Afleveringen
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Hello! We are announcing that we are taking a bit of an extended break. Both of us have been quite busy lately (ugh responsibilities) and are tired. We have been working on this awesome project for a few years now but felt we were losing some steam. This break is meant to rejuvenate us! We love talking about monsters and would like to continue in the future.
Thank you to everyone who has listened to us! We seriously appreciate every single listener and supporter of this podcast! We still cannot believe people were interested in what we had to say. Special shout out to all of our Patreon supporters, who have really been amazing to us.
We will keep you posted on our social media channels and Brenda will continue to post on those once in a while.
Hasta luego Monstras!
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In 1996 the future of the townspeople of Varginha, Brazil changed when a group of young girls claimed to have witnessed a very stinky alien! Brenda dives into the story of the supposed alien crash that occurred in Varginha and turned the town into the Roswell of Latin America.
Merry Christmas and hopefully you all avoided a visit from an alien!
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As a reminder this episode was recorded earlier in the year and comes from our patreon only series Monstras After Dark.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In the Andes there is a legend of a man, usually a gringo, who wanders the streets at night looking for its next meal. He attacks solitary travelers with a knife dismembering them and consuming their fat for sustenance.
In this episode Orquidea describes the eerie legend of the Pishtaco and dissects its origins.
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As a reminder this episode was recorded earlier in the year and comes from our Patreon only series Monstras After Dark.
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Thousands of years ago the Maya sacrificed several adults and children in a cave. Left where their bodies fell, archaeologists have put together how they all died and why...
This episode is all about caves! Brenda talks about why she hates and loves caves and why this one in particular is so fascinating.
Reminder this episode is from our patreon series, which was recorded earlier this year. We also chose to release two of Brenda's in a row but usually we do switch off!
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We are on a 3 month break! But during that break we will be publishing some of our Monstras After Dark episodes, which are normally exclusive to our Patreon subscribers. If you enjoy this extra content please consider subscribing.
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In this episode of Monstras After Dark Brenda explores the different stories that exist about vagina dentata in Latin America. Beware: Orquidea is blushing throughout the episode. Also we talk a lot about vaginas and man eating vaginas, so this is definitely a PG-13 episode!
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Legends of small creatures that roam the forest have persisted amongst various cultures for centuries. In Latin America these small creatures are called Duendes and they are often described as mysterious and mischievous creatures. With their pointy ears, small stature and backwards feet they can be pretty non-threatening, at least until you hear some of the stories....
TW: Kidnapping, stalking and a small mention of SA in regards to the legend of the Sisimite
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes:
Good, Evil or Mischievous: The Legend of Latin America's Duende
Aluxes and Chaneques: mythological creatures from Mexico
El Duende Mythological Creature in El Salvador
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When most people hear the word witch or think about witchcraft they picture large pots of unknown substances brewing, pointy hats and brooms. But in Latin America witchcraft, or brujeria, comes in all sorts of beautiful and terrifying manners. Think chocolate potions and dried herbs.
We tackle some of the different types of brujeria in Latin America, but this episode is just the tip of the iceberg...
TW: mutilation, child kidnapping, domestic violence
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes:
El Chocolate, una pocima de brujas
Young Brujas
Rooting Contemporary Latinx Witchcraft Narratives in the Latin American Past
Were There Witch hunts in South America?
Into the Cave of Chiles Witches
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In the final installment of our summer long campaign to gross ourselves out, we examine one of the world's worst serial killers. Evidence points to this man killing upwards of 179+ children in Colombia. Please heed the trigger warnings!
TW: child murder, child death, child mutilation, murderer, serial killer, true crime, and just not great stuff
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes:
Biography of Luis Garavito
LA Times Article
The Worst Serial Killer in History
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Our summer of danger continues with the true and horrifying tale of Las Poquianchis. These four sisters, in partnership with the local authorities, went on to become, "Mexico's most feared women serial killers"
Tw: murder, rape, infanticide, human sex trafficking, please proceed with caution
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes:
Las Poquianchis
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Summer is here and so is the heat! Open windows can be spotted all throughout any neighborhood, letting in the cool outside breeze. No one ever thinks of who or what might take that open window as an invitation... Florencio Fernandez was a serial killer. Born in the town of Monteros, Tucuman, Argentina, he went on to brutally kill 15 women. Many of his victims had bite indentations on their neck. But what does the evidence say? Is Florencio Fernandez an innocent man, or a brutal vampiric serial murderer? Welcome to our three episode series on true crime called Verano Peligroso, or Dangerous Summer!
Tw: blood, murder, true crime
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes:
La Gaceta
Diario Uno
La Nacion
The Argentine Window Vampire
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The one legged woman that haunts the forest, tearing and consuming the flesh men dumb enough to mess with nature - La Patasola can be found in Colombia or Ecuador hopping around on one foot. We tell you how a regular woman became the protector of the forest...
Tw: infidelity, murder, child murder,
Music by Patrick Mullens & DylanTheFish
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Show Notes:
Patasola Song
La Patasola Cultura
El Rincon Colombiano
USC Folklore Archives
Curse of Patasola (the movie that looked bad)
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After a night of hard partying and drinking you wake up in a tub full of melted ice. Startled you stand up, only to notice a weird pulling sensation on your back. You lift up your shirt and you see a fresh and gnarly scar going up the side of your torso!
Have you heard of this urban legend before? Well we explore it's origins but also the real story behind people's organs going missing....
Tw: torture, exploitation of the poor, animal black market trade
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes:
The great kidney snatch myth
The Organ Detective: A Career Spent Uncovering A Hidden Global Market in Human Flesh
Black Market Jaguar Parts
The video of the weird nipple guy
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El Silbón terrorizes the drunk and angry men of los llanos in Colombia and Venezuela. If you hear a faint whistle it is too late, get ready to have your bones removed from your flesh and stuffed into a bag.
Tw: patricide, torture, murder, and a hint of attempted cannibalism
Music by Patrick Mullens & Julius_Galla
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Show Notes:
The Whistle Man Story (yes the restaurant)
Astonishing Legends
PBS Video
The Wild Hunt
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What happens if a child dies before it's baptized? Besides toiling away in the sheer agony of limbo, they can instead manifest as a Douen! These tiny creatures live in the forests of Trinidad and Tobago, causing mischief and sometimes a little bit of horror...
TW: babies, baby death, & general mischief
Music by Patrick Mullens & Setuniman
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Show Notes: Story by Joanna JadooCryptid WikiA Douen Epistemology: Caribbean Memory and Digital ArchiveDouen Islands Project by Jeannine Murray-Román -
What do you get when you mix a cult, Nazis, pedophilia and a close relationship with a dictator?
In 1961, Paul Schafer left Belgium to escape accusations of sexually abusing more than 30 children. Chile at the time was a hot spot for ex-Nazis fleeing the end of WWII and so he decided to make a new home there and name it Colonia Dignidad.
Along with 280 other Europeans he became the leader of this cloistered, odd, and torturous colony. In this month's episode find out all of Colonia Dignidad's dirty secrets...
TW: pedophilia (as already mentioned), Nazis, torture, genital mutilation (not detailed), and abuse
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ-VXChWMrMLazaro, Juan. "La tenebrosa Colonia Dignidad de Paul Schaefer; Juicio por violaciones sexuales y derechos humanos enfrenta ex nazi en Chile." El Diario La Prensa, Mar 27, 2005, pp. 16"Torture documents unearthed." National Catholic Reporter, vol. 41, no. 41, 23 Sept. 2005, p. 8. -
For Halloween we bring you some creepy stories by Albert and Jae from Coffee and Chisme. Inspired by Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction tv show, we invite you to listen and try to figure out which story is true and which one is fake. The truth is revealed at the end of the episode!
Make sure to listen to our stories on the Espooky Tales podcast on October 29th! You can also listen to their stories on Coffee and Chisme's podcast dropping on October 27th.
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Why is the Amazon rainforest named after a tribe of warrior women from Greek myth? When Columbus embarked on his journey to the Indies in 1492 he arrived in the "New World" with preconceived notions of what he would find there - including monsters.
Did Columbus and other explorers really encounter sirens, mermaids, and cannibals? Find out in this months' episode!
Tw: Cannibalism (so much), penis disfiguration, and Columbus
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes: From Amazons to Zombies - An Indigenous People's History of the United States -
The opossum is a strange creature that baffled the earliest colonizers exploring Latin America. Little did they know that the little creature had cemented itself into local folklore. We explore how the Tlacuache brought fire, mezcal, and joy to humanity.
TW: limp bizcuit
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes: How El Tlacuache Stole Mezcal from the DemonsLos Mitos del TlacuacheHandbook of Hispanic Cultures -
Spoiler free! We got a special screening of the movie Escape Room: Tournament of Champions. Check out the movie trailer!
We briefly go over the history of escape rooms, what we thought of the movie, and also feature a fantastic interview with Javi Kallback, a Latina Escape Room expert and creator from New Hampshire!
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Show Notes:
Portsmouth Escape Room
Brief History of Escape Rooms
Crimson Room - Escape Room Game (that you can still play!)
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Tales have persisted for over a century of a mysterious creature that lurks in the forests of the Dominican Republic. Both beautiful and deadly, her backwards feet lead men astray. But was her story created by one man, or was it a tale created before colonization...
Music by Patrick Mullens
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Show Notes: Poem - From "La Ciguapa Speaks" by Marianela Medrano-Marra, PhD - Laat meer zien
