From "A Christmas Carol" to "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the holidays have long carried a spooky edge — and that ...

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

Americans have adopted Krampus in holiday traditions in recent decades, but experts say the legend's origins are often ...

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

In the half-century since, the concept of an evil, murderous Santa Claus has inspired at least a handful of cult classic ...

Getting a photo for the holiday season is more than just sitting on Santa’s lap; some prefer posing with his dark counterpart ...

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The costumed Krampus characters were intended to represent another culture's holiday tradition. Some left feeling scared, ...

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

For centuries, winter has been a time for scary stories as people gave form to their fears of the dark. From Gryla in Iceland to the Kallikantzari in Greece, many of the stories seem to be intended as ...