Christmas is about spending time with family, showing gratitude and love, sharing, and making people happy.

In America, most traditions involve Christmas trees, Santa, reindeer, and exchanging of gifts.

But in some parts of the world, the traditions involve some horrifying legends as well.

The worst thing that can happen at Christmas time is not to get coal in your stocking.

The worst thing is becoming a Christmas meal for a vicious, hungry creature.

Welcome to Freaky Folklore, the podcast where we discover the horrifying legends across the world, and tell terrifying tales of monsters both ancient and modern.

Today we are discussing the Yule Cat, an Icelandic legendary monster that only comes around at Christmas time.

This show is part of the Eriecast Podcast Network. Find more terrifying tales at eeriecast.com

and be sure to follow us on Spotify or your favorite podcasting service. You can leave an honest

review on iTunes, too.

The more we get, the more we grow,

and hopefully, the more monsters we can explore.

If you would like to submit an encounter or suggestions for future episodes,

you can email them to Carmen Carion at g-mail.com.

That is, C-A-R-M-A-N, C-A-R-I-O-N at g-mell.com.

You can also follow me on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook for information on future episodes.

The days were short in Reykjavik in December.

The sun didn't rise until almost noon, and sunset was only four hours or so later.

The short days and even the cold was not enough to stop Gunner from exploring the countryside.

Every day was a new quest, and the freedom to adventure was unlike anywhere else in the

world. Gunner used to follow his dad around the farm like a small shadow, but when he was 10,

his parents divorced, and his dad moved to the city. It was hard at first, being without his dad most of the time, but he began escaping

...