You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen…but do you recall the most petrifying holiday figures of all? From beasts that threaten to cook kids into stew to sinister crones who snatch little ones from their beds, there are an abundance of frightening Christmas creatures. Discover stories of Yuletide terror from every corner of the world, including: Krampus (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and Northern Italy), a demonic half-goat monster who drags chains and whips bad children with birch sticks, or stuffs them in his sack to take away, The Kallikantzaroi (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey), goblins who come out during Advent to cause mischief and evil, Père Fouettard (France, Belgium, and Switzerland), St. Nicholas's eternal cannibal manservant who deals with naughty children, Frau Perchta (Austria and Bavaria), who slits the bellies of bad children and stuffs them with straw, Whether you're a fan of history and folklore, you love learning about different cultures, or you just want to give a holiday gift that will bring the joy of Christmas to that lucky someone (just kidding), Scary Book of Christmas Lore is for you. 'Tis the season!