Monstras After Dark: El Pishtaco

About this episode

Orquidea describes the eerie legend of the Pishtaco and dissects its origins.

In the Andes there is a legend of a man, usually a gringo, who wanders the streets at night looking for its next meal. He attacks solitary travelers with a knife dismembering them and consuming their fat for sustenance. In this episode Orquidea describes the eerie legend of the Pishtaco and dissects its origins. ___________________________________________________________ As a reminder this episode was recorded earlier in the year and comes from our Patreon only series Monstras After Dark. Facebook - Website - Instagram - Patreon - TikTok - Store

People in this episode

Host: Orquidea

Topics covered

• Andes
• legend
• Pishtaco
• cultural origins

Keywords

• gringo
• night
• travelers
• dismembering
• consuming fat

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Monstras After Dark

Places: Andes

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