Spooky Folklore, Monsters And Myths Of Highland Peru

Halloween is an American import that, with each successive year, seems to take greater hold in Peru, to the delight of many and the chagrin of some.

What American trick-or-treaters and Halloween revelers don’t know is that the folklore of highland Peru is chock-full of terrifyingly malevolent beings: witches, wandering spirits, and serial-killers.

These folkloric ghouls and ogres have been brought to life on the big screen in an emerging cinematic genre of low-budget Peruvian horror movies.

Move over Freddy Kruger. You and Jason Voorhees have nothing on the Pishtaco.

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