
Espooky Tales
Latin American folklore, myths, legends, haunted places and espooky cuentos del rancho. Hear the stories you grew up with like La Llorona, as well as true stories from listeners and guests. Join friends, Cristina & MJ, every Friday as they share these...
Cristina & Carmen · Cristina Lumague
Show overview
Espooky Tales has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 282 episodes, alongside 18 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 240 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 42 min and 1h 1m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 5 months ago. The busiest year was 2023, with 61 episodes published. Published by Cristina Lumague.
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Latin American folklore, myths, legends, haunted places and espooky cuentos del rancho. Hear the stories you grew up with like La Llorona, as well as true stories from listeners and guests. Join twins, Cristina & Carmen (formerly MJ), every Friday as they share these tales and have a few laughs. Stay espooky!
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Ep 246The Double Femicide That Led to Gabriela’s law
EOn June 11th, 2018, Fabian Caceres left his home and enated the double femicide of Gabriela Alcaíno Donoso and Carolina Donoso. This led to the passing of Gabriela's law in Chile, changing the way femicide is classifed forever. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get longer episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytalessourceshttps://www.infobae.com/en/2022/04/22/chile-femicide-who-killed-his-ex-girlfriend-and-mother-was-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-a-case-that-inspired-a-new-law/https://www.newsweek.com/man-jailed-shocking-murder-mom-daughter-that-changed-femicide-law-chile-1701124https://www.theclinic.cl/2020/03/02/padre-de-gabriela-alcaino-reacciona-a-dichos-de-pinera-es-no-escuchar-es-no-entender-que-aca-la-culpa-no-es-de-la-mujer/https://www.theclinic.cl/2020/01/30/podcast-poderosas-gabriela/https://www.elmostrador.cl/braga/2022/04/21/justicia-para-gabriela-tribunal-condena-a-fabian-caceres-a-presidio-perpetuo/https://www.pagina12.com.ar/252303-en-el-nombre-de-todas/https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_Gabrielahttps://hiplatina.com/chile-femicides-revolution/https://apnews.com/general-news-f62aaccb03cd3749ec969924f8b5506f

Ep 245The Dark Side of Cesar Chavez
EOn 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 allegations, but also discuss a troubling past that involves anger issues, being controlling, the wet lines, his admiration for a cult leader, and more.sexual assault resources:https://doloreshuerta.org/sexual_assault_resources/Historias Unknown: https://www.historiasunknown.com/sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html?smid=url-sharehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-assault-allegations-takeaways.html?rsrc=flt&smid=url-sharehttps://medium.com/@dolores_huerta/march-18-2026-e74c20430555The Crusades of Cesar Chavez by Miriam Pawelhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-madness-of-cesar-chavez/308557/https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/cesar-chavez-complicated-legacy-united-farm-workers-immigration/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-29/cesar-chavez-problematic-miriam-pawel

Ep 244The Case of Isabel Cabanillas
EIsabel 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 member of Puro Borde, an art collective in the city. Some of her murals can still be found in Ciudad Juarez. She left a bar in downtown Juarez after midnight on Jan 18, 2020 and that was the last time her friends saw her alive. Before tallking about Isabel, Cristina tells Carmen some of the history of Juarez, involving the maquiladoras and NAFTA. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get longer episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytalessourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femicide_in_Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rezhttps://www.calonews.com/communities/los-angeles/ni-una-m-s-how-mexico-s-femicide-crisis-fuels-activism-for-latinos-in-the/article_542c7a01-5c76-49b9-bd79-ffa9ee8d32d0.htmlhttps://desinformemonos.org/lomas-de-poleo-un-campo-de-concentracion-en-la-frontera/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_Algodonero_in_Cd._Juarezhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151031181854/http://www.fronterasdesk.org/news/2011/nov/08/border-slain-unsolved-women-disappeared-mexico/https://web.archive.org/web/20160313142858/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5683793https://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/amicus-briefs/campo-algodonero-v-the-united-mexican-states/https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2020/01/12/ciudad-juarez-la-localidad-marcada-por-la-violencia-que-busca-erradicar-los-feminicidios/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Isabel_Cabanillashttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/11/mexico-war-on-women-artist-isabel-cabanillas-ciudad-juarezhttps://desinformemonos.org/asesinatos-mujeres-ciudad-juarez-la-guerra-sigue/https://archive.ph/knNKK

Ep 243The Case of Ariadna Lopez
EOn 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 of a woman. She was wearing a beige dress, it was hiked up above her waist, she was missing one of her high heels and her long hair was in braids. She had no ID on her. Ricardo alerted the authorities, but he was worried this would just be dismissed and that they would not even try and figure out who she was. So he took pictures with his phone. The pictures were cropped to only show her tattoos. A couple of days went by and he decided to post the cropped pictures, in hopes that someone would recognize her. When he posted the pictures, he wrote, “Share Please. I don’t want her to end up in a common grave. This is how the family and friends of 27 year old Ariadna Fernanda Lopez Diaz found out why she had not answered their calls or messages for over 24 hours.If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get longer episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytalesSources: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-03-08/ariadna-lopez-femicide-mexicohttps://english.elpais.com/international/2022-11-10/covering-up-a-femicide-in-mexico.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63555499https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-11-12/ariadna-lopez-15-hours-locked-in-an-apartment-with-her-alleged-femicides.htmlhttps://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/06/26/feminicidio-de-ariadna-fernanda-vinculan-a-proceso-a-rautel-n-por-desaparicion-del-cuerpo/https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2025/05/20/sociedad/rautel-astudillo-garcia-continuara-preso-por-el-feminicidio-de-ariadna-fernandahttps://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2025/06/12/sociedad/otorgan-suspension-a-rautel-astudillo-contra-apertura-de-juicio-oral-por-caso-de-feminicidiohttps://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2025/06/25/capital/niegan-amparo-a-vanessa-flores-presunta-coautora-material-de-feminicidio

Ep 242Chile's Bermuda Triangle and the Case of Jose Huenante
EIt 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 a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get longer episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytalesSources: https://www.mapuexpress.org/2025/08/22/familia-de-jose-huenante-joven-mapuche-detenido-desaparecido-seguiremos-en-pie-de-lucha-exigiendo-justicia/https://rehuirelolvido.indh.cl/caso/josehuenante/https://www.scribd.com/document/639277577/CASO-JOSE-HUENANTEhttps://www.laizquierdadiario.com.ve/a-18-anos-del-primer-detenido-desaparecido-en-democraciahttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Huenante¿Dónde están? ¿Dónde está? el caso José Huenante (pdf)https://www.mapuche-nation.org/english/html/news/n-135.htm

Ep 241A Tragedy In A Semi-Truck
EOn 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 staggering near a semi-truck. Once they got closer to the semi-truck, they found bodies upon bodies, not moving, with swollen faces and blue lips. Roberto called 9-1-1, exclaiming, “There’s an 18-wheeler with about 20 dead people in the back. There’s more than 20 people, there’s 50 people! All the while the girl could be heard screaming in the background. In total, 53 migrants found in the trailer died that day- 26 Mexicans, 21 Guatemalans, and 6 Hondurans. Who can be blamed for this horrible incident, that’s been described as the deadliest immigration-related disaster? The US for its deadly immigration policies? The smugglers? The meth-fueled driver working for the smugglers? The extremely hot Texan summer?In this episode, Carmen and Cristina share this case, listen with care, it is a very difficult one. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get longer episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytalesSources: https://www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/san-antonio-53-migrant-deaths/ https://sanantonioreport.org/southside-migrant-memorial-to-honor-53-migrants-from-2022-tractor-trailer-tragedy/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/28/migrant-deaths-texas-sentencing

Ep 240More Legends From Chihuahua and the Case of Edwin Miguel Juarez Palma
EMore 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 Another. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get longer episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 239Scary Stories From Chihuahua
EChihuahua 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 (the little monkeys of Meoqui). Cristina and Carmen shares these stories, then they end with spooky recs and start with a listener story. Carmen did not have a recommendation and Cristina recommended Bugonia.If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 238Haunted Family Stories & the Mexico City Museum Heist
ECarmen 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 Giuffre and Cristina did not have a spooky recommendation. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 237La Tia De Inez
ELa 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 se notan! If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 236The Demon of the CDMX Cathedral
EThe 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 cathedral.If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 235The Case of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas
EAnastasio 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, listen with caution/care. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytalesSourcesCritical Incident Death at the Border Documentaryhttps://www.southernborder.org/anastasio_hernandez_rojas https://refugees.org/u-s-border-patrol-found-responsible-for-the-fatal-abuse-of-anastasio-hernandez-rojas/ https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/alliancesandiego/legacy_url/1324/Anastasio-Complaint-FINAL-160329.pdf?1490744367 https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/decisions/2025/US_14.042_EN.PDFhttps://www.alliancesd.org/rodney_scott_nomination_statementhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/ECC8BF6783058183A59A5D06DF74E036/S2071832220000280a.pdf/div-class-title-hard-protection-through-soft-courts-span-class-italic-non-refoulement-span-before-the-united-nations-treaty-bodies-div.pdfCrossing the line (PBS doc): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUyy85t8E_U&t=62shttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/03/28/border-agents-beat-an-undocumented-immigrant-to-death-the-u-s-is-paying-his-family-1-million/

Ep 234The Beast of Metapan And Other Stories
EMetapán, 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 the Maguey”. It's also a little espooky! In this episode, Cristina and Carmen share three stories from this town. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Espooky Xmas Movie Watchlist
bonusENo 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 [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. From now until 12/31/25, there is a discount on certain tiers!! Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesFROM NOW UNTIL 12/31/25 GET 30% OFF OUR ORALE SERIOUS ESPOOKY AND NO MAMES, SUPER SERIOUS ESPOOKY TIERS BY USING CODE 9B902 OVER ON PATREONBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 233The Black Palace and The San Juanic Explosion
EBefore it housed the General National Archive, 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 location in CDMX and Carmen shares the case of the San Juanic Explosion.If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. From now until 12/31/25, there is a discount on certain tiers!! Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesFROM NOW UNTIL 12/31/25 GET 30% OFF OUR ORALE SERIOUS ESPOOKY AND NO MAMES, SUPER SERIOUS ESPOOKY TIERS BY USING CODE 9B902 OVER ON PATREONBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

The Bewitching- Book Club
EThe 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 granddaughter and attends the same university as Beatrice, who is also the focus of Minerva’s thesis. All women are facing dark forces that are possibly connected. Today's episode is a book club! Carmen and Cristina recap the book, then go through discussion questions. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Cañas. If you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 232Ecuador's Youngest Serial Killer: El Niño del Terror
EJuan 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 end with spooky recs. Carmen's rec was the book Play Nice by Rachel Harrison and Cristina's was Guillermo Del Toro's debut film, Cronos. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, if you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 231Scary Stories From El Metro
EMexico'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 CDMX and two from Guadalajara. But first, they read a listener story and end with spooky recs. Cristina talked about Vacaciones de Terror 1 y 2, el Espinazo del Diablo, Km 31 and Carmen recommended the book Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling.If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, if you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

From The Vault: Weapons (2025) with Ayden/Susto Podcast
bonusECarmen 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 bestie, Ayden (the host of Susto). Check out Susto: https://www.sustopodcast.com/If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, if you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

Ep 230El Chupacabras en Chile (Español)
EEl 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 de ataques atribuidos al Chupacabras, algunos de los cuales involucraron al ejército chileno y, supuestamente, a la NASA. Cristina le cuenta a Carmen un poco sobre la historia del Chupacabras. Terminan con recomendaciones que dan miedo, en este capitulo fueron Vacaciones de Terror 1 y 2, el Espinazo del Diablo y platicaron un poco sobre la nueva pelicula de Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein. If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, if you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales