Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales

Joseph, Gabriel , and Mike Behill
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  • TRUE CRIME
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Have you ever been alone on a dark road, and all you hear is the sound of crickets and the rustle of leaves...and then it's there! It's all around you! It's that feeling, isn't it? That creepy, crawling sensation in your gut. The one that tells you something bad is about to happen? Stick around and learn about the horrors that lurk in the shadows of Native American folklore.. Each episode, our hosts will explore the darkest places in North and South America, from native stories, lore, mysteries and true crime. These stories of murder, disappearance, cryptids, hauntings, and mysteries will have you petrified. The flagship show of The Behill Network!

  1. OCT 31

    Mexico Is Indigenous, Part Two: El Padrino Rises

    Send us a text Last time, we traced how Mexico’s past built the world we see now. The old systems never vanished—they just changed names. Power shifted hands, but the structures stayed the same. This episode picks up in the mid-1980s, when a young man named Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo stepped out of Miami’s shadows and into Mexico City. He wasn’t a priest, but he carried candles, bones, and promises. He called himself El Padrino. From the crowded streets of Zona Rosa to the back rooms where narcos made deals, Constanzo turned fear into business. He offered protection, luck, and invincibility—for a price. What started as ritual and superstition grew into something much darker: a cult built on power, blood, and control. This is the story of how one man twisted an old tradition into a weapon—and how Mexico’s underworld believed every word. Nightmares of the americas and the behill network are teaming up with the long hairs. These guys have amazing products and have spent the last 10 years building a strong positive community for men with long hair. Click on the link below and enter code "NIGHTMARES" at check out.  https://thelonghairs.us/?dt_id=2267311&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJB5dlPL-NcZi-o-2tRQDtsTRO8llxYt4qZ8m4u7raitbHK_qUexYIrb0_aem_noz8FSXZP2Ij6250h4po_Q Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    45 min

  2. SEP 30

    Three Years, Two Stories: The Lucifer Telescope and the Bigfoot Hotline

    Send us a text It’s been three years — thanks for sticking with us. Without you, this show wouldn’t even be possible. For our anniversary episode, we’re going a little X-Files with it. First, we head down to Arizona and talk about the Vatican, the Jesuits, and a telescope on Apache land nicknamed Lucifer. Yeah, you read that right. A state-of-the-art observatory in the middle of a land dispute, wrapped up with questions about who gets to look at the stars — and why they needed a name like that. Then we jump to Washington state, where the Colville Tribes set up a Bigfoot hotline. Locals, hunters, and even loggers called in to report strange encounters in the woods. Some of those calls line up with stories the elders had already been telling for generations. Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales — three years in, thanks for listening!  Nightmares of the americas and the behill network are teaming up with the long hairs. These guys have amazing products and have spent the last 10 years building a strong positive community for men with long hair. Click on the link below and enter code "NIGHTMARES" at check out.  https://thelonghairs.us/?dt_id=2267311&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJB5dlPL-NcZi-o-2tRQDtsTRO8llxYt4qZ8m4u7raitbHK_qUexYIrb0_aem_noz8FSXZP2Ij6250h4po_Q Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    49 min

  3. AUG 30

    Mexico’s Indigenous Heart

    Send us a text In this episode Joseph, Gabe, and RedBear dig into Mexico’s Indigenous heart — the food, the languages, the rituals, the medicine, all of it still alive today. Tortillas, tamales, pozole, Day of the Dead, Nahuatl and Maya, curanderos doing limpias — this isn’t the past, it’s daily life for millions. This week we’re talking about how that continuity runs through Mexico, from the table to the altar to the healer’s smoke. And at the end, we point to what was coming in the 1980s, when a man named Adolfo Constanzo was already being called a powerful brujo. He promised protection and gained followers! That’s where we’ll go next week. Thanks for listening and enjoy!  Nightmares of the americas and the behill network are teaming up with the long hairs. These guys have amazing products and have spent the last 10 years building a strong positive community for men with long hair. Click on the link below and enter code "NIGHTMARES" at check out.  https://thelonghairs.us/?dt_id=2267311&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJB5dlPL-NcZi-o-2tRQDtsTRO8llxYt4qZ8m4u7raitbHK_qUexYIrb0_aem_noz8FSXZP2Ij6250h4po_Q Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    52 min

  4. AUG 9

    Listener Tales: Knives Out, Bacon On, and Things in the Dark

    Send us a text We’re back with a full table of listener stories — and they’re wild. Garrett’s got a bald, gray-skinned thing popping up in a Texas field like it’s playing peekaboo. Someone else swears a mimic opened the garage door and called them in their mom’s voice. Jarett runs into a pale, twisted figure in South Jersey that could give the Jersey Devil nightmares. And from Australia, River shares an encounter with the Mulu — part dog, part kangaroo, all bad news. In between, we somehow end up talking bacon thickness, Red Bull recipes, and why everyone in these stories seems to be armed with a knife. Just another day!  Nightmares of the americas and the behill network are teaming up with the long hairs. These guys have amazing products and have spent the last 10 years building a strong positive community for men with long hair. Click on the link below and enter code "NIGHTMARES" at check out.  https://thelonghairs.us/?dt_id=2267311&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJB5dlPL-NcZi-o-2tRQDtsTRO8llxYt4qZ8m4u7raitbHK_qUexYIrb0_aem_noz8FSXZP2Ij6250h4po_Q Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    53 min

  5. JUL 20

    Bigfoot Revisited!

    Send us a text In this episode of Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales, the crew dives back into the forest to revisit one of the most iconic figures in North American lore: Bigfoot. But this isn’t your typical campfire story. We explore how a few different Native tribes view Bigfoot — not as a monster, but as a spiritual guardian, a symbol of nature’s balance, and sometimes even a teacher. Joseph, Gabe, and RedBear share Indigenous perspectives, slightly discuss the legendary Patterson-Gimlin film, and swap bizarre B-movie horror reviews along the way (yes, including killer turkeys and cursed fairy tales). So whether you believe Bigfoot is flesh, spirit, tree, or interdimensional traveler, come hang out and revisit the legend with us. Listener stories wanted! Got a weird tale of your own? Visit behillnetwork.com and send it in — bosoms and all. Nightmares of the americas and the behill network are teaming up with the long hairs. These guys have amazing products and have spent the last 10 years building a strong positive community for men with long hair. Click on the link below and enter code "NIGHTMARES" at check out.  https://thelonghairs.us/?dt_id=2267311&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJB5dlPL-NcZi-o-2tRQDtsTRO8llxYt4qZ8m4u7raitbHK_qUexYIrb0_aem_noz8FSXZP2Ij6250h4po_Q Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    53 min

  6. JUN 25

    The Heart-Eater – The Stikini Part 2

    Send us a text This week we are continuing our story about the Stikini – Part 2. Last episode, we explored the Seminole origins of this terrifying owl-like being, the legends of transformation, and the powerful warnings that still ripple through Native oral traditions today. But now, things get weirder. This time, Joseph, RedBear, and Gabe dig deeper into the blood-chilling reality of the Stikini’s transformation, what it really means when owls appear out of nowhere, and why some stories say just speaking its name can mark you for death. We’re talking vomited souls, dangling organs, shapeshifting, spiritual codes, and why some tribes say owls are messengers of death… while others see them as wise protectors. You’ll also hear about the creatures people have confused with the Stikini—like the Mothman, Thunderbird, Pisa Bird, and a terrifying giant owl some cryptozoologists believe is stalking the forests right now. So if you missed Part 1, go listen. If you’re ready for the kind of truth that’ll make you double-check your trees tonight, hit play and hang on. This is Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales. Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    1h 1m

  7. JUN 17

    The Heart-Eater – The Stikini Part 1

    Send us a text In this episode of Nightmares of the Americas: Indigenous Tales, we talk about survival, resistance, and the things that still haunt the night. We explore the history of the Seminole people—how they formed out of conflict, escaped colonization, and built a life deep in the Florida swamps. From alligator wrestling to stomp dances, their culture is rooted in power and defiance. But we also uncover something darker: the Stikini. A person by day. A heart-eating owl spirit by night. This isn’t just a story—it’s a real warning passed down for generations. We’ll break down the truth about bad medicine, the tools used, how it’s done, and why some Seminole elders still refuse to say specific names after dark. Got a story of your own? Send it to us at info@behillnetwork.com or visit behillnetwork.com. We want to hear from you! Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    45 min

  8. JUN 9

    Seasons, Spirits, and Spring Work part 2

    Send us a text This week, we keep moving with the season.  The weather’s shifting, the land’s changing, and Native people are doing what we’ve always done: preparing, planting, dancing, gathering, and listening. We talk about the Snake Men that still guard the Fraser Canyon, the horned serpents that rise from Salish waters.  We visit the Ute Bear Dance, where people come together every spring to honor the bear and reset the balance for a new year.  Then we head down to LA where a reminder of resistance is seen everyday.  Thanks for sticking around and thanks for listening!  Merch store- https://indigenoustales.threadless.com/ Email us at info@behillnetwork.com Also check out our Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/indigenous_tales/ And our TikTok -https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_tales Amanda Bland Dallas area Bakery instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cupidsweetsbakes/ Cupid Sweets- https://www.facebook.com/cupidsweets

    37 min
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Have you ever been alone on a dark road, and all you hear is the sound of crickets and the rustle of leaves...and then it's there! It's all around you! It's that feeling, isn't it? That creepy, crawling sensation in your gut. The one that tells you something bad is about to happen? Stick around and learn about the horrors that lurk in the shadows of Native American folklore.. Each episode, our hosts will explore the darkest places in North and South America, from native stories, lore, mysteries and true crime. These stories of murder, disappearance, cryptids, hauntings, and mysteries will have you petrified. The flagship show of The Behill Network!

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