Urban Legends And Ghost Stories

The Mari Lwyd tradition was once carried out in South Wales. Groups of men would go around door-to-door with a horse prop, made of a ...

A malevolent goblin in Southeastern folklore, Kallikantzaros lives underground but comes out between Christmas and Epiphany to play p...

In Portugal, it is tradition for people to wake up early on Christmas morning and have a big feast. The feast is knows as Consoda. It...

Similar to Knecht Ruprecht, Père Fouettard would accompany Saint Nicholas. Originating in France and southern Belgium, the story of P...

Similar to Belsnickel, Knecht Ruprecht would carry around a switch. He was said to be a helper to Saint Nicholas, going door-to-door ...

Krampus is one of the most common Christmas myths. It’s slowly growing in popularity in America and has made several TV appearances o...

This scary lady would roam the countryside during winter and enter homes between Christmas and Epiphany, according to Bavarian and Au...

This creepy fella originates from the middle-ages in Europe. He was one of the first to separate the good kids from the naughty. Howe...

This Icelandic Christmas cat dates back to the 19th century. According to the legend, Jólakötturinn is a huge cat that roams the stre...

In another Icelandic legend, the Yule lads range from being bloodthirsty murderers to mischievous pranksters. Originally there were 1...

Probably the creepiest of Christmas myths, Grýla is a mountain giantess/troll. According to Icelandic folklore, she travels fro...

La Befana is an Italian Christmas witch. Not terrifying in any way, but a very strange legend. She is pictured as an old woman who flies...