So I just got back from the city of Weimas in Sonora, Mexico, just across Arizona in the Sonoran Desert. My family's from the desert, and they're very familiar with legends and stories from there, especially when this ghosts indigenous tales of witchcraft, stuff that has existed in the region for generations. Klaus had a history of dark events, including wars, even present day disappearances, but this story, this episode I'm about to share with you, is a little different. And I started with a simple visit to see my family. As I continue my journey to investigate the stories that started it all, you see, rocks, single stones had been slamming against the metal and plastic coverings of these sheds where my uncle and his neighbors work. Those single events ended up taking us deep into the night as we ask ourselves what do you think? Over and over and over, with witnesses coming up with eerie and sometimes surreal explanations that make us wonder what we're even doing there. At those hours, I was wiping off the sweat with a panuelo similar to the one that my Tata, my grandpa would carry in his pocket, who had just jumpstarted my aunt's small Pontiac in the heat of the desert sun that was parked right outside my uncle's ranch where the other cars were. It was then when I heard someone calling me over. It was Elrafa, my uncle's neighbor. He was excited, asking if I was still doing paranormal stories because the rocks had gotten worse recently. He asked me if I wanted to look around his property, and of course I said yes. By the way, all I'm telling you here is true, and it happened just a couple of weeks ago, so all the details are still fresh in my mind. So I asked my cousin's boyfriend to come with me in case I was walking into a track, and Rafa opened up the gate and we stepped in. Only the property wasn't huge. They had a small house, a lot of construction material, and he was saying that the rocks had stopped being thrown at that time, that they happened only in the morning. So we took a look around, recorded with my phone for a bit, talked some more, and finally stepped out and my uncle was at the gate of his property when we stepped out, and he started joking around. They were blaming each other for scaring the rest of us, But the scares were already there because it all started about a year before that when we all heard this story for the very first time, and the other stories of sightings things that are just only encountered out there. So here are the stories that's around my uncle's ranch in Mexico. My name is Wind and here it's a horror story. My uncle had that property in the northern part of Guaymas. Lots that were sold there a while back were now being used for people to have a place to get away from the noise of the town. Everyone seems to have their own either a metal shop wood working shop. My uncle went with the wood option, starting up what looks like a full carpentry area where he works on planters, doors, where he gets a tinker around with additions to the property as well. He rents it out for people to use for their events and it now has a pool, huge grilling area, guest bathroom and showers. Anyway, one day, my uncle was working underneath the shade of a small structure that he made when he suddenly heard of rocks slamming into the covering. That's when he turns off the saw and wait, there it is again. He looks around, thinking it was some prankster trying to scare him, and then it happens one more time, and knowing my uncle, he probably cussed out loud and stepped out to see what was happening, and the rocks eventually stopped falling. The phenomenon had been happening for some time, and it was explained to me in a conversation that got to record with him. The audio you'll hear Rafa and my uncle Hymen with some other people that were also standing around listening to the strangeness of it. All. The main things that were happening were that they would be working during the day. It would always happen during the daytime when they would hear rocks being thrown, sometimes at them, sometimes at their property, but without an explanation. For example, when you throw a rock at a roof, the rock tends to roll after impact, but not these They hit and remain still. And it even happens when you physically see the rock hitting the dirt, it thuds against the ground and just stays like that. Now, multiple people have seen these, right, they have been witnesses to the rocks all sizes, from small pebbles to larger fist sized rocks appearing right before them and when they least expect them. A couple of them were mentioning something even weirder though, that the rocks have been seeing floating about two meters above the ground and then falling back down. I know this sounds really strange and kind of crazy, honestly, but when you have multiple people telling you that they've seen these, your mind kind of starts to lean toward the question of is it possible now? Well, hearing about these things that were happening, obviously, I was a bit skeptical, so I asked questions, are there any neighbors nearby that would be doing this? Who else has seen this happening? What do you think it is? And always get the same answers. People say that when this the little people or elves have been the culprit. When these are tiny humans that are said to live in caves and small dwellings in nature such as forests, mountains, and wherever they can get away from people. They are known to be mischievous little beings, pranksters that like to mess with people by scaring them to get a good laugh. Out of it. When people mention them, they say that they take things out and put them in other places, much to the disbelief of others, especially those who have never heard of them for as long as I or my family have heard of them already. But just the thoughts that there might be other beings lurking around in the dark gives me chills. So in trying to solve the mystery, to satisfy my own curiosity, I asked one of my cousins if he had ever seen anything. He's the one that's the most skeptical, probably out of all of us, and he said that he had seen something that he could not explain out there in my uncle's ranch, but only one time. He said that a creature. It was dark. This dark thing was crawling or walking around and disappeared into the darkness. He was sure was not a dog or a cat, but it was the only thing he had ever seen. Now, when digging a little deeper about this, they mention the dogs. You see rapha. My uncle's neighbor has two dogs and the property a type of pit bull mix, friendly curious dogs that will bark at the occasional stranger walking by. Well. One night The dog started barking at a wall, and they approached it, semi disappearing into the darkness, when suddenly one of them froze in place. Now the other manages to run back, but the other could not move. His hind legs were completely paralyzed. Not even a whimper would come out of the poor dog. And there was no explanation to it, not even to explain it to a vet. Was it an insect bite? Had something terrified it to the point of it affecting its nervous system? A rapha in his desk spiration went by to get some holy water. This is after a couple of days. They put it on the dog, and it was that same dog that was right in front of us. As I'm hearing this story as relaxed as could be, well, look at him now, I said, I don't know what it was, but that holy water did something, and it was true. The dog was fine, just wagging its tail right there. But what if that was true and it took holy water to fix it? Could something evil be behind it all? Tell him about Evocado the cowboy. My uncle told the neighbor, Hell, we haven't told you about the cowboy, and Draff, I've repeated, like many properties out there, they always have a new addition or repair to do. So Rafa had some people over to work on something when suddenly they came searching for him because he's They said, there's a cowboy on the property. Rafa looked at them, stunted. There was no one else and no other way to get into the property but through the front gate. In order for them to see someone standing by the end of it, the cowboy must have jumped over eight foot walls standing at the end of it. There's no way, Drafa thought to himself. He was shocked to hear such a thing. The workers described the man wearing dirty jeans, a flannel shirt, and a cowboy hat. He seemed unbothered by the worker's presence and simply walked to the edge of the property and somehow vanished. The workers were terrified to go back there. In fact, they were so scared that they left and didn't even finish the job. They just didn't return. And when asking around some of the neighbors, Drafa described the cowboy, but one of them stopped him mid description. Rafa, they told him, I've seen that man, and I've always thought that he was a guest or someone helping you out around your property. We all paused for a moment, just like we did right here, to see this had gone from a strange phenomenon with the rocks, something that we might have been able to explain if we found more information. So now the story of a man that had been seen by other people appearing inside of the property, seemingly without a logical explanation. You know, once it started raining, Drafa told me, after the storms everything stopped. And when did it start, I asked, I think it was around the time they started building a sanja, he replied, a ditch like an irrigation channel to bring water to the properties that had recently started being constructed. They say physical changes the land had been known to trigger paranormal phenomena, including things like a home remodel. This snoring desert is an ancient thing. Lands that haven't been touched suddenly being modified by the constant construction of the properties as they expand and grow, and now with building channels in the area. But if something's trying to protect the water or comes along with the energies that it carries underground, I asked if they've ever heard noises inside the house, but no everything seemed to be happening outside. Common rocks from the area being thrown, sometimes at people. Desperate for answers, they tried thinking that maybe rocks were exploding due to the heat, or that the machines were somehow throwing the rocks miles away. Whatever it is, They said that it happens when they're making noise from welding, hammering, or drilling, But the real cause is still a mystery, And so we kept talking for a bit about the strangeness of the desert, the sightings of the little creatures that are set to roam in the areas. Even as we look at historical accounts and folklore, the mention of the when this is still the most common. We agreed to come back to record with this, maybe records and video, maybe even have a full campfire night of storytelling to capture the essence of what it's like to hear a story like that directly from the source, surrounded by people who are also fascinated by what else is out there, the things we cannot explain. This is a developing story, but if you're interested in such an idea and original recordings, let me know. I'm currently working on a project that will bring those stories to life. And if you have stories of your family and are going strange phenomena at their homes, or know of anything that can help explain the rock falling events, please reach out. In fact, one of my very first stories ever on my show Scary Story PODC, there was a story called the Phenomenon of time Skipping. I base it on that exact place, a ranch in the desert. Now I didn't mention many other events I've heard of lights in the skies, sightings of other ghosts and dogs acting strange out there, sometimes running away terrified, or how Raphie experienced someone locking him and his wife in the house from the outside. Up until the time of this recording, none of these events have answers. This short episode of Horror Story was written and produced by me Edwin Kovarujas. A special thank you goes out to my uncle Jim and his neighbor Raphael for sharing their experiences with me. I tried researching similar cases, but I only found information on Poulster GUIs activity Strange things falling from the sky, you know, things like fish and frogs and other things and other places in the world but if you know of any that it can explain the rocks in the desert. Very interested in this, so send it my way please. Also thanks for waiting as we pick up our episodes again and continue to publish week after week. As always, I'm open to ideas and suggestions for topics for this podcast, and if you want to support me and the shows, check out scary Plus. Over at scaryplus dot com you can try our shows without ads and early release when available. Thank you very much for listening. Keep it scary everyone, See you soon.
