If you want to find out if you've been "naughty or nice" this year, some stomping devils may be able to tell you. %image1 The common Christmas expression is thought to be derived from a Western ...

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While Santa Claus brings joy and gifts to good children, there's a darker figure lurking in European Christmas traditions. Krampus, a half-goat, half-demon creature, roams the streets punishing ...

A new exhibit in the Clarke Historical Museum’s Emmerson Room takes a look at the happy and the horrific in Victorian holiday lore. “For Christmas season this year, I chose to focus on Krampus, who is ...

Before there was Santa Claus there was Krampus, St. Nick’s pre-Christian, hirsute and horned counterpart. Krampus scampered through wintry Alpine villages across Central Europe. His goal? To coax ...

As a counterpart to Saint Nicholas, the predecessor of the more approachable Santa Claus, Krampus was evoked in Central Europe for centuries as a warning to kids to be good. Costumed Krampuses caused ...

SAN ANTONIO — After days of controversy, large crowds arrived in the Historic King William District on Thursday night to march in San Antonio's first-ever Krampus Parade, an event some local Christian ...

Krampus is the ultimate reminder that actions have consequences. He’s the anti-commercialism icon that we actually do need. Plus, horror fans are just built differently. We (admittedly) find comfort ...