What to do for your naughty child? Enter Krampus, a horned, goat-like demon who beats children with switches and drags them to hell, and an Austrian tradition.

Whitney Grover, the Director of Conservation for Golden Gate Bird Alliance, said great horned owls aren't rare, but they're usually nesting much higher up.

The horned creature could be seen standing just inches away from the toddler and her younger brother.

Sure enough, some people might see a forbidding black and white image of a horned demon on the snake’s head. Then again, some insist it’s the face of a cat, or the Kung Fu Panda, and/or heavy ...

If you thought Krampus was scary, the horned demon is child's play compared to Frau Perchta, the Christmas demon who disembowels naughty children and even adults.

Tory McKenzie, 41, from Las Vegas, has shared harrowing footage from her granddaughter's room showing a 'demon-like' creature standing over her bed at around 3am.