Krampus is a complex figure associated with Christmas myth and folklore. He’s simultaneously a punishing enforcer of good ...

The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a distinct name and description, who cause mayhem in the 13 days leading up ...

Filmmaker Michael Dougherty is behind two cult classic horror comedies centered around holidays, and both have fans who have waited for years on potential sequels. Following Dougherty’s 2007 Halloween ...

The Christmas horror story is a holiday tradition ... The macabre figure of Krampus appears with discomforting regularity in many of these tales. Rooted in European folklore, Krampus wears ...

After the Engel family has spent hours being attacked by Krampus and his helpers, including vicious gingerbread men, nasty elves, and demonic toys, the remaining family members decide to make a ...

Krampus, whose name derives from the German ... Hans Trapp, also known as the Christmas Scarecrow, was derived from the real story of a knight named Hans von Trotha. Von Trotha lived in the ...

Let’s remember that Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is a ghost story. Telling dark and scary tales for the holidays is a ...

Chicagoans celebrated Krampus Fest at Martyr’s in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood on Dec. 14, 2024. As a part of Central and Eastern European folkloric tradition, Krampus is a half-goat ...

The low-budget horror flick from 2015 tells the story of a child psychologist who searches for a link between an orphaned young girl and Krampus. Somehow, the girl can summon the demon by using ...

Rooted in Alpine folklore, Krampus is the companion of St Nicholas, who punishes badly behaved children while giving presents to the good ones. Read the full story ...