Nocturno: Tales From the Shadows

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In a series of therapy sessions, a young woman recounts her obsessive romance with a mysterious musician who may not be human at all.

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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.

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As she prepares to leave Ecuador for the first time, a young woman is accidentally cursed by her best friend's unspoken love, setting off a journey to reclaim her soul before it's lost forever.

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After playing a strange video game won at a carnival, a boy and his sister summon something monstrous into their home.

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We’re back with Season Two.
Hosted by Danny Trejo, Nocturno: Tales from the Shadows returns with chilling stories inspired by the legends and dark folklore of Latin America.
Keep the lights on.

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Join host Danny Trejo and the creators of Nocturno for a behind-the-scenes look at the legends and lore that inspired these terrifying tales. You won't want to miss these real life terrors!

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When a teenage activist encounters a whistling graveyard spirit searching for the bones of her lost son, his search for justice unravels the dark secrets of his own family who recently fled Venezuela.

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When the government quietly reopens a century old railway in Central America to carry “bomb trains” without public attention, a stalled train containing highly combustible materials comes under attack by the legendary Sisimite.

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After the tragic loss of her sister and stillborn niece, midwife Mercedes is drawn into a scandal when a mysterious illness sweeps through their small Mexican town and people start accusing her sinful sister of coming back as a Cihuateteo (an Aztec vampire).

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When an ER nurse is killed by a possessed patient in a Mexican hospital, she is given a unique chance to return as a “ghost nurse” in order to help those transitioning... an opportunity she takes to avenge her death.

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While investigating a murder in Los Angeles, a detective uncovers signs linking the victim to Santa Muerte – a blasphemous cult figure or a protective spirit depending on who you ask. The clues lead him to a dangerous intersection of religion, the occult, and his own faith to bring the killer to justice.

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Stranded underground in the mines of Bolivia, a wealthy mining tycoon and his team must endure the night as they find themselves in the nest of a corrupt, bloodthirsty presence.

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