The Christmas season, with its twinkling lights, cheerful carols, and the anticipation of Santa's gifts, is a time traditionally associated with joy and celebration. However, lurking in the festive ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s emerging Krampus tradition is expanding beyond winter as organizers bring the mythological figure to this year’s Fiesta celebrations.

SAN ANTONIO — Krampus is resurfacing in San Antonio, sooner than anticipated for the Christmas-season imp. And this time, he's bringing Fiesta medals—presumably to lure more misbehaving kids ...

“We’re the most authentic Austrian Krampus group outside of Austria,” he said of the 65-member club. People have warmed up to Krampus over the years. A Krampus CHristmas ornament.

The macabre figure of Krampus appears with discomforting regularity in many of these tales. Rooted in European folklore, Krampus wears the mask of a horned goat.

Krampus festivals are gaining traction all over the country, too, from Boise, Idaho’s Krampus Con to Krampus NOLAuf in New Orleans. But the tradition has been a slow uptake in Colorado, largely ...

Well, it's where a bunch of people dressed as Krampus — the horned demonic figure from central European folklore known to be a scourge to badly-behaving children around Christmastime — and as ...

Krampus, a figure rooted in Christmas traditions from Germany and Eastern Europe, is known for its role in scaring children into good behavior, ensuring Santa will bring them gifts on Christmas.

Santa Claus is a familiar holiday legend, but Saturday in Vista, another legend will be celebrated: Krampus. It's a figure from European folklore who punishes naughty children at Christmas.

Krampus inspiration is spreading throughout Alabama despite controversies by religious groups in San Antonio and Pikeville, Ken., who claim the character is akin to the devil.