Monstras

By Brenda and Orquidea

Brenda Salguero and Dr. Orquidea Morales use their expertise and experiences, to explore the world of Latin American and Latinx folklore, horror, and monsters... more

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The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.

Monstras episodes:

May 30, 2022 La Patasola
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)
...more
55min
April 25, 2022 The Black Market Organ Trade
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
...more
1h
March 31, 2022 El Silbón
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
...more
1h 10min
February 21, 2022 The Douen
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 Jadoo
Cryptid Wiki
A Douen Epistemology: Caribbean Memory and Digital Archive
Douen Islands Project by Jeannine Murray-Román
...more
47min
January 24, 2022 Colonia Dignidad
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-VXChWMrM
Lazaro, 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.
...more
50min
October 25, 2021 Fact or Fiction: Halloween Special 2021
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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Show Notes:
Station wagon
...more
32min
October 11, 2021 Monsters in the Americas
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
...more
56min
August 30, 2021 El Tlacuache
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 Demons
Los Mitos del Tlacuache
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures
...more
50min
July 16, 2021 Movie Review: Escape Room Tournament of Champions
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!)
...more
52min
June 21, 2021 La Ciguapa
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
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57min

FAQs about Monstras:

How many episodes does Monstras have?

The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.