Do enduring winter folktales hint at chilling truths? Could the Krampus, Jack Frost, and their ilk trace origins to an uncanny realm that intersects our own come the solstice season? As we adorn homes in bright trappings and engage in time-honored traditions, do we reenact rituals meant to keep darker forces at bay? When the nights grow long and the winds bite cruel, magic, and menace walk side by side.

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