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PODCAST

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends

Jesus Vargas-Dominguez

Welcome to our podcast! We primarily focus on horror media, so we discuss movies, shows/series, short stories, etc. Occasionally, we do discuss folk/urban legends and other creepy things. Visit this link for our social media linktree.com/mythsbehindlgds

tv & film

All Episodes

01:24:02

Episode 47 - It Needs A Little More Salt (Ravenous)

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/06/23

Captain Boyd is sent to a remote fort in the mountains after his superiors found out that he had behaved rather questionably in the battlefield. After getting settled in, a mysterious stranger arrives in a terrible condition. He shares with them a horrific story about how he and his companions were trapped in a cave with no food, which resulted in them committing horrible acts in order to survive ... Join us as we discuss the wacky soundtrack, the majestic scenery, and other stuff having to do with

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01:14:26

Episode 46 - The Songbird Of My Generation (Queen Of...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/06/16

Lestat was a European nobleman that was turned into a vampire, and even though he enjoyed it for a while, he grew frustrated about not being able to have humans adore him as a superior being. As such, he went into a deep slumber, which he was awakened from after hearing the sounds of early 2000s Nu Metal, of all things. Now that he has become a worldwide rock icon, other vampires are out to get him because of all the attention he is giving to his kind. On top of that, a very ancient vampiress has

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01:17:32

Episode 45 - This Is A Song For The Broken Hearted...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/06/09

After an accident in a mine, a man named Harry becomes deranged and murders a lot of people in a small town during Valentine's Day. A high school student named Tom almost suffered the same fate, but the local sheriffs gunned down Harry for good. Or did they? Ten years after the incident with Harry, another murder spree takes place, and it seems as though he might be back for more ... Join us as we discuss the film's technical side in our Critique Segment! We talk about the cast, its 3D aspects, and

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01:23:46

Episode 44 - It's Not Just A Phase! (The Craft)

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/06/02

Adolescence is a time of change, anxiety, excitement, wondering about the future, witchcraft ... Wait, what? In this 90s classic, Sarah and her family move to a new city, which means moving to a new school. She meets new people almost right away, including three girls that are rumored to be witches. After becoming friends with them, Sarah learns to develop certain abilities that, while exciting at first, will prove to be more dangerous than she thought ... Join us as we have fun talking about the

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01:14:54

Episode 43 - I Still Got Room For Dessert! (The Blob...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/05/26

When a mysterious meteor falls in a sleepy California town, things get dicey for Brian and Meg, two high school teens that could not be more different from each other. Something was in that meteor. Something that starts to eat people everywhere it goes, growing more and more with each meal. Will Brian and Meg be able to stop The Blob? Or will they end up being absorbed by it? Join us as we talk about the 80s-ness of this remake of the classic 1950s film of the same name in our Critique Segment! We

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01:12:44

Episode 42 - It's Always The Quiet Ones (Carrie)

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/05/19

Carrie is a high school girl that was raised by a very religious mother and has no friends. In fact, it seems as though her entire community is out to get her. Her classmates bully her, her teachers don't seem to care too much about her, and even her mom abuses her and locks her in a closet as penance for her "sins." Suddenly, Carrie starts to realize that she has abilities beyond those of other people around her ... Join in as we talk about how this movie made us reminisce about our own high school

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00:31:42

Bonus Episode - EMBL Interview!

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/05/16

We had the privilege of being asked to be interviewed by Pixi3, a host of a great podcast called Next On Stage One :D She asked great questions about the podcast, and she even had an audience listening in and ready to ask questions too! We hope you enjoy this special episode, and we hope to have more of this type of content in the future! PS: make sure to check out Next On Stage One if you're looking for an inside scoop on the Adult Entertainment Industry ;) --- Send in a voice message:

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01:31:48

Episode 41 - Moms Gotta Mom (Rosemary's Baby; Ft....

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/05/12

Rosemary is at an exciting point of her life. Her husband and her are trying to find a new home, and they're planning on having children. Basically, things seem like they're going in a good direction. When they move into an apartment in a building with a somber history though, her entire life is changed overnight ... For our internationally acclaimed Academic Segment, we discuss some properties of certain herbs (nightshade, henbane, and mandrake) that could have been the inspiration for the

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01:16:58

Episode 40 - The Blood Is The Life (Bram Stoker's...

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2021/05/05

It may sound like a dumb question, but, is Dracula really evil? It would seem that, at least in his portrayal in this film, his motivations come from more of a gray area ... Feeling betrayed by God for taking away his bride (in both life and the afterlife) after fighting many difficult battles in his name, Dracula swears to come back from his own death to drink the blood of the living as revenge. Join us as we talk about this great 1990s film adaptation of the classic horror novel in our Critique

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01:10:52

Episode 39 - To Infinity And Beyond (Insidious;...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/04/28

Dalton is a young boy that, unbeknownst even to himself, has the hidden talent to send his spiritual self out of his body to another dimension while he sleeps. One night, he falls asleep and doesn't wake up, making his parents desperate as doctors can't seem to help them. What's worse, other spirits in the dimension of The Further have honed in to Dalton's vacant physical body and are eager to try and take it over ... We let you know what we think about this movie in our Critique Segment! For once,

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01:21:10

Episode 38 - Hoots Line Is It Anyway? (Lechuzas; Ft....

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/04/21

Lechuzas have quite the reputation in Mexican folklore. People tell all kinds of stories about them being the animal form of witches, or of them being familiars to witches. Some even think of them as Aliens (?!). As a creature with such an esoteric background, we decided to do an episode about them :) Join us as we nerd out for a while and give you real biological facts about Lechuzas (AKA Barn Owls) in our much praised Academic Segment! We're also very happy to say that Micah from The Great

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01:28:00

Episode 37 - En Este Momento, Tengo Miedo! (Haunted:...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/04/14

We decided to watch the recently released Netflix series Haunted: Latin America. For this show, five different families were asked to share their experiences with alleged paranormal entities. We get stories about a haunted house, a possessed doll, a group of guardian angels, a homing ghost, and even the devil himself ... We're doing things a bit differently for this one because we have not only one, but two Critique Segments! Listen in as we go over the main points/events of each story and to find

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01:15:38

Episode 36 - You Could Be Mine (The Binding)

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/04/07

Emma is visiting the Italian countryside family home of her fiance Francesco and meeting her mother-in-law for the first time. As soon as they get there, her daughter Sofia starts to see and experience weird things. On top of that, it would appear as though Francesco's family might be hiding a dark secret that could put her and Sofia in danger ... As usual, we'll each give our two cents on the movie (and our rating) in our Critique Segment. For our much praised Academic Segment, we'll be talking

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01:26:24

Episode 35 - Turning Up The Heat! (CAM)

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/03/31

Alice is an up and coming Adult Cam Girl who wishes more than anything to be the top one in her server. Suddenly, she finds out that someone (or something) has taken her identity and has replaced her in the chat room. Now it's up to her to find out just exactly WTF is going on ... Spoilers: We weren't big fans of this (Award Winning?!) movie :( Join us as we go over the nonsensical plot, lack of action, and disappointing resolution to this movie in our Critique Segment. Then, we talk about the case

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01:25:22

Episode 34 - Crossing Over ... Or Not (Thir13en...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/03/24

This movie deals with the story of how Arthur Kriticos and his family receive news that his uncle has passed away and has left them a mysterious house as their inheritance. Little did they know that unspeakable horrors awaited for them in their new home. And for us in the audience watching this very mediocre film :P After getting through our Movie Critique, we move to our internationally loved Academic Segment. We present to you an interview Chuy conducted with Isaac, one of the two hosts of the

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01:14:26

Episode 33 - Two Sides Of A Coin (La Planchada & Jane...

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2021/03/17

Hospitals are inherently creepy places. There's usually a palpable sense of gloom inside of them ... For this episode, we decided to talk about the legend of La Planchada, which is the ghost of a former nurse that has allegedly helped take care of patients in critical health in hospitals throughout Mexico. In a first for us, we also talk about a True Crime case, namely, the case of a nurse/serial killer named Jane Toppan, who was active around the 1890s and still stands as one of the most peculiar

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01:19:44

Episode 32 - Supersize Me! (Cloverfield)

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/03/10

Rob's friends surprise him with a Farewell Party after he got a job in a big (evil) corporation overseas. As the events of the party unfold (including 20-somethings drama), a giant baby monster decides it's time to wake up and wreck the city of New York. It's now up to Rob and his band of friends to document the events of the night for posterity using only a video camera from the mid 2000s. Join us as we talk about this celebrated film! In addition to covering the cinematic stuff in our Critique

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01:17:42

Episode 31 - Who Wants A Weekend Getaway?...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/03/03

Are you tired of the daily grind? Is the current state of affairs finally getting to you? Worry not, we present to you two great choices to escape from reality for a while! Or possibly forever ... Join us as we talk about The Elevator Game, in which a seemingly ordinary elevator can become a portal to another dimension. We also discuss The Hooded Man Game, in which you can summon an Uber from somewhere in the multiverse to go on a wild ride across a different landscape. As a special bonus, Chuy

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01:15:34

Episode 30 - Madness and Temptation (Stephen King's...

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/02/24

Imagine feeling like the fate of the entire world depends on you arranging your furniture and decorations in circles. Or in you counting everything to make sure you have an even number of things. On top of that, you have horrible nightmares about an inter-dimensional creature that will cross into our world and destroy everything unless you make sure the eight stone pillars keeping it at bay don't become seven. It's enough to make anyone lose their mind ... Because there's also a theme of temptation

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01:12:08

Episode 29 - Wish I Had My Two Hours Back (Wishmaster)

Exploring The Myths Behind The Legends ·

2021/02/17

So Alex is a gem appraiser for a prestigious auction house, and she somehow gets herself involved with an ancient creature known as a Djinn when it escapes from its jewel prison after an accident caused by a drunk worker. Now it's up to Alex to save mankind from the evil Djinn in what turns out to be a very poorly acted disaster-piece of a movie ... After we got through the brain trauma caused by this film, we were so distressed that we started to discuss wild topics in our acclaimed Academic

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