Krampus comes at Christmas time, hairy backed, brown or black, cloven hooves, horns of the goat. You might know him from his appearances on The Office (ala Dwight Schrute) or in the show The League.

NOW BEGIN THOSE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. AS IF YOU WERE ANYWHERE NEAR MARKET SQUARE TONIGHT. NO, YOU DIDN’T STUMBLE UPON A BAD SANTA CONVENTION. TONIGHT WAS KRAMPUS, NOT IN PITTSBURGH. HELLO. UNLIKE JOLLY ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone dressed as "Perchten," or followers of Perchta, at the annual annual "Rauhnacht" gathering in Waldkirchen, Germany in 2017 ...

The demonic Krampus, considered the opposite of Santa Claus in primarily Alpine folklore, is both feared and celebrated by kids in Austria, Germany, Bavaria and the like during the holiday season.

As clanging chains and pounding metal drums fill the snow-covered streets of Austria, the whispers spread among children, “Watch out, Krampus is about.” Naughty children in the U.S. may dread a lump ...

Hallmark cards and Coca-Cola ads tend to dwell on the happy and cheerful side of Christmas. But there’s always been a dark side. The fear of St. Nick putting coal in stockings for misbehaving and even ...

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 ...

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 ...