-"Don't cry. It makes me cry."
-19th-century bandits fighting the Spanish government.
-A cave with dark power.
After yet another fight with her self-absorbed boyfriend, photographer Clara escapes to her family's mountain cabin in San Rafael to clear her head and take some wildlife shots. There, she discovers a mysterious hidden cave, la Cueva Valiente.
Inside is a glowing red necklace, hundreds of years old. She learns its connection to bandoleer Juan Plaza's demise after his attack on a government convoy in the pass between Madrid and Segovia.
It turns out, this necklace has magical power.
And it changes her life with its power.
Its dark, beastly power.
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Link to the hiking trail to the cave here.
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Coracera Castle: Love Me...Or Else
-Love your mommy or it’ll hurt. Stuffed animals come to life.
-Cognac. Ouija boards. Killer pet felines. A monster’s tendrils in the throat.
-SUICIDE…OR MURDER?
A six-year-old boy with a secret and his plush lion take a tour of the Coracera Castle. He discovers its last owner: Juan Fernández Ganza, an alcoholic grifter obsessed with the occult who believed himself to be the reincarnation of a king. And his grisly, bloody (and brainy) death.
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1. See a portrait of King Charles II here.
2. See an original press article about the story here.
3. See the location of the castle here and the official webpage here.
4. Watch La Marca del Hombre Lobo horror film here.
5. And a photo of Juan with his pet tiger here (he looks absolutely insane).
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House of the 7 Chimneys: Dark Thoughts and Wasps
-Gay drama. Tight white pants. Thirst for revenge.
-A philandering King Philip II. A member-shrinking witch. Magic powdered herbs.
-13 coins. Skeletons in walls. Ghosts on rooftops.
-ARMIES OF WASPS.
You can find the House of the Seven Chimneys here.
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Joy Eslava Theater: A Steamy Double Murder
-A washed-up actress. Sequins. Hair spray. Short shorts.
-Roaring 20s. A scheming aristocrat. An obscene playwright. A sex worker.
-A revolver under a floor tile.
-MURDER.
-See Avenida Alfonso Vidal y Planas in Tijuana here.
-See the current location of the brothel featured in Isabel de Ceres here, right on today's Calle Libreros in downtown Madrid.
-The Isabel de Ceres play itself here.
-The original article covering the murder here.
-Link to the modern-day Joy Eslava nightclub here.
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Calle de la Cabeza: Eat the Rich
-A modern-day American immigrant to Madrid.
-A centuries-old severed ram’s head.
-A murdered priest (with a stupid haircut).
They all share a story.
Check out a picture and the location of Calle de la Cabeza here.
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Can you hear the voices?
They are trapped in objects from Spain’s past. An antique door knocker that witnessed a beheading. A murderous revolver hidden under the floor tile of a theater. A centuries-old castle stone pissed on by a madman.
Everyday people stumble across these objects: a mountain farmer forced by the housing crisis to sell his land, a hospital nurse hell-bent on meting out vigilante justice, a traumatized Afghan war veteran, an American immigrant to Madrid…
When the sun goes down, when they touch these objects, the voices tell their story.
Stories of Celtic warriors high on shrooms, mad bulls, gold-toothed bandoleers in hidden caves, Nazi collaborators, penis-shrinking witches, adulterous kings…
Join these characters and discover the horrific blood stories of Spain’s past.
Discover the horror…that lies inside your own mind.
Spanish Sundown is the result of years of ongoing historical research. An original audio drama production, it features the authentic sounds of Spain recorded on-site. Close your eyes and travel here with your mind.
Listen to the voices.
Episodes drop every other Tuesday.
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WARNING: Be advised that Spanish Sundown is a horror podcast that rips the cover off the darkest sides of the human condition. It contains violence, abuse and other similar adult themes. Consider before listening.
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