…Still afraid?

About …Still afraid?

Gather around the fire and listen closely. "...Still Afraid?" is a storytelling podcast featuring original tales of mystery, suspense, folklore, and the unexplained. Some stories are frightening. Some are strange. All of them will leave you wondering what waits just beyond the light.

Publisher

J. Antonio Rivera

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jun 2026

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Episode 14: Aswang — The Hunger Beneath the Skin Part II

   The celebration continues. The fireworks still illuminate the night sky. Champagne flows through the halls of the Bautista mansion. And somewhere behind its gilded walls, something ancient has begun to stir. Angela Bautista has spent her life believing that wealth can protect her from anything. But money cannot purchase safety from a nightmare that knows your name. A disturbing reflection. A forgotten photograph. Whispers of a family debt buried beneath generations of privilege. And above the glittering skyline of Makati, something with wings waits for darkness to finish what daylight could not. The old stories speak of the Aswang—creatures that steal faces, imitate familiar voices, and hunger for what the living cannot bear to lose. But the deeper Angela searches into her family's past, the more terrifying the questions become. What did her grandfather promise? Why has Marites spent seventeen years guarding secrets she cannot bring herself to reveal? And if Angela Bautista is hiding upstairs… Who is entertaining her guests downstairs? Some families inherit fortunes. Others inherit curses. The Bautistas may have inherited something far worse.

2. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Episode 14: Aswang — The Hunger Beneath the Skin...

   Some monsters are born hungry. Others are raised to believe they deserve everything. Makati, Philippines. June 12, 2003. As the nation celebrates its independence, Angela Bautista has everything money can buy—and nothing resembling compassion. To Angela, poverty is a weakness, kindness is an inconvenience, and the suffering of others is simply beneath her notice. But on this night of celebration, something ancient has awakened. An unfamiliar woman. Three scratches against glass. A guest who disappears without a trace. And a face that should never have appeared on a security monitor. In a city where fortunes conceal secrets and appearances are everything, an old Filipino nightmare has found its way into the homes of the powerful. They call it the Aswang. It wears familiar faces. It knows the things we hide. And its hunger is older than anyone remembers. But there is something about Angela Bautista that even the darkness seems to recognize. Something waiting beneath the skin. Something that has not yet remembered its name. Because sometimes, the most terrifying part of a nightmare isn't discovering what has come for you… It's discovering why it waited so long. The night has only just begun. Are you… still afraid?

3. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Episode 13: Mothman — The Eyes Before the Fall

   Thanksgiving Day, 1982. Deep in the mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia, Christopher Berrios expects nothing more frightening than a service call and a late familydinner. Then he sees the red eyes. A towering winged figure follows his truck through the hollow. Telephones begin ringing without callers. Dead lines whisper warnings. And one impossible time keeps returning: 8:17. Sixteen years after the infamous sightings at Point Pleasant—and the tragedy of the Silver Bridge—the legend of Mothman has found Christopher. But what if everyone misunderstood the creature? What if Mothman does not bring disaster? What if it appears because disaster is already coming? Inspired by one of America’s most enduring cryptid legends, “Mothman: The Eyes Before the Fall” descends into Appalachian folklore, prophetic warnings, electricaldisturbances, impossible sightings, and the terrifying possibility that sometimes the monster in the darkness may be the only thing trying to save you. Because when the red eyes appear… don’t watch the creature. Watch what it’s watching. 🔥 …Still Afraid? Episode 13: Mothman — The Eyes Before the Fall Some monsters hunt us. Others come to warn us.

4. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Voces de Origen: El Cuco de la Avenida Lexington

   Durante generaciones, su nombre se ha susurrado como una advertencia: “Duérmete… o viene El Cuco.” En el verano de 1959, entre los edificios, las escaleras de incendio y las calles húmedas de El Barrio, Brenda está a punto de descubrir que las historias más aterradoras no siempre cuentan toda la verdad. Desde la esquina de la Calle 112 y la Avenida Lexington, el segundo episodio de …Still Afraid? regresa completamente en español como parte de Voces de Origen—una serie especial que devuelve nuestras pesadillas a los idiomas, las culturas y las voces que les dieron vida. Esto no es simplemente una traducción. Es El Cuco como debía escucharse: respirando entre las sombras de Spanish Harlem. Escucha con las luces apagadas… y recuerda: Algunos monstruos se esconden en la oscuridad. Otros han sido incomprendidos durante demasiado tiempo. — This special Spanish-language presentation revisits Episode Two in the language of its characters, its neighborhood, and its deepest fears. Some legends are translated. Others are finally allowed to speak.

5. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Episode 12: Krampus — The Last Name on the List

   Kerstin Müller has spent thirty-five years perfecting the art of not getting involved. But on a frozen Epiphany morning in Favoriten, Vienna, three patient knocks leave an antique Krampus card outside her door—and her name is underlined twice. Krampusnacht ended a month ago. Yet this is the final Rauhnacht, when winter’s borders remain dangerously thin. A bell rings beneath Kerstin’s apartment. A thirteen-year-old stair appears in a twelve-step cellar. And a boy punished for a crime he did not commit vanishes into the darkness. To save him, Kerstin must enter an impossible corridor and confront the ancient pact between Saint Nicholas and the chained beast who follows him. There, she discovers that Krampus’s ledger records more than wicked deeds. It also remembers every moment someone witnessed cruelty—and chose to look away. Explore the chilling mythos of Krampus in a folk-horror tale about truth, mercy, cowardice, and the terrible cost of doing nothing.

6. 

   23 Aug 2026

   Episode 11: La Ciguapa- The Footprint That Lied

   On Restoration Day, Santiago celebrates freedom beneath a beautiful Caribbean sky—but in the mountains beyond the city, Rafael León is about to discover something that was never meant to be captured. When reports of backward footprints lead him into the Cibao with a camera, a nearly full moon, and a black-and-white dog with extra toes, Rafael begins following one of the Dominican Republic’s most enduring legends: La Ciguapa. Long-haired. Elusive. Hauntingly beautiful. Her feet point the wrong way, her cries drift through the forest, and no one can agree whether she is predator, protector…or something far older. But Rafael’s greatest mistake isn’t finding her. It’s believing that finding something gives him the right to prove it exists. Because some footprints don’t show you where a creature went. They show the creature how to find its way back to you. Episode Eleven: La Ciguapa — The Footprints That Lied Listen carefully. And if you hear a lonely jipío beyond the trees… don’t answer.

7. 

   16 Aug 2026

   Episode 10: The Kindest Lie- The Pontianak/ Kuntilanak

   Jakarta, March 24, 1974. Rain comes and goes over the city as Sumiati Joko prepares to welcome her first grandchild. She has lived a blessed life—generous, respected, and certain that she knows what is best for everyone she loves. But beneath her family’s happiness lies a secret preserved by one carefully chosen lie. When an iron nail is pulled from an old banana tree, frangipani begins to rot, an unseen infant cries inside the walls, and a beautiful woman’s laughter drifts across the water. The louder it sounds, the farther away she may be. When it grows soft…do not turn around. In Episode Ten, “…Still Afraid?” journeys into the rain-soaked mythos of Indonesia’s Pontianak—a spirit born from interrupted motherhood, buried agony, and truths that refuse to remain silent. Sumiati once believed a lie could be an act of love. Tonight, the woman erased by that lie has returned to collect her name. Episode Ten: The Pontianak — “The Kindest Lie”

8. 

   9 Aug 2026

   Episode 9: Baba Yaga-The Unfinished Count

   On Halloween night in 1997, a lavish masquerade unfolds at the Sokolov estate—but beyond its thirty-two locked gates, a thirty-third post has appeared. When a child vanishes into the forest, Vanya Sokolov must follow her through paths that rearrange themselves toward a hut standing on enormous chicken legs. There, Baba Yaga offers him the one thing his family’s wealth could never buy: a quiet mind and a world without uncertainty. Her price is only a child. Check the lock once. Ignore the scratching beneath the floor. And whatever happens…do not finish the count.

9. 

   2 Aug 2026

   Episode 8: The Black-Eyed Children - Paid in Full

   On a flawless Memorial Day afternoon in 1970, Jennifer Miller believes every debt can be delayed, every promise renegotiated and every consequence charmed away. Then two strangely dressed children appear beside a lonely North Carolina service station. They need a ride. A telephone. A moment inside. Their voices are too old, their eyes are completely black—and they insist Jennifer has already offered them what remains. As night closes over the ancient Uwharrie hills, Jennifer must negotiate the most dangerous agreement of her life. But some visitors do not accept “no,” some invitations never expire…and some debts must be Paid in Full. Lock the doors. Check the back seat. And whatever you hear knocking—do not invite it inside. Episode Eight of …Still afraid?: “The Black-Eyed Children: Paid in Full.”

10. 

    26 Jul 2026

    Episode 7: El Silbón - The Bones of Nochebuena

    On Christmas Eve in rural Antioquia, Matías Giraldo believes he is a good man simply because he has never considered himself cruel. But when he refuses help to those who need him most, a distant seven-note whistle begins following him through the night. El Silbón is said to carry the bones of his murdered father in a heavy sack, hunting drunkards, abusers, and men who have forgotten their obligations. Yet this time, the Whistler may be searching for something quieter—and far more common. As Matías is forced to confront every burden he chose not to carry, he learns that indifference can leave bones of its own. Listen carefully. When the whistle sounds close, he may still be far away. But when it sounds distant… He may already be behind you.

11. 

    19 Jul 2026

    Episode 6: The woman who asked twice-A Kuchisake-onna Story

    Aomori, Japan. May 5, 1966. For forty-two years, Kumiko Satō has survived by remaining quiet, obedient, and unnoticed. But on a windswept Children’s Day, a lost purse, a frightened child, and a mysterious woman in a white mask force her to make choices she has avoided her entire life. As the streets empty and the wind begins to whisper, Kumiko encounters the legend that Japan will one day know as Kuchisake-onna—the Slit-Mouthed Woman. She carries silver scissors, hides a terrible wound, and asks a question for which there may be no safe answer: “Am I beautiful?” In this haunting episode of …Still afraid?, explore the chilling mythology of Kuchisake-onna through a story of fear, wounded beauty, buried rage, and one timid woman’s decision to finally stand her ground. Because sometimes the most dangerous monster is not the one waiting in the dark. It is the fear that has been choosing your life for you.

12. 

    14 Jul 2026

    Episode 5: The Hunger Beyond Winter

    Spring has finally arrived in Ottawa. The snow is melting. The birds should be singing. The forest should be waking. Instead...it falls silent. When Travis Abenaki and three lifelong friends venture deep into the forests surrounding Rockcliffe Park, what begins as the perfect camping trip quickly becomes a descent into one of North America's oldest and most chilling legends. Guided only by the warnings of his grandmother and the wisdom of an aging hunter, Travis must confront a terrifying truth: the Wendigo is far more than a monster lurking among the trees. It is hunger. It is greed. It is the cold that enters the human heart when compassion gives way to selfishness. Inspired by the rich traditions of Algonquian storytelling, this episode explores the enduring legend of the Wendigo with respect for its cultural roots while weaving an unforgettable tale of psychological horror, supernatural suspense, and the choices that define our humanity. Because sometimes... the greatest monster isn't waiting in the forest. It's waiting for someone to choose themselves over everyone else. Turn down the lights, keep the fire burning... and ask yourself... ...Still afraid?

13. 

    5 Jul 2026

    Episode 4: The Banshee of Donegal

    A blizzard is moving fast across Donegal, Ireland, and fifteen-year-old Morrigan LeBeau has come home for Christmas break with a heart full of resentment. Raised by wealth, privilege, and her father’s pride, Morrigan is ashamed of her mother’s poverty, her grandmother’s old beliefs, and the Irish bloodline she has tried so hard to leave behind. But on the night of January 5th, 1962, the snow begins to bury the roads, the cottage windows tremble, and a woman’s cry rises from the dark fields. The Bean Sí has come. Known to some as the Banshee, she is not merely a monster, but an ancient mourner — a warning carried through blood, grief, and generations. And when Morrigan hears her name in the wind, she learns that some family legends do not stay buried in the past. In this chilling episode of “…Still afraid?”, pride, ancestry, and death collide on an icy road where one cry in the dark may be the last mercy a family receives. Listen closely. The Banshee is already calling.

14. 

    30 Jun 2026

    Episode 3: La Llorona de Huixquilucan

    On a rainy night in Huixquilucan, Mexico, young Carlos Huertas believes wealth is worth more than kindness — until he hears a woman crying near the water. As the storm rises, the legend of La Llorona becomes terrifyingly real, forcing Carlos to confront pride, cruelty, and the true cost of looking down on others. A haunting tale of folklore, judgment, and the weeping woman in white. If you hear her cry… Do not answer. Are you still afraid of the dark?

15. 

    21 Jun 2026

    Episode 2: El Cuco of Lexington Avenue

    On a sweltering summer night in 1959 Spanish Harlem, young Brenda Liz Rivera has heard the warning all her life: bad children disappear, and El Cuco takes them. But on the corner of 112th Street and Lexington Avenue, fear begins to feel different. As the heat presses down, shadows stretch across the barrio, and whispers of missing children grow louder, Brenda finds herself drawn toward the very monster she was taught to fear. What she discovers beneath the legend is darker, sadder, and far more complicated than any bedtime warning. El Cuco may not be hunting children after all. He may be protecting the ones the world forgot. A haunting tale of fear, folklore, neglect, and the monsters we create when no one listens.

16. 

    14 Jun 2026

    Episode 1: The Last Story at Camp Willow Creek

    Thirty years ago, a boy disappeared from Camp Willow Creek. No footprints. No clues. No explanation. Now, on the last night of camp, a stranger arrives with a story no one was supposed to hear. As the fire burns low and the forest grows quiet, the campers learn a terrifying truth: Some stories are still being written. Welcome to Episode One of …Still Afraid of the Dark?

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