The True Paranormal

The Krampus is commonly depicted as a half-goat, half-demon monster which punishes children who misbehave. The creature is considered to be a companion and opposite to St. Nicholas; the man who 'Santa Claus' is based on. While St. Nicholas rewards good behaviour by providing gifts to children, the Krampus will dole out punishment through scaring children and in some cases even by kidnapping them in a little basket. The Krampus legends are most commonly found in Alpine regions, especially around southern Germany; and it's thought the Krampus legends first originated in Germany. The Krampus is not considered to be a real creature, but they are entangled in Christian depictions of the demonic; and so they have a relevance when it comes to analysing the Christian depictions of demons and hell. A good example of this influence is that the Krampus has been referred to as the 'Christmas Devil'.  History     The name 'Krampus' is thought to possibly deri...

The jinn have gone by many variation of name and there are a number of different breeds. Referred to commonly in Western culture as 'Genies', the jinn are also referenced as 'Djinn', 'Jinni', 'Djinnies', and 'Jinnies'. Some say they are lesser than angels, but others refer to all angels and demons as being jinn; but also that not all jinn are angels or demons. There are believed to have been created thousands of years before humans, and it is thought the jinn were made of smokeless fire; instead of clay from the earth as how humans were made. It's thought that they live in the unseen realm and that they can choose between good and evil, plus can have families, just as humans do. It is said some jinn can attach themselves to objects, especially ones which are old that they can reside in and use to travel. They could also become attached to precious or semi-precious stones such as opals. History         Belief in the jinn predates I...

The wendigo is a supernatural creature found within Native-American folklore. Ranging from something similar to bigfoot, to a demonic being capable of possessing humans; the wendigo legend has led to many deaths and murders which have been claimed on the creature. Tribes would blame mysterious disappearances on the wendigo, and the murders are akin to the witch trials. The wendigo also lends its name to a number of geographical locations and a mental illness known as 'wendigo psychosis'; an illness which is under much debate in the medical community.  History What the wendigo actually is varies greatly from tribe to tribe and story to story. Tales of the wendigo have mostly been told by the Algonquian people along the Atlantic coast of America and Canada, but has been told by many other tribes. These are the Ojibwe, the Saulteaux, the Cree, the Naskapi, the Innu, the Abenaki, the Siksika, the Iroquois, and the Mi'kmaq tribes. As the wendigo exists across so many...