Krampus is a complex figure associated with Christmas myth and folklore. He’s simultaneously a punishing enforcer of good behavior and a nightmarish, horned monster who whips children into obedience.

We look at the historical origins of Krampus in the winter festivals of the Alpine region. You better watch out, you better not cry, and you certainly must behave—or else face the brutal beating of ...

Half-goat. Half-demon. This mythical beast was born from a centuries-old German tradition to whip naughty children into being nice. Krampusse walk through the streets of Goričane, Slovenia at the city ...