From "A Christmas Carol" to "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the holidays have long carried a spooky edge — and that darkness did not start in Hollywood. According to writer and paranormal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Monsters at Christmas is a tale older than the holiday itself — at least in Austria and other Alpine countries. There, legend holds that the horned beast Krampus would shadow St. Nicholas before ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Something is going horribly, astoundingly wrong at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Gingerbread men rampage through the kitchen, leaving a bloody mess. The ...