La Lechuza is a scary urban legend about women who can turn into giant owl-like demons. The word "lechuza" translates to "owl" in Spanish, but it also refers to a witch who can shape-shift into a monstrous bird. It is said that La Lechuza impersonates the cries of an infant and then preys on would-be rescuers. The legend is popular throughout northern Mexico, Texas' Rio Grande Valley and other places where there's a large Mexican population.
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This video is for a Mexican-Texican mythology called La Lechuza. The name translates to barn owl. But in the folklore, it’s a lot more than that.
Enjoy!
Something is hunting in Texas at night.
Locals say it’s as big as a man,
It can fly and it eats people.
It’s called La Lechuza, a popular Mexican and Texan folklore legend. It is said to be a bird, the size of an adult human with the face of a woman.
Lechuza is a Spanish word for Owl. Hence, the bird part of this terror is owl-ish.
According to folklore, the lechuzas are said to be either witches
or evil spirits.
Some say that they used to be women who sold their soul to the devil to gain supernatural powers.
By day, they look like normal women going about their daily business.
They hide in plain sight as they look for their next meal.
And in the evening, they transform into creatures of unspeakable nightmares.
Did I mention that they eat people?
La Lechuza’s typical hunting practice is to mimic the cry of a baby. Anyone who comes alone becomes its next meal.
So don’t go outside when you hear a random baby crying
or you’ll get carried away as dinner.
La Lechuza is said to be immune to weapons, including bullets.
Hence, they are possibly immortal. (video text overlay: This is one of the many things an AI (Stable Diffusion) thinks an immortal looks like.)
But luckily, you’re not completely helpless when dealing with one. For you see,
they detest salt and will fly away when it’s thrown at them. So keep that salt shaker in an easy to reach place.
Now, it is misguided to think that La Lechuza is only a folklore told to frighten children.
Because on Nov 6, 1975, the Corpus Christi Caller, a local newspaper, published an article describing reports fielded by Robstown police from local residents. The reports were that of a flying bird-like creature.
The reports were also varied. Some said that the creature had the face of a woman. Others said it was that of a man.
Other towns also reported similar sightings. But the mystery was never solved.
The link is below if you want to read it.
