We're looking at the stories based in Mexican folklore that will send chills down your spine will only be including mexican legends.

So the chupacabra is out.

Yeah, believe it or not.

Our goat sucking friend is not mexican.

Which of these urban legends do you find the scariest?

Let us know in the comments below Number 10 hotel California.

No, we're not talking about the song by the eagles.

Even though the lyrics may match up with the original legend, this urban legend speaks of a colorful hotel in the town of Toros Santos Mexico which is inhabited by the spirit of a young woman named Mercedes.

Men who visit the hotel are invited in for a few drinks while women are promised a bottle of wine in their rooms.

The pleasant company of the beautiful Mercedes sounds inviting as you venture into room number six but there is a catch and if you know the song, you may be able to guess what it is.

Once you spend a night here, you can never leave Number nine lattice to the story of lattice comes from the streets of Chapas.

It's there that she said to present herself to men who take a little too much time swimming on the shore of the seasonal river.

The specter entices, those unfortunate enough to see her claps her hands and calls them seductively by their name.

These unlucky souls find themselves dumbstruck losing their voice, their mind and their spirit.

Even though older residents say that lattice was invented to scare the young so they wouldn't misbehave.

You're better safe than sorry.

Might be a good idea to keep your distance from the Sabine River.

Anyway, number eight, El hombre del Sombrero.

Here's another japanese legend and this one tells the story of the man in the big hat While walking the streets at night, you might encounter this man who is described as a tall, stocky gentleman wearing an elegant suit with gold buttons and huge boots with silver spurs.

No one has ever seen his face as it's covered by an enormous black hat that always keeps it hidden.

This character is known to seduce women and to capture the souls of those who dare damage the nature of the area.

It said that he causes extreme shock in his victims, rendering them incapable of moving or running away.

He instills in them a sense of anguish and an indescribable fear that leaves them speechless and defenseless.

Number seven La Isla de las Monica's located on the canals of Sochi Milko towards the southern end of Mexico city.

The island of the dolls has become one of the areas main attractions as its name suggests.

The island is cover with old broken dolls that hang from trees, posts and fences.

It said that Julian Santana.

The island's previous owner once found the lifeless body of a young girl tangled in the water lilies that grow in the canals soon after, he started to experience strange phenomena in the form of whispers and voices that called out to him thank you.

He heard the girl asking for her doll back.

He started hanging dolls everywhere in an effort to appease the girl's soul dolls that he claimed to find in the trash and floating on the canals.

Eventually, people became interested in the island and Santana started letting the curious and brave wander closer and in return they left more and more dolls as gifts, turning the island of the dolls into the unusual tourist attraction we know today, number six to at first glance, it just seems to be a mannequin in the front window of a popular dress shop in chihuahua Mexico, albeit a very realistic mannequin.

Its features constantly confuse people to the point where they insist it's a real person.

In fact, rumor has it that the mannequin is actually the shop owner's daughter in life.

She was a beautiful, kind young woman with a promising future who met her premature end on her wedding day falling victim to a scorpion sting.

Legend says that her mother stricken with grief and unable to move on, embalmed her corpse, dressed her in the finest clothing and post her in the window.

So she would always be close to her.

The story goes on to say that she can sometimes be seen wandering the streets of chihuahua after closing up the shop.

Of course, funnily enough, many brides come into the shop as it said, that will bring them luck.

Number five Respeto El Dia de Muertos.

Once upon a time there was a hardworking farmer.

He was so dedicated to his land and his job that one particular year he decided to work all through el Dia de Muertos or the day of the dead, completely dismissing the holiday sacred traditions.

As he toiled away in his field, he started hearing voices asking for food and drink right away.

He recognized the voices as those of his long dead relatives.

He drew, dropped his tools and rushed home to build an altar, asking his wife to make a meal as an offering to the dead.

As he waited, he suddenly felt tired and laid down to rest his eyes.

When the altar was ready his wife came to wake him up only to realize that he was already dead.

News of this death spread far and wide and everyone who heard the tale knew the reason for his death.

You never disrespect the day of the dead.

Number four La Nahuala picture it puebla, New Mexico, 18 07.

A grandmother lives with her two grandchildren.

Nando and Leonardo.

Nando used to tell his younger brother stories about a witch.

The townspeople called La Nahuala who live In an old abandoned mansion.

It was their Nando said that she kept the souls of two girls who had disappeared during the 18th century and she was preparing to get another pure soul, one that would give her the power to wipe out all the townspeople.

One day Nando decided to go into the house hoping to prove his bravery, but he never came out.

When Leonardo heard this, He and his grandmother ran to Nando's rescue after facing ghosts, skeletons and menacing voices all around the mansion, he was able to recover his brother's soul.

Number three, The woman in Black.

It's said that in the year 1951 a lady began appearing on the road that leads from the city of pachuca to real Del Monte.

This woman is supposedly wearing a long black dress topped off with a veiled hat, she hails motorists who find themselves driving alone past midnight, especially on nights with heavy fog, asking them for a ride to a local cemetery.

Those who oblige her request claim that once there she walks clear through the cemetery gates, prompting those witnesses to flee.

Those who declined to give her rides say that after informing her they could not take her to her destination, she simply disappears.

Number two El charro negro.

The story of el charro negro begins with a young man.

He is poor, but extremely vain and greedy.

One day that greed got the better of him and he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for infinite wealth.

No, however, he soon came to regret his decision as he realized that those around him didn't like him.

They liked his money So he decided to escape dressed in an elegant black shadow suit and hat.

He packed a single bag filled with money and rode his horse away from town.

The devil soon caught up with him and collected what he was owed a little sooner than expected since then.

And shadow rides the roads of the country looking for someone to take his place in hell offering people riches in exchange for their souls.

Before we unveil our top pick.

Let's look at some spooky honorable mentions, Laplanche Ara, a nurse who died in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.

She supposedly still cares for patients during the night shift in the hospital where she perished.

The novel, a paranormal being that roams the streets of Oaxaca and stocks pregnant women only to attack their unborn Children.

The vampire of Belen cemetery after the town killed and cremated.

The supposed vampire, a cursed tree is said to have grown where his ashes were buried.

The countess of a beautiful woman famous for cheating on her husband and killing her lovers.

The spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes wrote about a strange water dog with a powerful claw where its tail should be.

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Number one La llorona.

The character known as the weeping woman or the whaler has been around since the pre hispanic era.

But the most recognizable version of La llorona story comes from colonial times.

That interpretation tells the tale of Louisa, a beautiful woman who ran from her town to live a forbidden love story with Don Uno de Montes claros, with whom she had three Children sadly.

One day Don Unos love for her, simply ran out and he left Louisa and their Children.

One night as she was looking for her love, Louisa came upon an engagement party in town.

Don Unos engagement party madness took over and she ran home where she took her Children's lives.

Louisa later died in a church hiding from the townspeople filled with regret.

Her spirit still wanders crying out in grief for her lost Children.

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