In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to ...

While many people kick off the Christmas season by decking the halls, people in Austria have a more sinister way of getting into the holiday spirit. That's because the residents in some Austrian ...

With traditional masked processions, this ominous ‘half-goat, half-demon’ creature visits naughty children in central Europe at Christmas. AP As clanging chains and pounding metal drums fill the ...

You better watch out, you might want to cry: the Krewe of Krampus is coming to town. New Orleans' spookiest holiday tradition returns to the Bywater neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 7, with a ...