Podcast Summary: EXTRA ANORMAL
Episode: Viví en la Casa de una BRUJA REAL | Historias Siniestras de Brujas Malditas
Date: January 20, 2026
Host: Paco Arias (iEX Studios)
Guest: Aurora (psicóloga, tarotista, maestra de numerología y magia elemental)
Overview
This gripping episode of EXTRA ANORMAL dives deep into real stories and sinister legends of "brujas malditas"—cursed witches—from across Mexico. Host Paco Arias and special guest Aurora share spine-chilling anecdotes, firsthand accounts, and analyze the cultural impact of witchcraft. The episode weaves historical, personal, and supernatural tales to explore the enduring fascination and fear surrounding witches, how their legends persist, and the real-life consequences on those who cross their path.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Witches: History, Myth, and Modern Experience
[04:55] Aurora: Opens by discussing the ongoing debate about witches: Are they good or bad? Myth or reality? She stresses that in Mexico, everyone grows up hearing stories—fiery balls in the sky, handed-down family legends.
- Emphasizes the danger of tampering with energies out of ambition or vengeance.
- Warns that the allure of control and power can lead practitioners down a destructive path.
Quote:
"El tema de las brujas… puede llegar a desenvolverse como en algo muy catastrófico y muy caótico… energéticamente pues quedan totalmente consumidos desde esa ambición y justo pues es la carnada y la cena favorita de este tipo de energías."
— Aurora [06:56]
2. Story 1: El Maestro y la Bruja de la Bola de Fuego
[08:10] Paco Arias: Relates a harrowing tale from 1990 shared by a fan's father—a retired rural schoolteacher who unknowingly stayed in the house of a witch, Doña Tomasa.
Story Arc:
- Teacher arrives skeptical of local superstitions, dismissing warnings about a witch haunting the village.
- Nights plagued by unnerving feminine laughter, fiery orbs outside the house, and strange dreams of seeing himself sleep.
- Direct encounter: Sees Doña Tomasa morph into a flaming figure outside her room, realizes she is the witch tormenting the town.
- Awakens in a health clinic, traumatized, never sleeps at the house again.
Quote:
"Aquí el que no cree termina creyendo, ojalá y no sea su caso."
— Doña Tomasa (as recounted by Paco Arias) [12:15]
Memorable Moment:
Describes hiding under the covers like a frightened child and ultimately needing to transfer schools due to fear [16:00-18:00].
3. Story 2: El Meje y las Brujas del Bosque
[21:39] Aurora: Shares a friend’s real-life experience from Hidalgo. Four friends, including Mon and Braulio, go to drink pulque in the wilds but become stranded after dark.
Story Arc:
- As night falls, their cell phone batteries inexplicably die, leaving them nearly blind in the forest.
- Hear heavy, inhuman footsteps and are paralyzed by a horrific, undefined scream followed by a mocking laughter [28:07].
- As they run, hear barefoot feet—more and more—chasing them in the dark.
- Escape to safety, but two group members lose all memory of the event.
Quote:
"No hay palabras para describir lo horrible que fue ese grito porque fue súper cerca… se helaron los huesos completamente."
— Aurora [28:19]
Insight:
Paco reflects on the folklore that witches emerge on dark, moonless nights and explains how entities can drain electrical energy during paranormal events [32:58].
4. Story 3: El Sacerdote, la Medalla y la Bruja en la Misa
[33:25] Paco Arias: Reveals an anonymous priest’s account dealing with witches attending Mass in a rural parish.
Story Arc:
- Incoming priest receives a centuries-old St. Benedict medal from outgoing Father Bernabé, as protection.
- At a healing Mass, spots a woman entering the church backwards, sitting in the rear.
- During communion, places the medal on her forehead—she reacts with supernatural violence (distending mouth, hissing, spitting).
- Father Bernabé confronts her: “Tú no deberías estar aquí…”; her demonic side revealed, flees when challenged.
Quote:
"La maldad existe y en este pueblo hay mucha maldad, mucha, tú lo vas a ver..."
— Padre Bernabé (via Paco Arias) [41:55]
Notable:
Priest has spent 15 years fending off witches seeking holy objects for their rituals [46:30].
5. Story 4: La Enfermera Encantadora y la Madre Enferma
[50:35] Aurora: Narrates a tragic firsthand account (from the perspective of the victim) where a woman’s ailing mother is allegedly targeted by witches disguised as healers—Eva (a nurse) and an older lady from the hospital chapel.
Story Arc:
- Mother’s illness resists all medical explanation, worsens at home, improves temporarily in hospital.
- Nurse Eva offers to care for her at home, uses “wet rag rituals” at night; pain vanishes briefly.
- Second curandera reveals two women feeding off the family’s suffering for dark purposes.
- Upon confrontation, Eva disappears, the mother’s health rebounds, but after a final sinister encounter between Eva/the old lady and her mother, the woman dies—no trace of her “caretakers” at the clinic.
Quote:
"Estas dos mujeres son brujas y trabajan precisamente con las personas que sufren para generarles más sufrimiento, más dolor y… dirigen esa energía para sus trabajos."
— Relato de la curandera, contado por Aurora [58:19]
6. Story 5: La Vida con una Bruja Real (Medium/Vidente)
[66:20] Paco Arias: Shares the confession of a woman whose mother was a powerful witch/medium.
Story Arc:
- Mother is revered for delivering eerily accurate supernatural messages in public.
- Over time, clients leave the house drained and sickly; daughter observes mother’s descent, vomiting, talking to unseen forces, pleading to “be left alone.”
- Daughters sees shadowy, inhuman figure with her mother on several occasions; after years, the mother dies suddenly in agony—her pact with darkness apparently collecting its price.
Quote:
"Ya te di suficiente, ya déjame, por favor ya déjame."
— Madre de la narradora, escuchada a través de la puerta [74:20]
Reflection:
Aurora warns about the delusion of “dominating” dark entities:
"Intentar domar demonios… es una falsa ilusión. No puedes." [77:25]
7. Story 6: La Sirvienta y la Bruja con Piernas de Pollo
[79:30] Aurora: Closes with a story passed down from her friend's grandmother—an impoverished teen in 1950s Veracruz works for a reclusive, wealthy woman.
Story Arc:
- Clearly articulated rules: never enter employer's room or a certain black room, inside before 9 p.m.
- One night, peeks and witnesses the lady removing her human legs, sprouting clawed animal legs—realizes she’s a witch.
- Later, sees the woman and a friend bring in a bundle with a crying infant. The cries stop suddenly; suspecting ritual sacrifice.
- Scared for her life, the girl flees; the house soon becomes abandoned and shunned by villagers.
Quote:
"La niña se quedó súper impactada, ella no podía creerlo… la señora se quitó las piernas… le empezaron a brotar unas piernas como de pollo, así como de animal, grandes, escamosas."
— Aurora [82:02]
Paco’s Reflection:
Discusses the “nahualpuchi”, legendary witches of Mexico who feed on children, and the immense human cost of seeking power at any price [92:12].
Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)
- Doña Tomasa’s warning:
"Aquí el que no cree termina creyendo, ojalá y no sea su caso." — [12:15] - Aurora on the allure of magic:
"Es sed o como esa ambición de poder que de alguna forma pues como que te termina consumiendo..." — [06:56] - Mon's experience in the forest:
"No hay palabras para describir lo horrible que fue ese grito..." — [28:19] - Padre Bernabé’s advice:
"La maldad existe y en este pueblo hay mucha maldad..." — [41:55] - On dark pacts:
"Intentar domar demonios… es una falsa ilusión. No puedes." — Aurora [77:25]
Thematic Reflections
- Throughout the episode: The hosts contemplate how all these stories illustrate a recurring theme: ambition for forbidden power leads to harrowing consequences, often costing practitioners their humanity—and sometimes the safety of innocents.
- Repeated warnings: Both share the importance of prudence and spiritual defense, emphasizing how curiosity, trauma, and powerlessness can draw people into the world of dark magic.
- Emotional moments: The rawness of stories involving vulnerable children, desperate families, or the loss of a parent instill a consistent sense of unease and awe.
Closing Remarks & Chemistry
Aurora and Paco blend expertise, humor, and humility, quickly bonding over their first meeting (and Paco’s initial forgetfulness!).
They reinforce the value of community, skepticism, self-protection, and respect for ancestral wisdom and spiritual boundaries.
Quote (Aurora on catharsis and spiritual hygiene):
"Lo bonito de los templos es que se reciba precisamente a muchas personas de todo, pero no todos van con esa intención de conectar..." — [48:13]
Suggested Listening/Viewing Order
- 00:00–06:56 — Introduction, historical framing, Aurora’s background
- 08:10–19:56 — Story 1: Teacher and the witch
- 21:39–32:58 — Story 2: The night in the woods
- 33:25–48:02 — Story 3: Priest and church encounter
- 50:35–66:11 — Story 4: Mother, nurse, and dark healing
- 66:20–78:47 — Story 5: Living with a real witch
- 79:30–92:09 — Story 6: Servant girl and "la bruja"
- 93:17–99:39 — Closing reflections, guest bio, humorous anecdotes
Final Thoughts
A marathon episode, rich with Mexican supernatural folklore, personal and generational trauma, and urgent warnings.
Listeners are left with a sense of both dread and respect for the mysteries that surround the worlds of brujería, their ongoing presence, and the human costs incurred by seeking power—wittingly or unwittingly—from the other side.
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