SAN ANTONIO — There's a chance Friday evening will continue to bring chilly, cloudy, damp conditions to San Antonio.

Bob Crittenden would prefer it no other way.

The lead organizer and grand marshal of the 2025 Krampus Parade – returning after a controversial but well-attended debut last year – says those are the perfect conditions to commemorate the darker side of the Christmas season. The King William neighborhood will once again play host to the procession, inspired by the Bavarian myth of a horned, fanged and furry creature who punishes naughty children.

Organizers say thousands of San Antonians attended last year's parade, many donning their frightful best in spirit of a devilish tradition that nonetheless carried an atmosphere of celebration last year. Crittenden said the resp

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