In the first week of January 2026, a video from Mexico made the rounds of paranormal news sites. Two young men exploring a mountain in the city of Santa Catarina say a light appeared and seemed to follow them. They climbed to higher ground to get away from it. Then, on their recording, comes what they describe as a nightmarish laugh, which they took to be coming from whatever was behind the light. They ran.

The clip spread on social media, and the comments split into two camps. Some viewers were sure the light was a witch. In Mexican folklore, brujas are often said to travel at night as balls of light or fire. Others argued it was simply another hiker with a flashlight, trying to scare them.

So far the story has only been carried by Coast to Coast AM’s weekly weird-news roundup. No local outlet, police report or second witness has surfaced, and the hikers haven’t been named.