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Season 1, Episode 11: The Legend of La Llorona
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The legend of La Llorona, the “weeping woman,” has terrified generations. This female ghost wanders in the darkness, crying as she searches for her children--the children she murdered. Some even say that she will capture other kids in her desperation. How could a murderous mother become such a cultural symbol?
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
What Dragons Say About Us
Episode 2
Rethinking Frankenstein's Monster
Episode 3
Post-Dracula Vampires: From Anne Rice to Twilight
Episode 4
The Original Headless Horseman
Episode 5
Release the Kraken!
Episode 6
The Origin of Medusa
Episode 7
Are White Walkers Really Nordic Zombies?
Episode 8
El Chupacabras, a Modern Mystery
Episode 9
Godzilla and Mothra: King and Queen of the Kaiju
Episode 10
How Chimaera Mythology Became Reality
Episode 11
The Legend of La Llorona
Episode 12
Golem: The Mysterious Clay Monster of Jewish Lore
Episode 13
Martians! How Aliens Invaded Earth
Episode 14
Windigo: The Flesh-Eating Monster of Native American Legend
Episode 15
Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death
Episode 16
Cyclops: The Origin Story of this Terrifying One-Eyed Giant
Episode 17
Blame the Tokoloshe! South Africa’s Most Notorious Goblin
Episode 18
Manananggal: A Flying, Disembodied, Blood Sucking Nightmare
Episode 19
Mothman: America's Notorious Winged Monster
Episode 20
The Wicked Feline Murder Floof, a Yule Cat Story