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December 23, 2025 • 23 mins

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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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Greetings at Bien Veniel's, fellow seekers of the dark.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
I'm Danny three.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Welcome to Nocturnal Tales from the Shadow. By the enchanted
frames of this fire, we transcend time and space to
enter the darkest depths of the Latin American imagination, legend
and lore, passed down through the years and retold with

(00:37):
a twist.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Tonight, we decend into the eerie world of Mexican folklore,
where a vampiric witch is said to Rome.

Speaker 3 (00:46):
By day she's a human, just like you and me,
But by night she takes her true shape and feeds
on the blood of the living. And I hear she's
getting hungry.

Speaker 4 (01:12):
I adjure you, ancient serpent, by the charge of the
living and the dead. Depart from this servant of God,
depend deceiver, enemy of virtue. Jesus, give way to Christ,

(01:49):
our savior, in whom you have no powers. Cut cut, wait, wait, wait,
I want to do another one.

Speaker 5 (02:09):
How is it sounding not take maney on them?

Speaker 6 (02:12):
It was great?

Speaker 5 (02:13):
Okay, perfect, I'm just gonna grab a little inserts. You
can go record ambient sounds in a town nearby.

Speaker 7 (02:17):
Okay, sounds good? Uh night ambience for two right?

Speaker 5 (02:21):
Oh please, I need as much material as possible, and
you know, try to find some cool spots.

Speaker 8 (02:25):
You need to go to the woods or something.

Speaker 5 (02:27):
Alrighty oh and Marie, I know this is a big one, okay,
and counting on you. Just instincts and bring me back
something special. Yeah, you got it all right, won't let
you down.

Speaker 9 (02:39):
Let me see.

Speaker 5 (02:40):
Okay, everyone, we're moving to insert shots, insert shots.

Speaker 10 (02:44):
Come on, Hi there, welcome to DRIs Luna's in.

Speaker 7 (03:03):
Hi. I'm checking in name, Maria. I know how you lying.

Speaker 8 (03:10):
One?

Speaker 11 (03:10):
Not only yeah?

Speaker 12 (03:13):
Uh?

Speaker 7 (03:13):
Do you know if there are any quiet areas around town?

Speaker 11 (03:17):
Sure?

Speaker 13 (03:18):
Quietly for a date?

Speaker 9 (03:21):
Oh no, no, no, We're shooting a film in the
city and I'm recording audio.

Speaker 7 (03:25):
I'm just looking for peaceful spots. Any recommendations, Absolutely.

Speaker 14 (03:30):
This sounds pretty quiet overall. Just stay away from main
street and you should be fine.

Speaker 7 (03:34):
Got it. I heard there's a forest nearby. How do
I get there?

Speaker 10 (03:39):
Just past the old church.

Speaker 14 (03:40):
You'll see a dirt path that leads into the woods.

Speaker 13 (03:43):
It's not marked.

Speaker 14 (03:44):
The locals use it all the time.

Speaker 7 (03:45):
Wonderful, Thanks, great, my pleasure.

Speaker 14 (03:50):
Here's your key, mister lar We hope you enjoy your stay.
And if I may try not to wander around the
woods alone at night.

Speaker 15 (03:58):
Okay, thanks, Hi, I us meo, Mariano.

Speaker 13 (04:14):
I can't believe today is the day.

Speaker 16 (04:16):
I am so nervous, I mean excited nervous, but still
it's hits a lot.

Speaker 13 (04:22):
Maybe you can.

Speaker 16 (04:23):
Give me a little pep talk before this whole thing starts.

Speaker 13 (04:26):
When will you be here, Mariano? Pick up?

Speaker 16 (04:30):
Hey Mariano, I just asked my mom to grab you,
but she couldn't find you. I'm getting worried. You're not
replying to any of my messages. Are you Okay?

Speaker 13 (04:41):
I gotta go.

Speaker 16 (04:42):
Please please come see me as soon.

Speaker 12 (04:43):
As you're here.

Speaker 1 (04:45):
M hm.

Speaker 7 (04:50):
I'm sorry, Andy. It is nice and quiet town ambience.
Take one.

Speaker 11 (05:20):
Shit, hey Grace.

Speaker 13 (05:24):
Hey Mariano, where are you?

Speaker 7 (05:26):
Yeah, I'm not coming.

Speaker 13 (05:29):
What do you mean you're not coming? Are you serious?

Speaker 7 (05:33):
I'm working?

Speaker 12 (05:34):
What it is?

Speaker 13 (05:35):
Andrea's the wedding.

Speaker 7 (05:36):
I know, I know, I know, I know, but I
couldn't get out of this shoot. This is a once
in a lifetime opportunity, and the director took a big
chance on me.

Speaker 11 (05:43):
Really, dude, what are you look?

Speaker 13 (05:46):
I am not telling Andrea so you were going to
have to.

Speaker 11 (05:48):
Tell him I already did.

Speaker 13 (05:51):
Okay, look, I cannot believe this. You should be here.
There's no excuse to not be here.

Speaker 12 (05:57):
I know, I know.

Speaker 13 (05:58):
Okay, Well, I will see you later.

Speaker 17 (06:01):
I guess I have fun.

Speaker 6 (06:05):
Can't wait to see the pictures.

Speaker 13 (06:07):
Bye.

Speaker 7 (06:14):
Town Ambience Take two?

Speaker 13 (06:25):
Burger, no cheese?

Speaker 7 (06:27):
Thank you?

Speaker 10 (06:30):
So dining alone?

Speaker 7 (06:31):
Yeah, I'm working, just taking a quick break.

Speaker 6 (06:34):
Oh yeah, what do you do.

Speaker 7 (06:36):
I'm a sound engineer. I'm recording ambiance for a film today.

Speaker 8 (06:40):
M M, good fancy we're at.

Speaker 7 (06:43):
The town nearby, that's the one. I'm heading back there
as soon as I finish eating.

Speaker 12 (06:51):
What.

Speaker 13 (06:52):
Well, I wouldn't want to be there at night if
I were you.

Speaker 7 (06:55):
Why not?

Speaker 13 (06:57):
It's haunted.

Speaker 7 (06:59):
I don't believe in ghosts.

Speaker 14 (07:01):
I'm not talking about ghosts that lives on the edge
of that town.

Speaker 8 (07:06):
In the woods.

Speaker 9 (07:07):
The what now, I'm sorry, I don't I don't know
what that is.

Speaker 13 (07:14):
I hope you never find out.

Speaker 8 (07:17):
Enjoy your burger.

Speaker 9 (07:19):
Okay, Town Ambience Night Take one, Town Woods Ambience Night,

(07:54):
Take one?

Speaker 7 (08:00):
Is that a cave? Cave Ambience?

Speaker 12 (08:20):
Night?

Speaker 7 (08:20):
Take one? Okay, I guess that's enough.

Speaker 10 (09:01):
Welcome back, mister regular.

Speaker 7 (09:04):
I was starting to worry about you. Thank you. I'm okay.
That's great to know.

Speaker 18 (09:11):
No, I'm fine.

Speaker 7 (09:12):
Thanks.

Speaker 12 (09:26):
Can you open this? Okay?

Speaker 18 (09:30):
Yeah?

Speaker 7 (09:31):
Hold on second? Okay, cave ambience night take one? Mm hmm,
it's just silence. Maybe I didn't need this.

Speaker 12 (09:53):
Huh?

Speaker 7 (09:58):
Who was that? Okay?

Speaker 18 (10:13):
Slash light?

Speaker 17 (10:15):
Flash light?

Speaker 7 (10:16):
Where are you?

Speaker 18 (10:19):
There?

Speaker 12 (10:20):
You are?

Speaker 17 (10:30):
Hello?

Speaker 6 (10:31):
Is anybody in there?

Speaker 7 (10:36):
No one?

Speaker 12 (10:39):
Okay?

Speaker 9 (10:39):
Let me maybe if I if I record and play back?

Speaker 6 (10:48):
Is anybody in there?

Speaker 11 (10:54):
Is anybody in there?

Speaker 12 (10:55):
Yeah?

Speaker 6 (10:56):
Yeah, I'm in here. Hello.

Speaker 17 (11:01):
Why can't I hear her life?

Speaker 16 (11:03):
Hello?

Speaker 12 (11:06):
Huh?

Speaker 14 (11:13):
Oh?

Speaker 16 (11:14):
Thank god?

Speaker 6 (11:15):
What happened?

Speaker 19 (11:16):
My foot is pined beneath this rock?

Speaker 7 (11:18):
Oh child, let me take a look.

Speaker 17 (11:21):
Here.

Speaker 7 (11:21):
I brought you some water.

Speaker 13 (11:24):
Thank you.

Speaker 19 (11:25):
I'm Daniel.

Speaker 7 (11:26):
By the way, Mariata. You're awfully calm for someone who's trapped.

Speaker 19 (11:32):
I have hope now because you're here.

Speaker 7 (11:38):
How long have you been down here?

Speaker 19 (11:40):
I don't know, five maybe seven hours?

Speaker 6 (11:43):
And you're alone?

Speaker 12 (11:45):
Yeah.

Speaker 14 (11:45):
I hike nearby every morning.

Speaker 6 (11:48):
Got curious, hud.

Speaker 14 (11:50):
Really, I've seen this cave on my hikes before, but
this morning I.

Speaker 19 (11:54):
Heard tiny mows and you try to save a kitten
and I did. Poor little guy was lost. Scared.

Speaker 12 (12:00):
Hm.

Speaker 7 (12:01):
I just wasn't as lucky.

Speaker 12 (12:02):
Huh.

Speaker 7 (12:04):
You didn't call anyone for help.

Speaker 11 (12:07):
I tried.

Speaker 13 (12:08):
There's no reception in here.

Speaker 9 (12:10):
Yeah, sounds like today's not your lucky day.

Speaker 8 (12:15):
I guess you could say that.

Speaker 7 (12:20):
Alright, I'm gonna.

Speaker 17 (12:22):
Try to move the rock.

Speaker 5 (12:24):
Huh, that's too heavy.

Speaker 7 (12:32):
M This isn't gonna work.

Speaker 17 (12:37):
We'll have to think of something else.

Speaker 12 (12:39):
You've got gray eyes, Uh.

Speaker 7 (12:42):
I think so.

Speaker 17 (12:42):
Sometimes they change color depends on what I'm wearing.

Speaker 19 (12:46):
They're beautiful.

Speaker 7 (12:49):
Are are you in pain?

Speaker 19 (12:50):
I can feel my leg anymore, but I I don't
think anything's broken.

Speaker 7 (12:54):
Okay, good good. I'm gonna look around. Maybe there's something here,
uh that can help?

Speaker 17 (13:03):
Mm uh ooh.

Speaker 6 (13:05):
Uh how about this brine? I can use it as
a lover.

Speaker 13 (13:09):
Is it big enough?

Speaker 12 (13:11):
Mm?

Speaker 7 (13:11):
Let's find out.

Speaker 19 (13:14):
Uh yeah, fuck, maybe you should go get help, call
the police, let them take care of it. It it's
Saturday night. I'm sure you've got somewhere to be.

Speaker 12 (13:32):
Huh.

Speaker 6 (13:33):
I don't know I've got I've got nowhere to be.

Speaker 20 (13:35):
You're lying.

Speaker 9 (13:37):
I mean I I should have been at my friend's
wedding and you missed it Because I did.

Speaker 7 (13:42):
I didn't wanna see her get married uh, Andrea, she's
she's the love of my life.

Speaker 19 (13:48):
She chose someone else and you stayed friends with her.

Speaker 7 (13:51):
No, it's it's not like that.

Speaker 19 (13:52):
It's ooh you never told her?

Speaker 9 (13:57):
Yeah, she she doesn't know.

Speaker 12 (13:59):
HM.

Speaker 19 (14:02):
For what it's worth, I think she would have chosen
you if you had How do you know? How could
anyone not choose you?

Speaker 21 (14:11):
I I I I know what I can use as
a as a lover, My tire iron.

Speaker 6 (14:16):
It's a it's in my car.

Speaker 13 (14:17):
That's a good idea.

Speaker 17 (14:18):
Yeah, I'll I'll be back.

Speaker 13 (14:19):
I'm not going anywhere.

Speaker 12 (14:21):
Okay, where is it?

Speaker 2 (14:34):
Give me all.

Speaker 12 (14:41):
I got?

Speaker 17 (14:42):
The tire iron.

Speaker 19 (14:44):
I can't believe you're doing all of this for me.

Speaker 13 (14:46):
You barely know me.

Speaker 6 (14:48):
What else am I gonna do?

Speaker 17 (14:49):
Leave you here to die?

Speaker 7 (14:53):
Alright?

Speaker 9 (14:54):
If this doesn't work, I'll call nine one one, but
I'm staying with you until they get here.

Speaker 14 (14:57):
You're a good man, Mariano.

Speaker 19 (15:00):
Next time you fall in.

Speaker 17 (15:01):
Love, don't hold back.

Speaker 7 (15:08):
You're so beautiful.

Speaker 6 (15:11):
Al alright, alright, let's let's try this. Lever it's working.
What a.

Speaker 11 (15:32):
What are you thinking about the words?

Speaker 6 (15:34):
You're blinding my neck? What are you going?

Speaker 11 (15:37):
Get off? You're not human? You're the you're the hell
out with poochie.

Speaker 8 (15:55):
I'm longry nine one one. What's your emergency?

Speaker 7 (16:19):
Hi?

Speaker 8 (16:20):
Hi?

Speaker 11 (16:21):
I mean the woods near hick Stinkle. I need help.

Speaker 17 (16:24):
I'm bleeding.

Speaker 12 (16:25):
You're bleeding.

Speaker 13 (16:26):
Are you injured?

Speaker 17 (16:27):
Yeah?

Speaker 12 (16:27):
What kind of injured?

Speaker 6 (16:29):
A bite?

Speaker 18 (16:30):
She bit me?

Speaker 12 (16:31):
Who bit you?

Speaker 17 (16:32):
The cloud bouchie?

Speaker 12 (16:34):
Sir?

Speaker 13 (16:35):
Is this a joke? What?

Speaker 20 (16:37):
No, no, please, you gotta help me, damn it. I
gotta get out of here. Oh shit, my sound equipment?

Speaker 12 (16:48):
Fuck?

Speaker 8 (17:01):
Hm?

Speaker 6 (17:03):
Where are eager?

Speaker 12 (17:09):
How fun?

Speaker 17 (17:15):
Stop you?

Speaker 11 (17:39):
Please stop?

Speaker 17 (17:41):
Please?

Speaker 11 (17:41):
Please stop?

Speaker 17 (17:55):
Where I start?

Speaker 11 (17:58):
Look cap bitch.

Speaker 22 (18:05):
I'm gonna be okay, okay, Oh god, to be okay?

Speaker 13 (18:34):
He has nobody.

Speaker 17 (18:35):
I know what Marianna?

Speaker 7 (18:36):
Would that you?

Speaker 11 (18:39):
What happened? Oh my god, you're bleeding. Someone called the doctor.

Speaker 12 (18:45):
Hurry.

Speaker 16 (18:46):
You're gonna be okay, Okay, I'm sorry, I'm fly.

Speaker 17 (18:54):
Don't worry about it.

Speaker 13 (18:56):
I think we should take him to a hospital. I
can try.

Speaker 11 (19:00):
Just he's trying to say something.

Speaker 12 (19:06):
I love you.

Speaker 8 (19:09):
I love you too, silly.

Speaker 7 (19:10):
I just know.

Speaker 11 (19:13):
I love you.

Speaker 17 (19:15):
What you love me?

Speaker 12 (19:18):
I'm sorry.

Speaker 19 (19:21):
You No no, no, no, no no no, non't don't
talk with you.

Speaker 12 (19:27):
We're gonna take you to the hospital.

Speaker 11 (19:29):
Where is the doctor?

Speaker 21 (19:32):
You're gonna be fine.

Speaker 16 (19:33):
Well, we'll talk about this later, Okay.

Speaker 8 (19:37):
Be happy, okay.

Speaker 20 (19:40):
No no no no no no no no no money,
I know, ya, no.

Speaker 17 (19:46):
Money, I know.

Speaker 11 (19:47):
Just wake up many, I know.

Speaker 12 (19:49):
Sweet, And I'm so sorry. Yeah, right in.

Speaker 6 (20:08):
My happening to him, I don't know what is going on?

Speaker 12 (20:20):
Fucking carry me?

Speaker 11 (20:27):
What is happening?

Speaker 17 (20:29):
Been away from me?

Speaker 12 (20:34):
What is that? So?

Speaker 11 (20:38):
Why?

Speaker 13 (20:38):
Why is he looking at me like that?

Speaker 12 (20:40):
Right? Why?

Speaker 13 (20:42):
I'll stay back?

Speaker 1 (21:05):
They say it to twelve priests, all anointed in sacred oils,
draped in crimson and gold. To bind her. They brought incense,
thickest fog chance that cracked the stone and.

Speaker 18 (21:24):
Sealed her in that cave. They buried her under prayers
and salt, so that not even the wind could whisper
her name until Mariano set her free.

Speaker 2 (21:41):
So if you ever find yourself near Extingco, don't wander
into the woods alone.

Speaker 21 (21:58):
Nocturno Tables from the Shadows was produced by Sonoro in
partnership with Iheartmichael to the Podcast Network, Produced and directed
by Luisa Luardo Castillo, Developed and produced by Bettina Lopez.
Executive produced by Royal Pearson, Arlene Santana and Leo Gomez
for iHeart, and Camilla Victoriano and Josio Weinstein for Sonato.

(22:21):
This episode was written by Lucy Luna. Performances in this
episode by Danny Trejo, Alexandre Flores, Natalia Vijegas, Aila Eloi Calizo, Booster,
Anastacia Ledec, Marilyn Sanabrier, Constantine Cascante, Philippe Baugian, Marcelo Tubert

(22:46):
and Luisa Sophia Our supervising producers get In Sachaidis, Recording
engineering and sound design by Cassandra Tinajero and Andres Bayena,
with helped by Emiliano Quintan and Diego Campos. Casting a
coordination by Nick Milanes and Alex Gonzalez. Voices recorded at

(23:08):
the Invisible Studios, dg IS Studios, an Outloud Audio in
Los Angeles, the Relic Room in New York, Panoramic Audio
in Miami, sab Boom Bank Studios in Houston, and Caddy
Sound in Santa Fe, with engineering by Charles Carroll, Sharon Carney,
Stephen George David Luke, Elli, Gary Forbes, Jody Abbott, Ivan Coreas,

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