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 ...
Krampus, a half-goat, half-demon of centuries-old Austrian lore who's known for beating naughty people around Christmastime, is having a moment. "St. Nicholas comes with praise and presents and wisdom ...
SAN ANTONIO – Southtown is getting ready to host a Krampus parade this Thursday. Since the event was announced, there have been a lot of questions from San Antonio residents. KSAT spoke with a ...
If you haven’t heard of Krampus, the demon-like half-goat of Austrian folklore, then you haven’t been paying attention. The scary counterpart to St. Nicholas—Krampus punishes naughty children by ...
Krampus, a mythical Christmas demon, has been around for hundreds of years, but a movie with the same name will hit theaters Dec. 4. Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures Is Krampus, the creepy ...
As much as Gay Santa posts sleigh every December, it seems social media has anointed Krampus as the new queer icon of the holidays. For the uninitiated — or those who haven’t seen the 2015 horror film ...
Krampus is a complex figure associated with Christmas myth and folklore. He’s simultaneously a punishing enforcer of good behavior and a nightmarish, horned monster who whips children into obedience.
Blame Christoph Waltz. In December of 2014, Hollywood's favourite villain (currently flaring his nostrils at James Bond in Spectre) appeared on The Tonight Show and famously introduced Jimmy Fallon, ...
Here’s a question for you. Santa determines who’s been naughty or nice. To the nice ones, he gives presents. What does he do to the naughty ones? Answer: he gives them over to Krampus, the demonic ...
For generations the Christmas season has been infused with sweetness, but some families in Philadelphia are adding a dash of horror. There are no Christmas lights up at Janet Finegar's house in the ...