5 JUL 2024 · The Nightmare Box and Other Stories is Cynthia Gómez's debut collection. It is a magic-soaked love letter to Oakland, brimming with feminist rage. Its twelve stories center ordinary people—Latine, queer, working class-as they wield supernatural powers against oppression, loneliness, and dread. A young queer man finds love at a magical clothing shop—and the courage to stand up to the homophobic cops. A witch who makes custom nightmares wonders why all her victims are connected to the Black Panthers—and who she's really working for. A soon-to-be father encounters a mysterious hitchhiker who tries pulling him back to the days of his violent past. A brand-new vampire, freshly hired at the blood bank, delights in her heightened sexual desire and superhuman strength. Get the Nightmare Box here: https://www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-nightmare-box-and-other-stories-paperback-pre-order-releases-july-9th-/23?cs=true&cst=custom Follow Cynthia Gomez and her work on her website: https://cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com/ It's a book club episode! Carmen and Cristina had the pleasure to chat with Cynthia Gomez about her new book, the Nightmare Box and other stories, but a little bit of Stephen King, Sweet Valley High, ruining childhood favorites and more topics also come up.  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/ 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/ Use code ESPOOKY15 for 15% off your tickets!! Mailing Address Espooky Tales PO BOX 3234 Vancouver, WA 98668

28 JUN 2024 · Candi Kaine joins Carmen and Cristina on this episode to talk about her paranormal experiences, which include a very creepy doppenganger story and a shadow person. First, they read a listener story.  Find Candi Kaine's socials, YouTube and Tiktok here: https://ecstasymagic.com/ 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! Check out Cristina's new daily podcast https://episodes.fm/1735794761 wherever you listen to podcasts Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/ 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/ Use code ESPOOKY15 for 15% off your tickets!! Mailing Address Espooky Tales PO BOX 3234 Vancouver, WA 98668

21 JUN 2024 · Terror struck the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida in June 2016. The club was hosting their weekly Latin club when a man entered and opened fire. 49 were dead and over 50 were wounded. Over 90 percent of victims were Latinos. On today's episode of Espooky Tales, Carmen reads the listener story, MJ talks about haunted islands and paranormal news about aliens and the Vatican and Cristina talks about the Pulse Nightclub shooting (around minute 20) 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! Check out Cristina's new daily podcast https://episodes.fm/1735794761 wherever you listen to podcasts Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/ 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/ Use code ESPOOKY15 for 15% off your tickets!! Mailing Address Espooky Tales PO BOX 3234 Vancouver, WA 98668

14 JUN 2024 · In Puerto Rico, it is said La Llorona haunts the Puente de las Calabazas in the town of Coamo. But, that's not the only haunted bridge.  In this episode, MJ shares 3 legends from Puerto Rico and Cristina shares the case of Luis Angel Diaz Castro, a trans man from Puerto Rico.  Before that, Carmen reads a listener story and they listen to the rest of it. This listener story is a little longer than usual, but it is a weird one. What are your thoughts?  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! Check out Cristina's new daily podcast https://episodes.fm/1735794761 wherever you listen to podcasts Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/ 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/ Use code ESPOOKY15 for 15% off your tickets!! Mailing Address Espooky Tales PO BOX 3234 Vancouver, WA 98668

7 JUN 2024 · Homero Gómez González was a Mexican environmental activist, agricultural engineer, and politician. He was a manager of El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve, and he was very vocal about saving them. Untl the day he vanished. He was found dead about 3 weeks after his disappearance and many believe he was targeted because of his activism. Before the case of Homero, Cristina reads a few stories from a listener and just a warning, they are very sad!  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! Check out Cristina's new daily podcast https://episodes.fm/1735794761 wherever you listen to podcasts Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/ Listen to That Was Us Episodes released every Tuesday on https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/31275186/podcasts.apple.com?p=eyJzIjoiQzlTYldITFgzZExETFJhbkFPWUk1ZWFqUHhnIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMTI3NTE4NixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3BvZGNhc3RzLmFwcGxlLmNvbVxcXC9nYlxcXC9wb2RjYXN0XFxcL3RoYXQtd2FzLXVzXFxcL2lkMTc0NDQwMTU1MVwiLFwiaWRcIjpcImMzMmRiMmU3NzczODRlMTA4Mzg5ZDk2NTFhYjhlMmQ3XCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiMGM2MmM0ZDkzY2I1YTVlZWViODNlZmQwODZmMjc2NGQ3MzdlYjBjMFwiXX0ifQ, https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/31275186/open.spotify.com?p=eyJzIjoiM3V0MWhhcE12Z1B1WXE3dWFOZURIS0QwVDBvIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMTI3NTE4NixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL29wZW4uc3BvdGlmeS5jb21cXFwvc2hvd1xcXC8yTnN2SDJEc2FLU0lZcXJxQjBJMzhPP3NpPVJMOUExM1ljUUwtaEk3Z0JvTk5aZkFcIixcImlkXCI6XCJjMzJkYjJlNzc3Mzg0ZTEwODM4OWQ5NjUxYWI4ZTJkN1wiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImJkNjZjMWQ4MGRmMDgyN2VjYTUzZDE1MThiMzY5NTU2NzAyNjdkNDdcIl19In0 and video on https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/31275186/www.youtube.com?p=eyJzIjoiTmNoaDZxZ3VEdVdaMnFiSzk2Si1wdk9LRWJrIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMTI3NTE4NixcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVxcXC9AVGhhdFdhc1VzXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiYzMyZGIyZTc3NzM4NGUxMDgzODlkOTY1MWFiOGUyZDdcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJhOTlmNzcyOWY4ZGE3MjQ1OGNkMjVkNTlmNWM3ZTY0OGMyMWM4OTllXCJdfSJ9. 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/ Use code ESPOOKY15 for 15% off your tickets!! Mailing Address Espooky Tales PO BOX 3234 Vancouver, WA 98668 Sources:  The Guardian of the Monarchs documentary on Netflix https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/monarch-butterflies-become-a-powerful-symbol-for-justice-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-commentary/#:~:text=Monarch%20butterflies%20are%20important%20cultural,both%20sides%20of%20the%20border. https://www.saveourmonarchs.org/blog/cross-cultural-symbology-of-the-monarch-butterfly https://globalearthrepairfoundation.org/homero-gomez-gonzalez/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/he-told-me-of-his-battle-to-save-the-monarch-butterfly-from-illegal-loggers-now-hes-gone-missing/2020/01/23/353a6a94-3dea-11ea-afe2-090eb37b60b1_story.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51304857 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homero_G%C3%B3mez_Gonz%C3%A1lez 

24 MAY 2024 · Nursery rhymes are told to kids for fun and learning but some of them have some intertesting origins and strange words. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the possible origins of Sana Sana, Colita de Rana and other dark nursery rhymes that neither one of them had heard before. But first, 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! Check out Cristina's new daily podcast https://episodes.fm/1735794761 wherever you listen to podcasts Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/ 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/ Use code ESPOOKY15 for 15% off your tickets!! Mailing Address Espooky Tales PO BOX 3234 Vancouver, WA 98668

17 MAY 2024 · 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! Check out Cristinaa's new daily podcast https://episodes.fm/1735794761 wherever you listen to podcasts Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/ 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/ Use code ESPOOKY15 for 15% off your tickets!! Mailing Address Espooky Tales PO BOX 3234 Vancouver, WA 98668

10 MAY 2024 · MJ shares three different legends from the Mexican state of Zacatecas and Cristina shares the case of Victoria Pamela Salas, a femicide that took place 2017 in Cuidad Mexico. First, Carmen reads a listener story and they end with spooky recommendations. There are some tangents involving Kendrick Lamar, Drake and the Canadian teen drama, Degrassi.  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! Check out Cristinaa's new daily podcast https://episodes.fm/1735794761 wherever you listen to podcasts Listen to Carmen and Cristina talk about Latin American history on Historias Unknown on any podcast app: https://www.historiasunknown.com/follow/ 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

3 MAY 2024 · 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 https://episodes.fm/1735794761 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 MAY 2024 · 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 https://www.historiasunknown.com/  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