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In this episode, we examine the disappearance of six-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, a medically fragile child who was last seen months before authorities were alerted. What started as a routine welfare check turned into a disturbing investigation involving deception, alleged abuse, and a mother who fled the country just days after being questioned. But this story doesn’t end with a manhunt. As investigators uncovered the beliefs that the mother had, attention turned to a controversial and often misunderstood folk saint: La Santa Muerte. Through anthropology, history, and firsthand accounts, we explore whether this figure represents something sinister... or whether fear and cultural bias have distorted her meaning. This episode contains sensitive material and explores themes of child harm, belief, and justice. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

In the hills outside Philadelphia lies Duffy’s Cut, a stretch of railroad haunted by whispers, strange lights, and a century-old secret.  What began as a ghost story passed down through generations slowly revealed a hidden chapter of American history involving immigrant laborers, fear-driven violence, and a truth deliberately buried. This episode explores how folklore, science, and persistence converged to give voice to the forgotten dead and asks whether the spirits were ever really silent. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

Horror strikes in the schools of rural Malaysia as girls suddenly begin screaming, claiming that there are evil spirits around them. And in a shoe factory, more women (up to 30 at a time) begin acting strangely and displaying supernatural strength. In another case, a Chinese family in Malaysia begins experiencing a spiritual possession; something that only a bomoh, a spiritual healer, can help with. What makes these creepy cases so bizarre is that they were studied by psychiatrists through interviews, analysis, and professional diagnosis. Even to this day, they are considered to be cases of mass spiritual possession. Get our newsletter here: https://bio.scary.fm Find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincov HorrorStory.com

There is horror in the fields. When ranchers in Oregon stumble upon their most valuable bulls mysteriously mutilated, fear spreads across the community. No blood. No tracks. No answers. What they uncover connects to decades of eerie cases across the American West, and theories that reach far beyond the pastures. Cults? Aliens? Or something much worse? Join our free newsletter to get more stories: https://bio.scary.fm You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In this horror story, we'll explore the forests and rivers of Mexico exploring stories of duendes, "the little people", that have haunted generations in Latin America. Where did these stories come from and were they always considered works of the devil? I'll uncover chilling accounts of stolen souls, colonial battles over indigenous spirits, and the survival of ancient folklore in the shadows. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Email or DM! [email protected] Join us for more: https://bio.scary.fm HorrorStory.com

In the remote Šumava mountains of the Czech Republic, legends of giants, strange lights, and translucent beings are whispered through a mix of folklore and extraterrestrial mystery. From a prehistoric “Giant’s Castle” with glowing bones to Cold War–era UFO sightings ignored by radar, the region has long been a hotspot of unexplained phenomena. Some claim aliens refuel on its uranium-rich peaks, while others whisper of forest spirits luring wanderers away. Šumava remains one of Europe’s most unsettling landscapes of high strangeness, and today, we'll find out why. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.

In the winter of 1892, the quiet town of Exeter, Rhode Island, became the stage for one of New England’s most infamous cases of vampire panic. Tuberculosis, then called “consumption”, was killing families one by one, and superstition filled the gaps science couldn’t explain. When 19-year-old Mercy Brown died, neighbors whispered she wasn’t at rest… that she was undead and feeding on her brother from beyond the grave.  You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 1987, a family purchased a set of second-hand bunk beds for their young daughters. Almost immediately after they started being used, their children started reporting a strange apparition, visions, and objects moving on their own. Can objects be haunted? And if so, are there more true accounts that can prove it to us? In this episode, we explore the Tallman Bunkbeds Haunting, as well as mention the Hexham Heads Mystery, and the Haunted Dybbuk Box. Here's the story of the bunk beds on Unsolved Mysteries: https://youtu.be/aSJqmSfT62c You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 2019, a woman was spotted dancing on the street in Belgrade, Serbia. Rumors spread about her carrying a knife and chasing people, and bystanders were warned not to look her in the eye. Then in 2022, the video was shared on TikTok and it started an entire new type of digital lore, one that terrified those of us who believed we might encounter her out at night. She became known as The Serbian Dancing Lady, and I was surprised to find out that she was actually real. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In the shadow of Cold War paranoia, a secret Soviet experiment aims to push the limits of human endurance by keeping test subjects awake for an extended period using a mysterious gas. As the days stretch on, the experiment spirals beyond scientific control, revealing unsettling truths about the human mind, the nature of sleep, and the darkness that lies within us all. This is The Russian Sleep Experiment, a creepypasta story that gained traction and still unnerves us over a decade later. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

There is a chilling pattern of how governments have systematically dehumanized, displaced, and exterminated entire groups of people throughout history using bureaucratic steps. Drawing from real atrocities such as the Holocaust, the Khmer Rouge regime, the Rwandan genocide, and the Armenian genocide, as well as injustices in U.S. history like the internment of Japanese Americans and the treatment of Native and African Americans, I trace a common structure of how oppression builds: with labels, propaganda, silence, and “legal” processes.  Societal fear and political power can normalize cruelty. So here's your reminder of the responsibility to notice, speak out, and act before it’s too late. Recognize familiar patterns and refuse to let history repeat itself. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 1878, Esther Cox from Amherst, Nova Scotia started experiencing strange paranormal occurrences in her home. And it wasn't just her. Her own family, clergymen, and doctors also witnessed the bizarre events. But since all of these accounts come from a single source that came to be known as The Great Amherst Mystery, written by an actor who stayed with the family in order to monetize the story, how much of it should we believe? You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In this episode of Horror Story, we journey into three hauntingly mysterious woodlands.  First, we head to Athens, Texas, to uncover the layered legends of Fuller Memorial Park, a quiet burial site wrapped in rumors of escaped circus monkeys, occult rituals, and a vanished underground tunnel system. Then, we step into the heart of North Carolina to visit The Devil’s Tramping Ground, a barren circle where nothing grows and the Devil is said to walk each night. Finally, we end in the chilling Freetown-Fall River State Forest of Massachusetts, where real-life crimes and paranormal sightings merge within the infamous Bridgewater Triangle. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In one of the most remote places on Earth, strange stories have surfaced quietly, rarely, and often without explanation. This episode follows what people claim to have seen, heard, and felt in Antarctica, and what those accounts reveal about isolation, perception, and the unknown. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

Zigmund Adamski, a retired miner, leaves his home on a quiet afternoon in 1980 and vanishes. Days later, his body is discovered on a heap of coal. With no signs of violence, and no clear cause for what happened, this case has haunted investigators and skeptics alike for over four decades.  You can find Edwin social media as @edwincov Have an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! [email protected] You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. Get in touch on HorrorStory.com