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.

Episodes

December 22, 2025 27 mins

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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December 3, 2025 32 mins

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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November 25, 2025 26 mins

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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November 18, 2025 37 mins

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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November 11, 2025 28 mins

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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December 31, 2024 30 mins

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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December 24, 2024 30 mins

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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December 17, 2024 24 mins

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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December 10, 2024 34 mins

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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December 3, 2024 24 mins

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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November 26, 2024 28 mins

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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November 19, 2024 34 mins

A seedy tour guide who leads an Instagram-worthy excursion to the ruins of Dr. Knoche’s 19th Century hacienda in Venezuela is confronted with a choice between murder and riches when he stumbles upon the re-animated corpse of Dr. Knoche himself.

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November 19, 2024 31 mins

After a painful breakup, a young woman in Oaxaca, Mexico purchases a love spell to help her move on, but haunting visions reveal an unsettling connection between her and a local bruja (witch).

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A Nuyorican TikToker ventures into the infamous area of La Perla in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico to film content at a guard house from the 1600s where it is rumored the devil takes souls, but instead gets caught in a hidden world of vengeful Taino spirits.

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November 5, 2024 32 mins

When a group of Goop-like holistic tourists explore a forbidden ruin in Guatemala, their quest for spiritual enlightenment becomes a deadly game of survival, pinning them against supernatural forces of the Underworld.

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