Exploring the origins of the Yuletide figure who is also known as St. Nicholas' counterpart – Krampus. MERCH: We've got it! SHOP NOW: bzfd.it/2MDBk2d Credits: www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/117614 MUSIC Licensed via Audio Network SFX Provided By AudioBlocks (www.audioblocks.com) A Bleepy Carol Of The Bells_AltMix Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. A Bleepy Carol Of The Bells_MainMix Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Parade Of The Lost Souls_Main Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. A Curious Mind_Full Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Badwill To All Men_AltMixv1Undrscr Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. The Scrooge_AltMixv1 Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. The Scrooge Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc. Welcome to the BuzzFeed Unsolved Network! This channel is your one-stop destination for all things mystery, conspiracy, supernatural, true crime, and everything in between. Subscribe here: bit.ly/2zuaR06. STILLS Saint Nicholas and Krampus Darko Mlinarevic /Getty Images Krampus Kidnapping memoangeles/Getty Images A Krampus threatens the viewers with his burning torch MassanPH/Getty Images A Krampus is approaching menacingly during the raid around the flames in the Fortress of Osoppo MassanPH/Getty Images Queen of the woods,silhouette woman wearing antlers,3d rendering chainatp/Getty Images Goblin fantasy folklore creatures,3d rendering chainatp/Getty Images People In Costume By Crowd On Illuminated Road At Night Ronald Seidlböck / EyeEm/Getty Images Saint Nicholas and Krampus Darko Mlinarevic /Getty Images Krampus Darko Mlinarevic /Getty Images krampusrun in bad toelz - bavaria FooTToo/Getty Images Cartoon sexy devil girls with horns and canines GB_Art/Getty Images The annual Krampus Run in Los Angeles, CA Tod Seelie/Getty Images The annual Krampus Run in Los Angeles, CA Tod Seelie/Getty Images The annual Krampus Run in Los Angeles, CA Tod Seelie/Getty Images The annual Krampus Run in Los Angeles, CA Tod Seelie/Getty Images krampuslauf in bad toelz - bavaria FooTToo/Getty Images Female Krampus Jurkos/Getty Images Devil Fire Run Jurkos/Getty Images A Krampus with threatening posture points to someone beside the observer MassanPH/Getty Images krampuslauf in heimstetten - bavaria FooTToo/Getty Images krampuslauf in bad toelz - bavaria FooTToo/Getty Images Krampus parade sergioph/Getty Images Krampus parade sergioph/Getty Images Krampus parade sergioph/Getty Images Krampuslauf (Krampus run) in Graz/Styria tibisan/Getty Images Christmas Krampus xochicalco/Getty Images Old card with a great Border. Isolated. FlamingPumpkin/Getty Images Warm Wishes sporeboy/Getty Images Devil CSA Images/Getty Images VIDEO 4k resolution Particle Abstract Background of snowfall Treedeo/Getty Images Yin Yang Symbol Of Harmony Icon Sparks Particles on Black Background. shivkantsharma07/Getty Images 4K Vintage Sepia Colored World Map, Zoom in to Asia Animation (Germany) reklamlar/Getty Images Flaming torch in medieval dungeon satori13/Getty Images medieval dungeon satori13/Getty Images Footprints in the snow loop SCHMaster/Getty Images Snow Loopable afu34/Getty Images Snow Loopable afu34/Getty Images Snow Loopable afu34/Getty Images Colorful alternate Christmas and New Year holidays gift boxes on wood table Kritchanut/Getty Images Street lantern and snow (loopable) tombonatti/Getty Images Someone Walking at Night during a Blizzard aetb/Getty Images Snowstorm Background at Night aetb/Getty Images Christmas Cards On The Wall-1961 Vintage 8mm film HappyRojo/Getty Images Winter landscape (tracking shot, night) - Loop DKosig/Getty Images Moon and snow (loopable) tombonatti/Getty Images