12 Unique Christmas Traditions Celebrated Around the World. From Krampus to a KFC-fueled Christmas, here's a look at some of the world's most fascinating holiday traditions.

Krampus is rumored to punish children who have been naughty on the evening of Dec. 5, also known as Krampusnacht, by whipping them, eating them or dragging them to hell.

A group of strangers wearing masks knock at your door. Now we call it caroling ... Bloody Night,” “Black Christmas” — or an occasional Krampus-themed holiday haunted house.

In Austro-Bavarian Alpine folklore, the Krampus is Father Christmas’s scary friend, a devilish creature who punishes naughty children throughout the festive period.

The next morning children would peek inside shoes left at their front door ... a Krampus Run — is a tradition where people get chased through the streets by these Grinchy Christmas demons.

Austria's Krampus Parades, Where Santa's 'Evil Twin' Will Beat You With a Broom. Here's everything you need to know about Krampusnacht, a popular Christmas tradition practiced throughout Austria.

Christmas is synonymous with things like snowmen, caroling, and putting presents under the tree, but Syzygy Publishing is bringing a little horror to the holiday season. Today we’ve got your ...

25 horror movies perfect for Christmas, including "Better Watch Out," "Gremlins," "Krampus," "Pooka!," "A Nasty Piece of Work," "Black Christmas," and more. Digital Culture Tech Science Life ...

Krampus offers a frightful spin on the classic Christmas photo with special photo ops at the Haunted Dollhouse Museum in San Antonio. The city also will host its first-ever Krampus parade in December.

What Krampus does with naughty children depends on where the story is being told, but in many stories the half-goat and half-demon will take the children away in a bucket or basket and take them ...

From Krampus to a KFC-fueled Christmas, here's a look at some of the world's most fascinating holiday traditions. Countries around the world have unique end-of-year customs they've practiced for ...