Episodes

Sept. 15, 2023

Ghost Boy, Black Eyed Kids and More

Kid ghost stories are creepy! On today's episode, Cristina shares a story of a ghost boy rescuing people from a plane crash in Colombia, MJ shares a Black Eyed Kid story and our guest Dkon, shares a creepy childhood story and more! First, they read a...

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Sept. 8, 2023

Paranormal Stories From Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a beautiful island, but of course it's also full of paranormal stories! Puerto Rico is apparently UFO hub central, with tons of sightings occuring in places like the Yunque National Park. On today's episode,MJ shares several paranormal...

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Sept. 1, 2023

Haunted Statues in Latin America

Do you ever see a statue and think to yourself, yeah, that's haunted. There are many statues that spawn legends, on today's episode, Cristina shares the legend of el Diablo del Jardin (the Devil in the Garden) from Argentina, the legend of las 7...

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Aug. 25, 2023

The Haunting of Alejandra Book Club

Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-page Listen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcasts https://www.historiasunknown.com/ and https://pod.link/1530708732 The next book club read is...

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Aug. 21, 2023

The Man Who Played For the Devil- Espooky Stories 4

There are some stories that are told again and again, across different Mexican towns and even different Latin American countries. All involve the same thing: the devil. There's the story of the young woman, who just wants to dance and ends up dancing...

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Aug. 18, 2023

The Tall Shadow Man

There's a figure that countless people have seen across the world, usually during sleep paralysis, but not always. Today's listener tells Cristina and MJ about her shadow person encounter and MJ shares an encounter of her own. Thank you so much for...

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Aug. 14, 2023

The Clown- Espooky Stories 3

On this episode of Espooky Stories, Cristina tells you about the clown at Kidzania. Listen to Espooky Stories every Monday and check out the regular Espooky Tales episodes with Cristina and MJ every Friday. Thank you so much ...

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Aug. 11, 2023

A Pyramid in Coahuila and More UFO Stories

In 1983, Mundo Corono had a strange dream. He pleaded with a man from above to save his wife and daughter, but the man had a condition, Mundo was to build a pyramid. That pyramid can be visited today in Monclova, Coahuila, Me...

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Aug. 7, 2023

Antonio and El Cadejo - Espooky Stories 2

El Cadejo is a big, black dog, with red eyes, matted fur and a chain that hangs from its collar. It roams at night and is deadly to encounter. On this episode of Espooky Stories, Cristina tells you about a man's encounter wit...

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July 31, 2023

The Night I Heard La Llorona - Espooky Stories 1

Don't we all have a tio, tia, cousin or friend that has heard La Llorona? On this episode of Espooky Stories, Cristina will tell you the story of a child, who stayed up to late and heard a cry, they will never forget. Listen ...

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July 28, 2023

An Encounter With La Siguanaba

The Legend of La Siguanaba can be heard in El Salvador, Guatemala and other parts of Central America. She was once a beautiful woman but was cursed to become the horrifying horse-faced woman, made to roam the country side, lu...

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July 27, 2023

UFOs in the Skies- Listener Stories with Chaz of the Dead

UFO sightings are the most experienced paranormal events across the world and it seems like US congress is taking UFOs seriously. With the UFO congressional hearings yesterday, Espooky Tales decided to go off schedule and rel...

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July 21, 2023

Encounters With Nahuales

According to legend, a nahual (or nagual), is a person that can transform into an animal, through magic. They are associated with evil, though prior to colonization, this was likely not the case. On today's episode, Cristina ...

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July 14, 2023

The Red Book- El Juego Del Libro Rojo

The Red Book or El Juego Del Libro Rojo is a game from Mexico. It's strongly discouraged by the Catholic church, but if you decide to play, there are rules you must follow. Never play alone, always play in a group of 2 or mor...

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July 7, 2023

Cursed Land and Bruja Stories

Whenever tragic accidents happen in the same place, again and again, many start to think the land could be cursed. In Cartago, Costa Rica locals attempted to build a church, three times and each time, something caused the bui...

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June 30, 2023

Duendes and the Amazon

On May 1, 2023, a small airplane took off from Araracuara Airport in Colombia. There were 7 on the flight in total. The pilot, Hernando Murcia Morales,Yarupari leader Herman Mendoza Hernadez, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia and he...

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June 23, 2023

La Castañeda and Other Haunted Hospitals

Tales of now abandoned asylums that are haunted can be heard all over the world. When these "insane" asylums were open and treating patients, the treatment received are terror inducing, it's no wonder all these places are all...

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June 16, 2023

The Exorcism of Pascuala Garcia and other Exorcism Stories

In the Mexican pueblo San Hipolito Penitente, in Guerrero, Mexico. of had super human strength, she could speak languages she had never heard and she even predicted people's deaths. When Padre Benigno Gonzales heard all this,...

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June 9, 2023

Latin American Conspiracy Theories

Latin American conspiracy theories seem to usually involve a certain country and the death of left leaning leaders, like the death of former Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldos, whose death has sparked conspirary theories. Some...

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June 2, 2023

The Case of Joaquin Velazquez and the Boy With Horns

In 1938, in Cuidad Mexico, the newspaper published a story about young Joaquin Velazquez. A boy who was said to move objects with his mind. His name was Joaquin Velazquez and neighbors, his own mom, feared his alleged telekin...

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May 26, 2023

Babysitting horror story, a mimic, a shadow person and a ghostly brea…

Hi Espookies! We (cristina and MJ) have both been sick and haven't been able to record, so we are releasing this Patreon episode from April instead! We do spend the first 10 minutes talking about ADHD, hyperfixations and hobb...

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May 12, 2023

The Thing in the Desert and More Haunted Border Stories

The journey from Mexico to the United States is extremely difficult, with dangers at every corner. Now add in a paranormal element and it becomes worse. On today's episode, Cristina shares Mario's encounter with something in ...

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May 8, 2023

Espooky Book Club: The Hacienda with Ayden of Susto Podcast

The Hacienda is written by Isabel Cañas. It's set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence. It follows Beatriz, a mestiza woman, who, in an attempt to improve her life after the war, marries a wealthy Hacienda owne...

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May 5, 2023

Haunted Stores in Mexico

If you've been to Mexico, or anywhere in Latin America, chances are you've been in a tienda Oxxo. These are the largest chain of convenience stores in all of Latin America and maybe even the most haunted? In today's episode, ...

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