Editor’s note: Mexico’s supernatural stories offer more than seasonal scares: they reveal a rich tradition of storytelling, rooted in folklore, local memory and imagination.
In this edition, we explore nahuales, aluxes and other beings whose legends continue to shape the country’s popular culture. We then visit the eerie side of Mexico City, tracing the stories associated with Coyoacán’s Callejón del Aguacate and Xochimilco’s Island of the Dolls — places where local legends lend familiar landscapes an unsettling dimension.
Finally, we turn to “Soy Frankelda,” Arturo and Roy Ambriz’s stop-motion feature, which brings Mexican folklore into a contemporary tale of creativity and self-discovery. Together, these stories explore how Mexico preserves and reimagines the supernatural, from traditions passed down through generations to new worlds created on screen.
