Chronicles of the Crypt
Stories that should not exist
The Basement Recording
Microphones in the basement of a house in Santiago capture voices reciting names of the dead from the sixties.
The Boy at the Window
A girl in Mexico City draws the boy who visits her at night, and the drawing matches a real drowned child.
The Voice in the Well
A well on a Cali hacienda whispers your name from the depths until you become unable to resist looking in.
The Driverless Taxi
A yellow driverless taxi roams a Caracas highway; its plate belongs to a vehicle stolen in 1995.
The Forbidden Library
A hidden library in Salamanca holds uncatalogued books that show different texts to each reader.
The Freight Train
In the Atacama Desert there is a stretch where trains lose control and drivers see figures on the tracks.
The Third Bed
An unrequested bed in a Rosario boarding house appears unmade every morning without anyone using it.
The Last Passenger
Portland bus drivers avoid a nighttime stop in front of a cemetery where an impossible passenger boards.
The Music of the Cemetery
The Dolores Cemetery watchman found at night a musician sitting on a grave, eyeless and full of teeth.
The Man Who Cast No Shadow
A shadowless man roams the Chiclayo market and those who receive his whisper soon mourn a loved one.
The Twin Scar
A twin in Bogota feels his dead brother physical pain for weeks, as if the bond were never broken.
The Town Without Children
A village in Zacatecas where children cannot live holds an ancient stone with undeciphered engravings.
The Cursed Inheritance
A Sevillian family inherits from generation to generation a dream with a red door that leads to death.
The Drowned Man Shoes
On a beach in southern Chile, drowned men shoes appear and haunt those who dare to take them home.
The Dark Room
A room in Edinburgh stays at exactly 12 degrees and sounds like someone counting coins inside.
The Metro Ghost
A nineteen forties passenger rides every night in the last car of the Buenos Aires metro without ever getting off.
The Second Door
An inexplicable door appears in a Monterrey apartment and leaves wear marks on the floor.
The Smell of Roses
A chapel in Lima emits every year a rose smell so intense it causes visions and hospitalizations.
The Fog Ship
A ghost ship in the Valparaíso fog announces each time a maritime accident in southern Chile.
The Statue That Changes
A marble angel in the Recoleta Cemetery always looks directly at the camera, regardless of the angle.