La Caja Ronca (The Growling Box) - Legend 6

On lonely roads and forest paths outside Quito, people say you can still hear it: the slow creak of wheels, the snort of beasts, and a coffin that growls from within.

“La Caja Ronca (The Growling Box)” is a terrifying retelling of one of Ecuador’s darkest legends: a ghostly funeral carriage driven by a demon and pulled by horned creatures, dragging a black sarcophagus that holds something worse than death. It hunts “lost men” who wander at night—drunk, unfaithful, violent, or running from the consequences of their own actions.

The procession appears without warning: red demons with goat legs striking sparks from the stones, a skeletal driver wrapped in torn black robes, and the coffin itself, chained and shaking as if something inside is desperate to get out. When the lid finally opens, a skull with rotten flesh and burning eyes leans forward to judge the man who stands in its path.

This PDF eBook includes:

• A complete, fully edited short story of around 4,500 words
• 8 chilling illustrations plus the cover, bringing the procession and forest night to life
• A modern reinterpretation that explores guilt, addiction, machismo, and the way society creates its own monsters

Perfect for fans of Latin American horror, creepy folklore, and moral ghost stories, “La Caja Ronca (The Growling Box)” is part of the Quito’s Urban Legends series, but can be enjoyed as a standalone nightmare.

Download the PDF, step onto the dark road, and listen closely.
If you hear the box growl behind you… it may not be the first time you tried to escape.