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5 min read"El muerto, muerto está" — a common saying that the dead are simply dead. But the stories told in this episode of Extra Anormal suggest the opposite: that the dead are often very much present at their own funerals, and that the boundary between the living and the dead is thinner than most people imagine.
The episode, hosted by Paco Arias, presents four real-life accounts from listeners in small Mexican towns — Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, and Guerrero — all describing supernatural events that occurred during velorios (wakes). The central thesis is that funerals are not merely ceremonies for the living; they are active spiritual events where the dead can manifest, send messages, enforce their will, and even mark the next person to die. The strongest supporting idea is that death is not a clean break — it is a transition where unfinished business, unresolved emotions, and spiritual forces remain in play.
The Child Who Marks the Living
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:12) **El muerto, muerto está?** - Host introduces the central thesis: the dead may still be present at their own funerals, setting up the episode's theme.
- 2 (04:37) **Story 1: "Marcado por la muerte" - A boy in the crowd** - Roberto, 14, sees a child no one else notices at a wake in the remote village of Las Ánimas, Oaxaca.
- 3 (08:45) **The pattern emerges: a kiss as a death sentence** - Three weeks later, the woman dies suddenly. At her wake, the boy appears again, now sitting still.
- 4 (13:59) **The kiss lands on Roberto's mother** - At the old man's wake, the boy walks past Roberto and kisses his mother's cheek.
- 5 (16:11) **The entity's true nature revealed** - At his mother's wake, the boy appears again. Roberto is filled with rage but knows the entity is not human.
- 6 (20:14) **Four manifestations of Death** - Host summarizes the different forms Death has taken in stories from the podcast: the classic reaper, a beautiful woman, a gaunt woman, and now an innocent child.
- 7 (21:15) **Story 2: "Tormento Eterno" - A brutal marriage** - Carmen's story from Zacatlán, Puebla, 2014. She was married to Raúl, who was a perfect gentleman before marriage but became violently abusive afterward.
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Show Notes
Hay funerales donde la muerte no representa el final. A veces, quienes ya partieron parecen regresar para despedirse, para advertir algo o para reclamar aquello que dejaron pendiente.En este episodio de Extra Anormal Podcast presentamos historias de funerales, velorios, apariciones de muertos y experiencias paranormales reales ocurridas alrededor de la muerte.⚰️ Roberto comienza a ver durante los velorios a un misterioso niño que nadie más puede percibir; pronto descubre algo aterrador: cada persona que recibe un beso suyo muere días después. Carmen presencia fenómenos inexplicables durante el funeral de su esposo, mientras una supuesta bruja asegura que su espíritu quedará atrapado. En Veracruz, un anciano que llevaba años muerto aparece en el velorio de su amigo para cumplir una antigua promesa. Durante otro funeral, extraños accidentes parecen dejar claro que el fallecido no quería a cierta persona cerca de su ataúd. Y al final, Paco reflexiona sobre una mujer cuya última voluntad espiritual no fue respetada y que después comenzó a aparecer en sueños pidiendo la luz que su familia le negó.En este episodio encontrarás:• Funerales y velorios paranormales.• Apariciones de personas fallecidas.• Presagios y señales de muerte.• Espíritus que no consiguen descansar.• Brujería y fenómenos durante funerales.Tal vez un funeral sea una despedida para los vivos, pero no siempre para quienes acaban de morir.¿Crees que una persona fallecida puede regresar durante su propio funeral? Cuéntanos tu experiencia en los comentarios.Suscríbete a Extra Anormal Podcast, activa las notificaciones y acompáñanos en más relatos paranormales reales. ⚰️💀-
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