image of witchy demon creature
Someone dressed as "Perchten," or followers of Perchta, at the annual annual "Rauhnacht" gathering in Waldkirchen, Germany in 2017.
  • Austro-German folklore has a Christmas villain that may be scarier than Krampus. 
  • The villain is a beaked demon-woman who disembowels her victims.
  • Frau Perchta, the "Belly Slitter," sneaks into homes to make sure everyone has been behaving. 

If you thought Krampus was scary, the horned demon is child's play compared to Frau Perchta, the Christmas demon who disembowels naughty children and even adults.