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 ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Idora Park, Krampus, “Home Alone” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” are all part of the 17th edition of ...

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 ...

Are you a Christmas Ships person or would you prefer the sonorous melodies of Tuba Christmas? Do you flock to the big tree ...

Controversy continues to swirl around San Antonio's first Krampus parade slated for Thursday, December 5, as religious leaders condemn the event. On Friday, November 29, a group of about 30 ...

Christmas in America has long been about receiving presents from Santa for being nice, or at worst, getting a lump of coal for being naughty. Though jolly St. Nicholas has long been a staple, the ...

Santa Claus brings lumps of coal to naughty children in the U.S., but misbehaved children in Bavaria, Austria and eastern Europe fear something more intense and frightening: Krampus. In American terms ...

In Ukrainian folk tradition, “Old Nicholas,” also known as St. Nicholas, poses with member ofSt Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church. Pictured, front row from left, Luke Ruane, Maria Ruane, Daniella ...

FARGO — In this season of light, Drekker Brewing is embracing the darkness on Saturday night. The Fargo brewery is turning to a bit of ancient Alpine folklore that’s gaining interest by hosting ...

About two dozen people, dressed from head to toe in Krampus-themed costumes, met at Sewallcrest Park in Southeast Portland on Saturday for the 11th Annual Krampuslauf. The German folklore-based event ...

Dec. 6 is the feast day of St. Nicholas, a date I looked forward to in my growing-up years. It was the day we would find our stockings filled with goodies if we were good throughout the year. The ...

A hoard of horned, hairy beasts will rampage in downtown Bloomington one final time on Saturday, Dec. 4, as Krampus' reign of unholy terror comes to a close. The ...