4.2M views · 8.1K reactions | Krampus isn't exactly the stuff of dreams: Bearing horns, dark hair, fangs, and a long tongue, the anti-St. Nicholas comes with a chain and bells that he lashes about, along with a bundle of birch sticks meant to swat naughty children. | National Geographic | Facebook

In 1347, ships reached Sicily with the Black Death. Within a year, it spread across Europe to England. Stream “Chasing the Plague” from Secrets of the Dead now on the PBS app! | PBS