Krampus lair. Only to be tortured, and eaten. This bit of lore has oozed out into popular culture, with a popular movie, and even Krampus Cosplayers. On this episode, friend of BAD, Kael Star calls in. Kael leads a paranormal investigation team known as KS Paranormal, and is apart of group called Milwaukee Krampus. An organization that dresses as characters and helps raise money for charity, and does various other toy drives. Kael shares with us some history of the Krampus, and talks about a festival she participates in called, “Krampus-Nacht” the evening before when Krampus comes to visit.

Been a bad boy or girl this year? Well, instead of the fat man in the red coat bringing you presents? You’re going to get a visit from the goat demon man…Krampus. The St. Nick counterpart that punishes the naughty children of the world. In old times Germany? This was standard tradition. In recent years, this creature of lore became a pop cultural phenonium. Around the holidays, it is not hard to walk into a store and see Krampus merch. He even got his own movie. A friend of the show, Kael Star of KS Paranormal, calls in and shares historic beliefs. Kael is also a member of the Milwaukee Krampus, a costuming group who makes Krampus suits and dresses up to help raise money for charity and toy drives. Kael also tells us about a festival she helps put on called, “Milwaukee Krampus Nacht” a festival celebrating the Krampus on the eve before his trip.

Fear is an emotion that can drive us. Sometimes these fears can seem so trivial. Things like dolls, spiders, or even stairs. There can be deep rooted reasons why these fears exist. This week on Bob After Dark, we look at what scares the BAD team. We also get word from various of the fans to find out what scares them. Bob, as some of you know, if absolutely horrified by dolls. On this episode, we do unbox a doll with a mysterious origins, that was sent to Bob. He conquers his fears, and tries to figure out if this doll is indeed haunted.

Sometime during the Muromachi period in Ancient Japan (1336-1573) there was a poet by the name of Sōgi. He claimed that he saw a woman appear during a snow storm, and then just vanish into the snow fall. This was the written account of The Yuki-Onna. The Yuki-Onna is a type of Yōkai, or a Japanese classification of ghost, demon, or even cryptid. The Yuki-Onna is a female spirit whom has supernatural abilities. Some of which relate back to some of the Native Tribes in North America call The Wendigo. Those are the deer like creatures that are able to throw their voices, cause snow storms, and various other powers. The Yuki-Onna has similar. She waits for wandering hikers and lumberjacks. Causing the sound of a woman in distress, or even a baby crying. The Yuki-Onna then waits for said person to investigate only to cause insane snow storms, and freezes the unsuspecting victims alive. This is the first episode of the podcast version of Bob After Dark, a paranormal radio show syndicated through Greater Chicago Land from WJOB.