Susto
Susto is the podcast of paranormal folklore from Latin American and Hispanic cultures. Hosted by Adrian...or Ayden. Either way!
Episodes
October 1, 2025 • 62 mins
If it quacks like a duck...but it looks like a sloth? It's an Antumía! In this episode, Ayden takes a plunge into the mystical river monsters of Panama. From creation story to shaman familiar, the Antumía has been there for it all!
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September 18, 2025 • 33 mins
Time warping spirits! Sleep paralysis curses! Visits from loved ones, hairy creatures, and sneaky ghouls! In this episode, Ayden shares listener submitted stories.
Sleep paralysis/La Pisadeira episode
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Sleep paralysis/La Pisadeira episode
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September 4, 2025 • 68 mins
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's extraterrestrial! In this episode, Ayden shares multiple accounts of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP aka UFO) over the ancient and mysterious city of Teotihuacan, Mexico!
La Garita del Diablo Episode
Estefanía Gutierrez Lázaro AKA The Vallecas Case Episode
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La Garita del Diablo Episode
Estefanía Gutierrez Lázaro AKA The Vallecas Case Episode
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August 21, 2025 • 45 mins
I CAN'T FIND MY KEYS!!! In this episode, Ayden resurrects one of his earliest episodes on Susto about mischievous little beings that hide in walls, steal your things, and cut off toes, Duendes!
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August 7, 2025 • 63 mins
Did that painting just look at me? In this episode, Ayden shares the legend of the supposedly haunted portrait of Clara García de Zúñiga.
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July 24, 2025 • 35 mins
Thank you so much to SLAYnie Hobbs for dropping in on the feed this week! Please follow Lanie's work here!
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July 10, 2025 • 60 mins
Also known as El Infierno Verde (the green hell), The Darién Gap is a stretch of jungle that connects Colombia and Panama. A place so dangerous, only those with no other choice would dare to cross in hopes of a better life. In this episode, Ayden shares a Susto original based on the jungle of death.
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June 26, 2025 • 55 mins
There's plenty of fish in the sea! And one really, REALLY big one! In this episode, Ayden takes a deep dive, and a bite out of, the story of El Demonio Negro. A mega-sized shark said to inhabit and terrorize the Sea of Cortez.
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June 12, 2025 • 46 mins
"What if a family had to love a monster?" In this episode of Susto, Ayden talks with author, Gerardo Sámano Córdova about his artistic journey, the cultural influences that shape his storytelling, and the themes of grief, acceptance, and queerness present in his work, particularly in his book 'Monstrilio'.
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ISSUE 81 of American Short Fiction
A Self-Appointe...
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ISSUE 81 of American Short Fiction
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May 29, 2025 • 34 mins
This house is not a home...In this episode of Susto, Ayden shared the woeful history of La Casa de los Tubos (The House of Tubes), a unique architectural project in Monterrey, Mexico, that turned tragic.
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May 15, 2025 • 43 mins
BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET OVER IT! In this episode, Ayden details the shocking legend of the Puente de Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs) from Comala, Mexico. A bridge said to be built with the blood of missing children.
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May 1, 2025 • 75 mins
WHATUP WITCHES! It finally happened! In this episode, Ayden interviews Alexis and Eric, the owners of City Alchemist in Austin, Texas. They discuss their backgrounds in spiritual practices, the intersection of brujeria and business, and the importance of community engagement.
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April 17, 2025 • 41 mins
Is that crying? In this episode. Ayden shares a story that revolves around the haunting of Room 101 at the Colonial Hotel in Brownsville, Texas, where a couple experiences terrifying supernatural events during the Charro Days festival!
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April 3, 2025 • 40 mins
There's plenty of fish in the sea! But only one him (El Tabudo). In this episode of Susto, Ayden dives into the cool water of the legend of a fresh-water guardian from Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador.
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March 20, 2025 • 34 mins
Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet. Known for her genre-bending works that blend crime, horror, and folklore, Pelayo shares her personal journey, including her Puerto Rican heritage, the impact of death and loss, and her work as a journalist; and how these experiences shape her writing. Pelayo's latest novel, Vanishing Daughters is now available!
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March 6, 2025 • 49 mins
Our father, who art in heaven...In this episode of Susto, Ayden delves into the haunted corridors and history of the Ex Convent of Santa Mónica in Puebla, Mexico. A building with a long, sordid history that has left scars and legends deep in the city.
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February 20, 2025 • 44 mins
This little light of miiine 🎶 In this episode, Ayden shares a story based on the legend of La Luz Mala, a supernatural, luminescent phenomenon originating from Uruguay.
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February 6, 2025 • 43 mins
Is that music? In this episode, Ayden tells a haunting tale about La Garita del Diablo (The Devil's Sentry Box), a legendary sentry box in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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ACLU Know Your Rights: Immigrants' Rights
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ACLU Know Your Rights: Immigrants' Rights
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January 23, 2025 • 43 mins
Sleep paralysis demons, six-foot-tall demons, haunted museum demons, Susto's got 'em all! 2025 may have started off rough but your ghost-host is unstoppable! Welcome to the new year ghouls!
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December 26, 2024 • 29 mins
Welcome to the final, cursed chapter of Susto's 2024 Swap-A-Thon! Our final fright feature is Getting Strange with Steffany Strange!
What is going on with Hollywood and doing the deed with the undead?
If you don't know what I'm talking about I mean S.E.X with ghosts! We have people who have reported to the media and been interviewed by news outlets about their marriages with spirits/ghosts.
We also have movies & shows like Caspe...
What is going on with Hollywood and doing the deed with the undead?
If you don't know what I'm talking about I mean S.E.X with ghosts! We have people who have reported to the media and been interviewed by news outlets about their marriages with spirits/ghosts.
We also have movies & shows like Caspe...
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