In Austria, naughty children don’t get coal — they get beaten by a goat-horned demon who might drown them in a river.
Tag: scary Christmas
I Was Forced to Shovel Snow Alone Next to an Abandoned House at Christmastime
On Christmas Eve, a teenager shoveling snow beside an abandoned house with a deadly history becomes convinced that Death himself is watching from its darkened windows—and waiting to collect.
Christmastime Monsters That Are Scarier Than Krampus
Long before Santa slid down chimneys, other figures roamed the winter nights — and they weren’t bringing presents. They were bringing punishment.
Forget Coal — These Christmas Creatures Will Eat Naughty Children
While children in America might fear getting coal in their stockings, kids in other parts of the world are warned about demons who beat them bloody, a giant cat that devours the lazy, and an ogress who cooks and eats disobedient children for her Christmas dinner.
Hans Trapp: Excommunicated, Exiled, and Insane. Now He Hunts Naughty Children at Christmas
In the 15th century, a wealthy man was excommunicated by the Pope, driven mad in exile, and killed by a bolt of lightning just as he was about to taste human flesh — now he rides with Santa every Christmas, drooling over the naughty children on the list.