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S2 E6: El Chupacabra

S2 E6: El Chupacabra

1h43 |14/07/2025
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S2 E6: El Chupacabra

S2 E6: El Chupacabra

1h43 |14/07/2025
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Alana brings us another local Cryptid story! This time we're delving into the story of El Chupacabra, the invisible menace that plagued Puerto Rico, and later Mainland USA. So lock up your livestock, no goats are safe!


Sources Cited:

  • Barbeito, Camila. “People Still Can’t Explain All Those Chupacabra Sightings Three Decades Later.” We Are Mitú. 100% American & Latino, 17 Mar. 2023, wearemitu.com/wearemitu/culture/what-to-know-chupacabra-legend/. 

  • Butler, Rhett A. “Chupacabra Story Is a Hoax; Likely a Xolo Dog Breed.” Arquivo.Pt, 4 Sept. 2007, arquivo.pt/wayback/20090713065346/http:/news.mongabay.com/2006/1214-unu.html. 

  • Cabrera, Kristen. “Are the Strange Creatures Found around Cuero the Legendary Chupacabra?” Texas Standard, 1 Nov. 2023, www.texasstandard.org/stories/cuero-texas-chupacabra-ranch-cryptid-sightings/. 

  • Corrales, Scott. Chupacabras and Other Mysteries. Greenleaf Publications, 1997. 

  • Haslam, Garth. “1975, February~July: The Vampire of Moca.” Anomalies: The Strange & Unexplained, 4 May 2022, anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1975-vampire-moca. 

  • Jarry, Jonathan. “The Mythical Creature Known as the Chupacabra Walked out of a Movie.” Office for Science and Society, 30 June 2023, www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/mythical-creature-known-chupacabra-walked-out-movie#:~:text=Though%20there%20was%20a%20rash,only%20dates%20back%20to%201995. 

  • Lewis, Robert. “Chupacabra.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 15 Nov. 2016, www.britannica.com/topic/chupacabra. 

  • Luntta, Karl. “Abominable Chupacabra.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Jan. 2006, archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/bermudaandcaribbean/puertorico/fdrs_feat_125_16.html. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “Slaying the Vampire - Solving the Chupacabra Mystery.” Skeptical Inquirer, 2011, skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2011/05/p45.pdf. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “The Radford Files: Seeking the Puerto Rican Chupacabra.” Weekly Alibi, 2 Sept. 2010, alibi.com/news/the-radford-files-seeking-the-puerto-rican-chupacabra/.

  • Shea, Hunter. “Vampire of Moca.” Hunter Shea, 28 Apr. 2016, huntershea.com/tag/vampire-of-moca/. 

  • Skeptrack. “Slaying the Vampire: Solving the Chupacabra Mystery - Ben Radford.” YouTube, YouTube, 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=owfgdOnikwc&ab_channel=SkepticsTrack%28Skeptrack%29.


Connect with us!


Instagram is @SpookeryPodcast
YouTube is @SpookeryPodcast 

Send us a Gmail at SpookeryPodcast@gmail.com for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D 

All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library. 


Until next time, Stay Spooky!  


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Description

Alana brings us another local Cryptid story! This time we're delving into the story of El Chupacabra, the invisible menace that plagued Puerto Rico, and later Mainland USA. So lock up your livestock, no goats are safe!


Sources Cited:

  • Barbeito, Camila. “People Still Can’t Explain All Those Chupacabra Sightings Three Decades Later.” We Are Mitú. 100% American & Latino, 17 Mar. 2023, wearemitu.com/wearemitu/culture/what-to-know-chupacabra-legend/. 

  • Butler, Rhett A. “Chupacabra Story Is a Hoax; Likely a Xolo Dog Breed.” Arquivo.Pt, 4 Sept. 2007, arquivo.pt/wayback/20090713065346/http:/news.mongabay.com/2006/1214-unu.html. 

  • Cabrera, Kristen. “Are the Strange Creatures Found around Cuero the Legendary Chupacabra?” Texas Standard, 1 Nov. 2023, www.texasstandard.org/stories/cuero-texas-chupacabra-ranch-cryptid-sightings/. 

  • Corrales, Scott. Chupacabras and Other Mysteries. Greenleaf Publications, 1997. 

  • Haslam, Garth. “1975, February~July: The Vampire of Moca.” Anomalies: The Strange & Unexplained, 4 May 2022, anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1975-vampire-moca. 

  • Jarry, Jonathan. “The Mythical Creature Known as the Chupacabra Walked out of a Movie.” Office for Science and Society, 30 June 2023, www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/mythical-creature-known-chupacabra-walked-out-movie#:~:text=Though%20there%20was%20a%20rash,only%20dates%20back%20to%201995. 

  • Lewis, Robert. “Chupacabra.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 15 Nov. 2016, www.britannica.com/topic/chupacabra. 

  • Luntta, Karl. “Abominable Chupacabra.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Jan. 2006, archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/bermudaandcaribbean/puertorico/fdrs_feat_125_16.html. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “Slaying the Vampire - Solving the Chupacabra Mystery.” Skeptical Inquirer, 2011, skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2011/05/p45.pdf. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “The Radford Files: Seeking the Puerto Rican Chupacabra.” Weekly Alibi, 2 Sept. 2010, alibi.com/news/the-radford-files-seeking-the-puerto-rican-chupacabra/.

  • Shea, Hunter. “Vampire of Moca.” Hunter Shea, 28 Apr. 2016, huntershea.com/tag/vampire-of-moca/. 

  • Skeptrack. “Slaying the Vampire: Solving the Chupacabra Mystery - Ben Radford.” YouTube, YouTube, 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=owfgdOnikwc&ab_channel=SkepticsTrack%28Skeptrack%29.


Connect with us!


Instagram is @SpookeryPodcast
YouTube is @SpookeryPodcast 

Send us a Gmail at SpookeryPodcast@gmail.com for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D 

All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library. 


Until next time, Stay Spooky!  


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Description

Alana brings us another local Cryptid story! This time we're delving into the story of El Chupacabra, the invisible menace that plagued Puerto Rico, and later Mainland USA. So lock up your livestock, no goats are safe!


Sources Cited:

  • Barbeito, Camila. “People Still Can’t Explain All Those Chupacabra Sightings Three Decades Later.” We Are Mitú. 100% American & Latino, 17 Mar. 2023, wearemitu.com/wearemitu/culture/what-to-know-chupacabra-legend/. 

  • Butler, Rhett A. “Chupacabra Story Is a Hoax; Likely a Xolo Dog Breed.” Arquivo.Pt, 4 Sept. 2007, arquivo.pt/wayback/20090713065346/http:/news.mongabay.com/2006/1214-unu.html. 

  • Cabrera, Kristen. “Are the Strange Creatures Found around Cuero the Legendary Chupacabra?” Texas Standard, 1 Nov. 2023, www.texasstandard.org/stories/cuero-texas-chupacabra-ranch-cryptid-sightings/. 

  • Corrales, Scott. Chupacabras and Other Mysteries. Greenleaf Publications, 1997. 

  • Haslam, Garth. “1975, February~July: The Vampire of Moca.” Anomalies: The Strange & Unexplained, 4 May 2022, anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1975-vampire-moca. 

  • Jarry, Jonathan. “The Mythical Creature Known as the Chupacabra Walked out of a Movie.” Office for Science and Society, 30 June 2023, www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/mythical-creature-known-chupacabra-walked-out-movie#:~:text=Though%20there%20was%20a%20rash,only%20dates%20back%20to%201995. 

  • Lewis, Robert. “Chupacabra.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 15 Nov. 2016, www.britannica.com/topic/chupacabra. 

  • Luntta, Karl. “Abominable Chupacabra.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Jan. 2006, archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/bermudaandcaribbean/puertorico/fdrs_feat_125_16.html. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “Slaying the Vampire - Solving the Chupacabra Mystery.” Skeptical Inquirer, 2011, skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2011/05/p45.pdf. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “The Radford Files: Seeking the Puerto Rican Chupacabra.” Weekly Alibi, 2 Sept. 2010, alibi.com/news/the-radford-files-seeking-the-puerto-rican-chupacabra/.

  • Shea, Hunter. “Vampire of Moca.” Hunter Shea, 28 Apr. 2016, huntershea.com/tag/vampire-of-moca/. 

  • Skeptrack. “Slaying the Vampire: Solving the Chupacabra Mystery - Ben Radford.” YouTube, YouTube, 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=owfgdOnikwc&ab_channel=SkepticsTrack%28Skeptrack%29.


Connect with us!


Instagram is @SpookeryPodcast
YouTube is @SpookeryPodcast 

Send us a Gmail at SpookeryPodcast@gmail.com for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D 

All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library. 


Until next time, Stay Spooky!  


Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

Alana brings us another local Cryptid story! This time we're delving into the story of El Chupacabra, the invisible menace that plagued Puerto Rico, and later Mainland USA. So lock up your livestock, no goats are safe!


Sources Cited:

  • Barbeito, Camila. “People Still Can’t Explain All Those Chupacabra Sightings Three Decades Later.” We Are Mitú. 100% American & Latino, 17 Mar. 2023, wearemitu.com/wearemitu/culture/what-to-know-chupacabra-legend/. 

  • Butler, Rhett A. “Chupacabra Story Is a Hoax; Likely a Xolo Dog Breed.” Arquivo.Pt, 4 Sept. 2007, arquivo.pt/wayback/20090713065346/http:/news.mongabay.com/2006/1214-unu.html. 

  • Cabrera, Kristen. “Are the Strange Creatures Found around Cuero the Legendary Chupacabra?” Texas Standard, 1 Nov. 2023, www.texasstandard.org/stories/cuero-texas-chupacabra-ranch-cryptid-sightings/. 

  • Corrales, Scott. Chupacabras and Other Mysteries. Greenleaf Publications, 1997. 

  • Haslam, Garth. “1975, February~July: The Vampire of Moca.” Anomalies: The Strange & Unexplained, 4 May 2022, anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1975-vampire-moca. 

  • Jarry, Jonathan. “The Mythical Creature Known as the Chupacabra Walked out of a Movie.” Office for Science and Society, 30 June 2023, www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-history/mythical-creature-known-chupacabra-walked-out-movie#:~:text=Though%20there%20was%20a%20rash,only%20dates%20back%20to%201995. 

  • Lewis, Robert. “Chupacabra.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 15 Nov. 2016, www.britannica.com/topic/chupacabra. 

  • Luntta, Karl. “Abominable Chupacabra.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Jan. 2006, archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/bermudaandcaribbean/puertorico/fdrs_feat_125_16.html. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “Slaying the Vampire - Solving the Chupacabra Mystery.” Skeptical Inquirer, 2011, skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2011/05/p45.pdf. 

  • Radford, Benjamin. “The Radford Files: Seeking the Puerto Rican Chupacabra.” Weekly Alibi, 2 Sept. 2010, alibi.com/news/the-radford-files-seeking-the-puerto-rican-chupacabra/.

  • Shea, Hunter. “Vampire of Moca.” Hunter Shea, 28 Apr. 2016, huntershea.com/tag/vampire-of-moca/. 

  • Skeptrack. “Slaying the Vampire: Solving the Chupacabra Mystery - Ben Radford.” YouTube, YouTube, 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=owfgdOnikwc&ab_channel=SkepticsTrack%28Skeptrack%29.


Connect with us!


Instagram is @SpookeryPodcast
YouTube is @SpookeryPodcast 

Send us a Gmail at SpookeryPodcast@gmail.com for your own spooky stories, corrections, and additions to any of our content!

Art was created by the amazing Rhian Perry at https://www.instagram.com/digipaw1/?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D 

All music is from the Epidemic Sound Library. 


Until next time, Stay Spooky!  


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