Susto

Susto

Susto is the podcast of paranormal folklore from Latin American and Hispanic cultures. Hosted by Adrian...or Ayden. Either way!

Episodes

January 8, 2026 35 mins
Mariachis! Demons! Ichabod??? The first episode of Susto in 2026 is here and YOU'RE the star! Buckle up for another installment of Letters From the Beyond!


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Black Christmas (2006) | Updating a classic for the Saw era

On Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.

If there's one thing I'm not nostalgic for, it's the extreme horror trend of the 2000's

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December 18, 2025 125 mins
Parapeculiar Museum
Parapeculiar Podcast
The Real Ghosts Of Podcast
The ParaHouse Patreon


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December 11, 2025 51 mins
On this episode of Somewhere in the Skies, Ryan dives deep into the iconic 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, unraveling the chilling encounters that unfolded between U.S. Air Force personnel on the edge of the Cold War. With rare audio interviews and chilling on-scene tape recordings from the military witnesses at the time, he breaks down the key players, the dramatic nights in the forest, and the decades of controversy that fol...
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December 4, 2025 38 mins
Welcome to the 2025 Susto Swap-a-thon! Major thanks to Houston Strange for dropping by the feed!

Is this a genuine first hand Zozo encounter??? I don't know that I necessarily believe in "demons" or ancient entities but I know for sure that I believe Stephanie and that this is a f***** scary f***** story...

Houston Strange is a paranormal podcast based in Houston, Texas, hosted by Adam. Explore haunted houses, ghost stories, and eeri...
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November 27, 2025 95 mins
For Susto's final episode of 2025, we have a monster of an episode for you! In this episode, Ayden tells the tale of the Mayan Bat diety known as the Camazotz. Then, he interviews comic-creator Rafael Flores all about his comic, the Return of Camazotz!


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November 13, 2025 67 mins
Won't you be a dear and help an elderly person out? It could be the last thing you do! In this episode, Ayden takes a bite out of Bolivian folklore and tells a story about a vampiric entity that feeds off of your kindness!


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October 30, 2025 51 mins
Is that a new tattoo did that piercing effing hurt?! In this episode of Susto, Ayden sits down with the artists of Lost Edge Tattoo in Austin to chat all things spooky, culture, and ink! (WHILE getting yatted up!

Watch the full video on Youtube.

Find Gabriels work here!

Book with Lost Edge Tattoo!

Special thank you to Aaron Martick for camera operation.



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October 16, 2025 43 mins
Thank you Austin Public Library for always giving the ghouls a scary good time! Please enjoy this collection of stories from attendee's at APL's Hallo-Weird event!


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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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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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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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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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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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"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'.

Enter the Instagram giveaway for your chance to win a signed copy of Montrilio!

ISSUE 81 of American Short Fiction
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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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