187 episodes

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 tales and have a few laughs. Stay espooky!

Espooky Tales Cristina & MJ

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 173 Ratings

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 tales and have a few laughs. Stay espooky!

    Legends From Zacatecas and the Chihuahua Ripper

    Legends From Zacatecas and the Chihuahua Ripper

    MJ shares the Legend of the Tree of Life and the Legend of the Black Monolith from Zacatecas, Cristina talks about a true crime case from Chihuahua, known as the Chihuahua Ripper and in the beginning, Carmen reads a listener story. 

    If you have a spooky story to share, email Espookytales@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at call the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord! Thank you so much for sending your stories!

    Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/

    Check out A Little Bit de Todo wherever you listen to podcasts

    For more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/

    Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/Sb3AHZfU6J

    Find us on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

    Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-page

    Find the book club list on bookshop https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-list

    Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, additional and more! Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales

    Get Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/

    Get your True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival tickets: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/

    Mailing Address
    Espooky Tales
    PO BOX 3234
    Vancouver, WA 98668

    • 53 min
    Silver Nitrate Book Club Episode

    Silver Nitrate Book Club Episode

    Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia blends together Mexican horror movies and dark occultism. We follow Montserrat, who has always been overlooked. She's a talented sound editor, but she's left out of the boys' club running the film industry in '90s Mexico City. And she's all but invisible to her best friend Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, even though she's been in love with him since childhood.

    Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and he has a way to change their lives - even if his tales of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed.

    Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristán to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her.


    MJ talks about the occult history that is mentioned in the book, Carmen recaps the book and then they all go through diiscussion questions.

    Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-page

    Listen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias Unknown 

    The next book club read is Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas, if you want to purchase the book, check out the Espooky Tales bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-list

    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 on Discord!

    For more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/

    Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, additional and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales

    Get Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/

    Find us on YouTube:https://youtube.com/@espookytales

    Thank you for listening!

    Mailing Address
    Espooky Tales
    PO BOX 3234
    Vancouver, WA 98668

    • 1 hr 30 min
    Haunted House in Chile and Flordelis: the Scandalous Supermom of Brazil

    Haunted House in Chile and Flordelis: the Scandalous Supermom of Brazil

    Flordelis Dos Santos De Souza was a famous gospel singer, pastor, congresswoman and known as the Mother of Brazil. A supermom who saved kids in need, she adopted 55 kids. One day, her fame and fortune came crashing down. 

    On this episode of Espooky Tales, Cristina shares the story of Brazil's supermom, MJ talks about a haunted house in Chile and Carmen reads the listener story. 

    If you have a spooky story to share, email Espookytales@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at call the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord! Thank you so much for sending your stories!

    Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/

    Check out Murders, a new Scary FM podcast wherever you listen to podcasts

    For more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/

    Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/Sb3AHZfU6J

    Find us on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

    Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-page

    Find the book club list on bookshop https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-list

    Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, additional and more! Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales

    Get Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/

    Get your True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival tickets: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/

    Mailing Address
    Espooky Tales
    PO BOX 3234
    Vancouver, WA 98668

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Solar Eclipse Legends and the LeBaron Cult (part two)

    Solar Eclipse Legends and the LeBaron Cult (part two)

    The LeBaron Cult murdered people from 1974 to 1988 and it has roots in Chihuahua, Mexico. 
    On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen and MJ about the murders committed by LeBaron cult and the cult's downfall. MJ shares different legends about solar eclipses and Carmen reads the listener story. 

    If you have a spooky story to share, email Espookytales@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at call the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord! Thank you so much for sending your stories!

    Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/

    Check out Murders, a new Scary FM podcast wherever you listen to podcasts

    For more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/

    Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/Sb3AHZfU6J

    Find us on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

    Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-page

    Find the book club list on bookshop https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-list

    Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, additional and more! Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales

    Get Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/

    Get your True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival tickets: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/

    Mailing Address
    Espooky Tales
    PO BOX 3234
    Vancouver, WA 98668

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Ghostly Apparitions and the LeBaron Cult (part one)

    Ghostly Apparitions and the LeBaron Cult (part one)

    The LeBaron Cult murdered people from 1974 to 1988 and it has roots in Chihuahua, Mexico. 
    On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen and MJ about the history of the LeBaron cult and how they ended up in Mexico. MJ shares three stories, one from La Mano Peluda, another from her parents and the third from Podcast Extranormal. FIrst, Carmen reads the listener story. 

    Thank you so much for sending your stories! If you have a spooky story to share, email Espookytales@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at call the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!

    Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: pod.link/1618282564

    Check out Murders, a new Scary FM podcast wherever you listen to podcasts

    For more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/

    Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/Sb3AHZfU6J

    Find us on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

    Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-page

    Find the book club list on bookshop https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-list

    Want to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, additional and more! Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/Espookytales

    Get Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/

    Get your True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival tickets: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/

    Mailing Address
    Espooky Tales
    PO BOX 3234
    Vancouver, WA 98668

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Haunted Port Townsend: Spirits of Point Wilson Lighthouse with PNW Haunts and Homicides

    Haunted Port Townsend: Spirits of Point Wilson Lighthouse with PNW Haunts and Homicides

    This week we’re exploring the haunted history of Port Townsend, WA at the Point Wilson Lighthouse in Fort Worden State Park, with Cristina from Espooky Tales. The current Keeper of the Light, Mel, guides us to the top of the lighthouse. Sharing history, paranormal encounters, and some exciting things currently happening here. Join us as we share what we encountered during our stay in the Keeper’s Duplex, and delve into the paranormal investigations and spooky stories surrounding this historic lighthouse.
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    Thanks for supporting our show creepy people! XOXO, Caitlyn & Cassie  https://linktr.ee/pnwhauntsandhomicides

    Find PNW Haunts & Homicides on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher - and many more!
    https://podcasts.apple.com/.../pnw-haunts.../id1566754620

    If we’re not available on a platform you use you can listen to new episodes on our website
    https://pnwhauntsandhomicides.buzzsprout.com

    Support the show  
    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hauntshomicides
    https://www.patreon.com/PNWHauntsandHomicides

    • 1 hr

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
173 Ratings

173 Ratings

CatalinalistensinCA ,

Love the trio!

Really enjoying the 3 of you together, and happy to see MJ back. Loved the hilarious banter and the giggles! It cracks me up when Carmen triggers a giggle fest out of everyone (including me!). 😂

qrwysba ,

SUPER LOVE

I love your show ! I love that you talk about all kinds of scary stories and folklore but I love y’all’s attention to detail on the Central American ! I’m Nicaraguan and I love hearing about Central America ! By far my favorite country podcast you guys are so funny and it’s like listening to my friends! ❤️❤️ keep it up !

iss1984 ,

Basura!

Came for the “ESPOOKY” left because the constant political and man hating commentary. Bbbbyyyyeeeeeee!

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