In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to ...

While many people kick off the Christmas season by decking the halls, people in Austria have a more sinister way of getting ...

If you want to find out if you've been "naughty or nice" this year, some stomping devils may be able to tell you. In the weeks leading up to Christmas each year, parades are held throughout many of ...

While good little boys and girls in America are preparing for St. Nick's Dec. 25 flyby, children in Austria are probably running for their lives because of Santa's not-so-jolly Christmas companion.

While Santa Claus’ dark counterpart was born centuries ago in Europe, Krampus’ recent explosion in the U.S. is all thanks to ...

With traditional masked processions, this ominous ‘half-goat, half-demon’ creature visits naughty children in central Europe at Christmas. AP As clanging chains and pounding metal drums fill the ...

Krampus devils have been accused of a record number of assaults, starting fights and leaving people bloodied in the streets in the build up to their centuries old Krampus Day in Austria. An ...

The Ohio Krampus Society is based out of Kent, Ohio, and raises awareness of the beast from European folklore.

If Santa Claus is the good cop of Christmas, then Krampus is the bad one: a creature from European folklore who scares ...

A so-called demonic portal opened in Southtown last year. OK, not really. But there was a parade with lots of horned figures, ...