Skeleton wearing Santa hat against Christmas background with a red ribbon and box

Halloween is past, sure, and Christmas is coming, but it isn’t just the most wonderful time of the year. It’s also one of the spookiest. In addition to being a great time for ghost stories, it’s also when people all around the world celebrate with creepy Christmas traditions, The bestContinue Reading

Krampus at a parade

Ever since Americans started discovering other creepy Christmas traditions from around the world, we’ve been fascinated. But the one that seems to enthrall us the most is the legend of Krampus. Why? Is it because he’s the antithesis of Santa and confirms something we always secretly suspected: that Santa isContinue Reading

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I showed you a preview of the prizes up for grabs in the holiday 2020 giveaway this year. I also told you the contest would start on Black Friday, November 27. I just didn’t know what it would be called. I’m going with the Krampusnacht Eve Winner’s Choice Holiday 2020Continue Reading

One of the dates I love on the  Weird Holiday & Observances page is December 5, Krampusnacht. I guess because it’s a good dose of Halloween-ish spookiness with a Christmas twist? I don’t know, but it’s creepy so I love it. It’s also why any kind of Krampus-related activities pique myContinue Reading

Yesterday I was doing some Christmas (and personal) shopping at Lakeside Collection, when one of their sidebar articles caught my eye: Unique Christmas Traditions from Around the World. Presents under the tree and milk and cookies for Santa — it’s what Americans do every year in anticipation of Christmas. AroundContinue Reading

I was browsing the trailers on Hulu as I sometimes like to do and saw one for a movie that immediately caught my eye: Krampus. It’s not often we get treated to horror movies around the non-Halloween holiday season.  Except for around Valentine’s Day. That’s always a good time ofContinue Reading