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EPISODE · Oct 10, 2025 · 39 MIN

The Pelacaras of Peru

from Espooky Tales · host Cristina & Carmen

Reports of extraterrestrial being terrorizing villages in the Amazon of Peru began to surface in 2022. They began to call them the Pelacaras. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the legend of the facepeelers, but first they read a listener story and end with spooky recs. Come see Carmen and Cristina: The Cucuy Is Going to Get You Nov 1st, 2025 event in Yakima, WA If you have a spooky story to share, email [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at the Espooky Hot Line (360)836-4486. You can also submit it on Discord!Join the Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People: https://substack.com/@espooky?utm_source=profile-pageListen to Carmen and Cristina's other podcast Historias UnknownThe next book club read is the Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, if you want to purchase the book, check out our bookshop link https://bookshop.org/lists/espooky-book-club-listFor more spooky stories, check out the Tiktok! https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytalesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/espookytales/Chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/cWk7CvVgaRWant to be a Patron? Get episodes AD-FREE, listen before they are released to anyone else, get bonus episodes, exclusive stickers, virtual hangouts, and more! Support Espooky Tales. Learn more by visiting https://www.patreon.com/EspookytalesBy joining, you can help Espooky Tales donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA country, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagramGet Espooky Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/espooky-tales/Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@espookytales

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