However, for those who prefer dread in their gingerbread, San Antonio just might be the place to find it. Earlier this month, a few thousand people enjoyed something spookier than Santa when the ...

From "A Christmas Carol" to "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the holidays have long carried a spooky edge — and that darkness did not start in Hollywood. According to writer and paranormal ...

Krampus, is a half-goat, half-demon figure popular in Austria, Germany and other Alpine regions during Christmas. (Envato Elements pic) Did you know that Christmas folklore has a dark side devoid of ...

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 ...

When Edgar Loesch was growing up, his Christmas was filled with family, friends and St. Nicholas. But his German parents also had one, terrifying addition: a hairy monster named Krampus who they said ...

An Elk Grove small business is hosting a free event this weekend that puts an unusual twist on celebrating the holiday season. Christmas folktales and songs are notorious for figures keeping a list, ...

A new exhibit in the Clarke Historical Museum’s Emmerson Room takes a look at the happy and the horrific in Victorian holiday lore. “For Christmas season this year, I chose to focus on Krampus, who is ...

Olivia Hussey’s pale face in 1974’s “Black Christmas” has fueled infinite nightmares, and there’s no denying Art the Clown wore a Santa suit amid the infamously gorier “Terrifier 3.” But as director ...