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Christmas time is upon us, and though children loathe getting new clothes for gifts, they best put on that new itchy sweater or slide on those unwanted socks. Or else risk being eaten alive by a giant ...

As a counterpart to Saint Nicholas, the predecessor of the more approachable Santa Claus, Krampus was evoked in Central Europe for centuries as a warning to kids to be good. Costumed Krampuses caused ...

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 ...

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 ...