Eric Deumont, captain of the pirate ship Armide, does not make a good Santa Claus. His partner Kyros disagrees and since the full moon is coming soon, Araceli can’t play the role. That leaves Eric to entertain the children and hand out presents. But there’s something different about this full moon. Something dangerous. The spirit trapped in Araceli’s body crawls closer to the surface with every passing hour, craving blood. It’s up to Eric to save Christmas.

Nariah is a bone witch, capable of seeing dead spirits and channeling their power in the mortal world. But she’s not the only thing with power in the world and sometimes those things need killing. A grim wakes up in his graveyard to a necromancer disturbing the spirits and he calls on Nariah to help fix the problem. But at least the necromancer is human. It’s the inhuman Nariah’s afraid of.

Dora and her con-artist gang have been invited to an annual holiday party, a party full of thieves, grifters, and their built body guards. It’s supposed to be a festive celebration, but a long-standing rivalry with the neighbors next door has escalated to kidnapping. Santa is missing and Dora has a ransom note. It’s up to her team to save Santa while Dora distracts the host so no one catches on to the disaster.

Have you been good this year? I hope so, because it’s not Santa Clause that’s coming to town. Working with my arm in a sling isn’t easy, but if it keeps the military from having access to the team, I’m all for it. Besides, the body count is rising and magic is in the air—there’s a lot of work to go around. Being injured isn’t the only hardship. My partners aren’t inclined to ask me to Read, even to help with a case. Not that I blame them. The last time a read the Path, I died. The time before that, I killed someone. Now, I can’t even seem to reach the Path. With the damaged I caused, it’s for the best. Even when work follows me home, there’s not much I can do, but rely on Molly, but can such a little creature take on the darker side of Christmas?

“Terrific. A wild ride….I loved it. It hooked me and I couldn’t put it down.” —Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy "Brom is that rare breed: a person who is skilled in more than one area of artistic expression. Here's hoping that he will continue to share his dark and often beautiful dreams with us for many years to come." --Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon Acclaimed author and artist Brom raised eyebrows and pulse rates with The Child Thief, his grim, brilliantly audacious, gorgeously illustrated reimagining of the Peter Pan legend. So what does this innovative fantasist do for an encore? He tinkers darkly with the beloved mythology of Santa Claus. Set in Appalachia, Krampus the Yule Lord is a twisted fairytale about a failed West Virginia songwriter who gets ensnared on Christmas Eve in an eternal war between a not-so-saintly Saint Nick and his dark enemy Krampus, aka Black Peter, an ancient trickster demon. Krampus the Yule Lord is Gregory Maguire (Wicked) meets Susanna Clarke (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell) in the realm of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, as Clive Barker (Mr. B. Gone) works his dark sorcery from the shadows. Once again featuring Brom’s chillingly beautiful artwork throughout, Krampus the Yule Lord is a feast of wonder straight from the kitchen of Sweeney Todd.

From the alleys of Italy to the mountains of Nepal, the Krampus's globetrotting quest continues! When a clue leads him deep inside the Himalayas, the Krampus finds himself facing a legendary foe. Plus, fallout from Father Christmas's decision sparks dissension at the North Pole. The stage is set for the Santa Coup!

Meet the Secret Society of Santa Clauses. For centuries, Father Christmas, Ded Moroz, Hoteiosho, and others have magically distributed Christmas cheer to children around the world. But when the source of their power is stolen, a desperate Society turns to an usual source for help: the dreaded Krampus, child-punishing demon of holiday lore. Free of his cell for the first time in decades, will the Krampus uncover the truth behind the SantasÕ depowering or leave his jailers to their ultimate fate? ItÕs Snake Plissken by way of the Grinch as the darkly comedic adventure begins here.

The Faces of Krampus - Angels, demons, elves, Santa Claus, flying horses, and other fantastic beings. Sometimes children are not behaving as they should...So Santa Claus doesn't come alone. Meet the bringer of punishments to naughty children. They call him by many names: Black Peter, Krampus, Pelznickel, Knecht Ruprecht, Hanstrapp, Black Pit, and more. But they all refer to the same person, the enforcer of St. Nicholas. A simple chimney sweep who was bullied and mistreated by others becomes the most feared being of winter. But he has a problem of his own when the devil and his demon muscle in on Krampus' territory. Now the punisher of the Feast of St. Nicholas must now become the protector of those same children. And he is going to need help from on high to face the devil. The Faces of Krampus is based on the goings on of Black Peter and Santa Claus on the 5th of December. While much of the focus in December is toward Christmas, Santa also participates in the honoring and celebration of his relative St. Nicholas. That night Santa visits the good children of Europe bringing treats and goodies on his flying horse.

Santa Claus, that most magical of fellows whose very name evokes the spirit of the season, is one of the holiday's most beloved icons. His mere presence manages to narrow generation gaps, brighten cold, dark December days, and elicit the spirit of giving in people everywhere.

Des (don’t call her Destiny—she hates that name) is an elf with a problem. A jolly, red-suit wearing, gift-bearing, reindeer-loving problem. Turns out, someone has stolen Santa Claus’s magic. And it’s three days before Christmas. What’s an elf to do? Help him out, of course. That’s her specialty, after all. Except that creates a whole new problem: Des has to work closely with the Man in Red while keeping her presents under wraps, because there is definitely one thing she will not do. Ride in Santa’s sleigh tonight.