Nocturno: Tales From the Shadows
Nocturno: Tales From the Shadows
If you think you know the scariest campfire stories, you’ve never heard the bone-chilling legends that hide in the shadows of Latin America. This horror anthology will transport you to various Latin American countries where age-old stories are given a modern twist that are guaranteed to keep you up at night. Dare to creep south of the border… and fear what you hear.Social links:
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Death's Highway: A Tale of The Cart of the Damned
A trucker driving through the Mexican desert must confront a deadly secret when a ghostly hitchhiker warns him of a cursed cart that comes for the damned.
27:57
Flor de Sangre: A Tale of Xochipilli
When a queer musician is invited to play at an isolated music festival, he’s pulled into a spiritual war between the god of art and the new wave hippies exploiting its power.
31:54
Blood Bound: A Tale of El Cucuy
When a YA horror author seeks therapy for a deepening depression, his claims of a childhood abduction by El Cucuy pull his therapist into a chilling descent through folklore and trauma, where the line between what’s real and what’s not starts to unravel.
37:24
A Voice in the Cave: A Tale of The Tlahuelpuchi
A sound engineer is sent to a remote town to record audio for a film, but when he captures the voice of a woman trapped in a cave, he discovers something sinister.
23:55
A Cemí in Brooklyn: A Tale of The Cemís
After his grandmother’s death, a young man inherits her botanica—and the wrath of a Puerto Rican Cemí spirit that was never meant to be set free.
27:47
Good Ole Boy: A Tale of El Cadejo
As a retired border guard records his memories for posterity, his loyal dog begins acting strangely, and an ancient spirit forces him to confront a violent past he’s tried to forget.
39:43
Night Racket: A Tale of Yohualtepuztli
When a thief poses as a night guard to rob a cursed hacienda, he and his partner uncover a supernatural secret: the treasure they’re after is bound to an ancient legend, and they’ll have to survive until sunrise to claim it.
32:46
Ill Fated: A Tale of San Pascualito
A broke med student moves into a dirt-cheap building, only to discover the landlady is offering her tenants as tribute to San Pascualito Rey in exchange for her failing health.
26:49
Soul Mate: A Tale of El Sombrerón
In a series of therapy sessions, a young woman recounts her obsessive romance with a mysterious musician who may not be human at all.
37:04
The Sky Remembers: A Tale of Ceja de Selva
In the Peruvian jungle, two documentary filmmakers uncover a cosmic debt tied to colonial violence—and learn too late that the takers are now the taken.
28:46