Episodes

The Dark Side of Cesar Chavez
March 20, 2026

The Dark Side of Cesar Chavez

On 3/18, the NYT dropped its years-long investigation into Cesar Chavez, and in it, survivors told their stories for the first time. It revealed that he abused them when they were minors. In this episode, we share the new all...

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The Case of Isabel Cabanillas
March 13, 2026

The Case of Isabel Cabanillas

Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre was an artist and so well known in her community. Every food vendor knew her. She was also an activist with a group called Mesa de Mujeres, a group that focused on gender violence. She was also a...

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The Case of Ariadna Lopez
March 7, 2026

The Case of Ariadna Lopez

On the 1st of November, two cyclists were biking from Ciudad de Mexico, heading south to Tepoztlan. As they rode, they turned off the regular road, there, under a bridge in the highway, in the undergrowth, they found the body...

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Chile's Bermuda Triangle and the Case of Jose Huenante
Feb. 27, 2026

Chile's Bermuda Triangle and the Case of Jose Huenante

It was a Chile focused one this time! For the paranormal segment, Carmen shared Chile's bermuda triange, el cerro moreno and Cristina shared the case of Jose Huanante, a Mapuche teenager who went missing in 2005. If you have ...

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A Tragedy In A Semi-Truck
Feb. 20, 2026

A Tragedy In A Semi-Truck

On June 27, 2022, at approximately 6pm, Roberto Quintero and his crew were working, when they heard screams and rushed towards the commotion, which took them to Quintana Road in San Antonio, TX. There, they found a girl stagg...

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More Legends From Chihuahua and the Case of Edwin Miguel Juarez Palma
Feb. 13, 2026

More Legends From Chihuahua and the Case of Edwin Miguel Juarez Palma

More legends from Chihuahua and a case also from there, involving vampirism/satanism. For spooky recs, Carmen had none because she was busy reading Harvest of Empire and Now I Surrender. Cristina talked about One Battle After...

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Scary Stories From Chihuahua
Feb. 6, 2026

Scary Stories From Chihuahua

Chihuahua is one of the largest states in Mexico and also very haunted. Among these hauntings are El Panteon de los ninos (the children's cemetery), La Casa dell Ahorcado (The Hanged Man's House) and Los Monitos de Meoqui (th...

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Haunted Family Stories & the Mexico City Museum Heist
Jan. 30, 2026

Haunted Family Stories & the Mexico City Museum Heist

Carmen and Cristina share a few family stories and then Cristina shaares the 1985 Mexico City Musuem Heist. They end with spooky recs and start with a listener story. Carmen recommended Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuff...

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La Tia De Inez
Jan. 23, 2026

La Tia De Inez

La mama de Carmen y Cristina las acompano para este capitulo, en donde cuenta diferentes historias de terror que ocurrieron durante su juventud en Guadalajara, Mexico. DISCULPENOS porque tuvimos muchos problemas tecnicos que ...

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The Demon of the CDMX Cathedral
Jan. 16, 2026

The Demon of the CDMX Cathedral

The metropolitan cathedral of Mexico city was built over the course of 250 years, but according to legend, Mexico city underwent an exorcism and the demon that possessed it, is locked away in the catacombs of the Mexico city ...

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The Case of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas
Jan. 9, 2026

The Case of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas

Anastasio Hernandez Rojas was killed by border patrol officers in May 2010. He was handcuffed and beaten and tased multiple times until he died from a heart attack. Carmen and Cristina share this case, IT IS A VERY HEAVY CASE...

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The Beast of Metapan And Other Stories
Jan. 2, 2026

The Beast of Metapan And Other Stories

Metapán, a city and municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. It borders Honduras and Guatemala, as it is located in the north of the country. It’s the second largest city, and in Nahuatl, it means, “river of t...

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Espooky Xmas Movie Watchlist
Dec. 25, 2025

Espooky Xmas Movie Watchlist

No episode today (insert sad face), but here is a short list of some espooky Xmas movies instead! If you have a spooky story to share, email Espookytales@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it...

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The Black Palace and The San Juanic Explosion
Dec. 19, 2025

The Black Palace and The San Juanic Explosion

Beforeit housed the General National Archine, Lecumberri was a prison. Due to it's dark past, the Black Palace is now said to be haunted with the ghost of Don Jacinto and more. Cristina shares the history of this haunted loca...

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The Bewitching- Book Club
Dec. 12, 2025

The Bewitching- Book Club

The Bewitching follows three women, in three different timelines: Alba in 1900s Mexico, Beatrice during the great depression in Massachusetts, and Minerva in the 1990s, who’s connected to both women as she is Alba’s granddau...

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Ecuador's Youngest Serial Killer: El Niño del Terror
Nov. 28, 2025

Ecuador's Youngest Serial Killer: El Niño del Terror

Juan Fernando Hermosa holds the record for being Ecuador’s youngest serial killer. At just 15 years old, he was arrested for murdering 22 people. Carmen and Cristina discuss this case, but first they read a listener story and...

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Scary Stories From El Metro
Nov. 21, 2025

Scary Stories From El Metro

Mexico's metro system is one of the most used public transportation systems in North America, but it's also said to be super haunted! In this epiosde, Cristina tells Carmen 4 different stories from the metro system, two from ...

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From The Vault: Weapons (2025) with Ayden/Susto Podcast
Nov. 14, 2025

From The Vault: Weapons (2025) with Ayden/Susto Podcast

Carmen and Cristina are still playing catch up after spending a week together and doing a couple of live shows, so there's no new epsiode BUT enjoy this Weapons movie from the vault (the vault being patreon) with podcast best...

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El Chupacabras en Chile (Español)
Nov. 7, 2025

El Chupacabras en Chile (Español)

El Chupacabras es uno de los críptidos latinoamericanos más conocidos. Los primeros avistamientos datan de 1995 en Puerto Rico, pero algunos de los relatos más extraños provienen de Chile. En el año 2000, se produjo una serie...

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Legends From Guanajuato, Mexico
Oct. 31, 2025

Legends From Guanajuato, Mexico

Guanajuato is located in the northwest area of Mexico and has the title of the 8th loeset populated state in the country, and maybe that's because it's full of ghosts. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen the legend of la B...

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Creepy Duende Stories
Oct. 24, 2025

Creepy Duende Stories

Stories of duendes can be found all over Latin America. They are said to live inside the walls of a house and to be tricksters. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen three creepy duende stories, but first they read a listene...

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The Chupacabras Chile Attacks
Oct. 17, 2025

The Chupacabras Chile Attacks

The Chupacabras is one of the most well known Latin Americana cryptids, the first sightings can be dated back 1995 in Puerto Rico, but some of the most bizzare reports come from Chile. In 2000, a series of attacks attributed ...

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The Pelacaras of Peru
Oct. 10, 2025

The Pelacaras of Peru

Reports of extraterrestrial being terrorizing villages in the Amazon of Peru began to surface in 2022. They began to call them the Pelacaras. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the legend of the facepeelers, but fir...

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Creepy Radio Calls
Oct. 3, 2025

Creepy Radio Calls

Cristina shares three radio creepy radio calls, the first one is from Colombia aand the last two from different radio programs in Mexico. First, they read a a listener story and end with spooky recs. Come see Carmen and Crist...

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