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 ...

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, ...

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.

Every December, Santa Claus comes out and gives presents to good children around the world, according to popular culture. But according to some myths, children who have misbehaved are instead visited ...

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 ...