Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Krampus at Terror Trader's "A Christmas to Dismember" on Dec. 2 in Mesa, Ariz. It was time for ...

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 ...

Santa Claus and St. Nicholas are figures who have long been associated with Christmas. But in recent decades, a darker figure has arisen among American Christmas traditions. Krampus, a fabled ...

Yesterday we explored the festive wonder of Sam’s Christmas Village and Light Tour – along with a visit from jolly ol’ St. Nicholas himself! Meanwhile, today is Krampus Day. In Austria and Germany, ...

SALZBURG, Austria — As you approach Salzburg's Max Aicher Stadium on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, you'd be forgiven if you thought that, from a distance, there appeared to be a Chewbacca ...

On Krampus Day, two women set out to lure a peculiar creature into a trap, to kill him, and serve his meat for an annual tradition.

In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many... It's Christmastime — and if you live in the Alps, ...