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

Krewe of Krampus and Day of the Dead parade organizers have announced plans to take to the streets this Halloween season as COVID-19 begins to ebb in New Orleans. Last year's weird, stationary, ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – The second annual Krampus parade will be marching through the streets of downtown San Antonio this week. The ...

Why would grown men dress like a scary legend from folklore? For Brian Downs, it’s about the history and the story. That’s ...

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

In the spirit of the magic of the season (and in hopes of providing some warm respite from the usual end-of-the-year best-of ...

Two Krampuses pose for a photograph at the Krampuslauf in Munich. Photo: DPA. The Krampus is a horned, half-demon figure who is spotted during the Christmas season in Central European folklore. There ...

It was time for Jennifer Stakes to decorate her home for the holidays, and she had everything she needed for her front porch in Kyle, Tex.: the strands of tiny red lights, the wreath, the tree and the ...

“On Christmas Day, we will shut out from our fireside, Nothing,” Charles Dickens ominously wrote in his 1851 essay “What Christmas is as we grow older.” He continues, “Not the shadow of a vast City ...