As the Halloween season folds back into the dark, there lingers one shadowy folklore figure that travels forward into the holiday season –– the Krampus. At first a pagan figure of the winter solstice ...

Between the internet's obsession and the 2015 horror flick that bears his name, chances are you've heard of Krampus, the legendary Christmas beast used to terrify generation after generation of ...

Santa Claus is a familiar holiday legend, but Saturday in Vista, another legend will be celebrated: Krampus. It's a figure from European folklore who punishes naughty children at Christmas. It's a ...

While children in America are trying their hardest to stay up late to catch a glimpse of Santa on Christmas Eve, Austrian children cower in fear that they will be whisked away by Santa’s not-so-jolly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film's fearsome baddies are inspired by legends that go back centuries. Amazon MGM Studios (3); Karen Neal/Prime From top left ...

SantaCon never made it to Bushwick, but the evil twin of Saint Nick is coming to Gowanus on Dec. 20. The Morbid Anatomy Museum is once again throwing its annual Krampus Costume Party, celebrating the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “The Krampus is the yin to St. Nick’s yang,” ...

Hallmark cards and Coca-Cola ads tend to dwell on the happy and cheerful side of Christmas. But there's always been a dark side. The fear of St. Nick putting coal in stockings for misbehaving and even ...

HUDSON, Ohio — The sounds of sleigh bells can really put you in the Christmas spirit, but if you hear the loud clank of a goatherder's bell, know that Krampus is near. The horned, hairy beast works ...

The film's fearsome baddies are inspired by legends that go back centuries. Just when you thought Hollywood had run out of Santa mythos movies, Jake Kasdan's Red One proved us wrong. The holiday romp ...