From "A Christmas Carol" to "The Nightmare Before Christmas," the holidays have long carried a spooky edge — and that ...

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 ...

Once an obscure figure to most Americans, the European holiday character, "Krampus," has emerged in recent years as a darkly comic symbol of holiday counterculture. Although Krampus feels like a ...

During Fayetteville's "Lights of the Ozarks" parade, Pinpoint owner Bo Counts opted to display a traditional holiday ...

If Santa Claus is the good cop of Christmas, then Krampus is the bad one: a creature from European folklore who scares ...

In the weeks leading up to Halloween, we’re all up for a good scare, and interest in all things creepy tends to spike. But delving deeper into unsettling subject matter is possible throughout the year ...

Image courtesy Ocean Spray, used with permission. MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA: You better watch out! You better not cry. Better not pout, I’m telling you why: Cranpus, Santa Claus’ cranberry-stealing ...

What makes a monster? From folklore to horror films, monsters reveal cultural fears, moral lessons, and human desires. Let's talk about what creatures like vampires, werewolves, and Krampus teach us ...