Happily Ever After in KrampusLand
November first had long been Thom Metzger’s favorite day of the year.
Sure, he was sad Halloween was over like most other folks he knew. The costumes, the candy, the parties. Childhood pleasures of trick-or-treating and sugar buzz giving way to elaborate adult costume contests and spooky cocktails bubbling away with slivers of dry ice.
The general air of everyone who felt a bit strange—a bit out of place for the rest of the year—celebrating one night when people wanted to be more like them.
The netherworldly decorations at Janson Park, the local amusement park, had been Thom’s favorite part since he was one of the little kids squealing and collecting candy. The silly, kind of tired and worn down Seventies amusement park normally featured pastel decorat
