Holiday Folk Horror
The demonic half-goat monster with horns and a long tongue known for whipping and sometimes kidnapping children.
Who is Krampus?
Peter Pan's feisty, jealous, and loyal fairy sidekick, famous for her pixie dust and temper.
Who is Tinkerbell?
This common knock-before-you-speak ritual may have started with ancient peoples who believed protective spirits lived inside trees.
What is knocking on wood?
This frosty folkloric figure can freeze anything he touches and is often depicted as the mischievous spirit of winter’s chill.
Who is Jack Frost?
This former close friend of Kylie Jenner became a household villain in 2019 after allegedly getting involved with Khloé Kardashian’s partner, Tristan Thompson.
Who is Jordyn Woods?
The mother of the Yule Lads who comes down from the mountains during Christmas time to hunt, kidnap, cook, and eat misbehaving children in her cauldron.
Who is Gryla?
A modern folklore figure who collects children's lost teeth in exchange for money.
Who is the Tooth Fairy?
This superstition about cats bringing misfortune began in medieval Europe, where they were associated with witches and the devil.
What is believing a black cat crossing your path is bad luck?
In C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, this icy sorceress keeps Narnia “always winter but never Christmas”.
Who is the White Witch?
This outspoken Vanderpump Rules star has repeatedly clashed with castmates, earning a reputation as a reality TV villain.
Who is Tom Sandoval?
A celtic festival influencing modern Halloween, involving spirits and the thinning veil between worlds.
What is Samhain?
The three good fairies from Sleeping Beauty.
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather.
The belief that spilling this kitchen staple brings bad luck (and that tossing a pinch over your left shoulder fixes it) may come from its once-high value and a famous painting of Judas knocking it over.
What is salt?
This Slavic winter witch flies in a mortar and pestle and lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs. This witch is sometimes good, sometimes bad.
Who is Baba Yaga?
On Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, this contestant played one of the most cutthroat games ever, flipping alliances and lying to allies, and is still considered a master villain of the franchise.
Who is Boston Rob?
A German folklore Christmas figure, popular in Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, who appears before Christmas to judge children's behavior, bringing treats for the good and switches for the naughty, acting as a grumpier, warning counterpart to St. Nicholas.
Who is Belsnickel?
A mischievous fairy or sprite famously featured in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where he serves the fairy king Oberon, causes magical chaos, and plays tricks.
Who is Puck? (Also know as Robin Goodfellow)
This superstition warns against opening one of these indoors, a belief that gained traction in Victorian times.
What is an umbrella?
A powerful figure in Gaelic mythology embodying winter, storms, wild places, and the creation/shaping of the landscape. She's associated with her large staff to bring winter, rides a wolf, and is neither purely good nor evil, representing the harsh beauty of nature.
Who is the Cailleach?
In SLOMW this cast member earned the “villain” label in Season 1 for frequently clashing with her friends, walking out of group chats, skipping group events, and causing drama after a group vacation blow‑up.
Who is Whitney Leavitt?
A winter spirit who checks on chores, punishing bad children by cutting open their bellies and filling them with straw.
Who is Frau Perchta?
High Lord of the Night Court
Who is Rhysand?
This centuries-old superstition says that cutting them at night invites evil spirits or bad luck.
What are fingernails (or toenails)?
In Scandinavian tales, these winter witches ride on broomsticks or goats, bringing snow, frost, and chaos to the land.
Who are the Yule Witches?
This Love Is Blind cast member caused drama by secretly dating someone outside the pods, earning the title of season villain.
Who is Jeramey Lutinski?