{"id":27956,"date":"2025-07-28T08:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scenicrights.com\/projects\/los-trucos-de-la-bestia\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T11:20:04","slug":"los-trucos-de-la-bestia","status":"publish","type":"articulo","link":"https:\/\/www.scenicrights.com\/en\/projects\/los-trucos-de-la-bestia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beast&#8217;s Tricks (Los trucos de la bestia)"},"template":"","art_tag":[1314,1022,816,968,1110,874,1158],"genero":[47],"licencia":[17],"localizacion":[],"produccion":[],"subgenero":[662,676],"tipo":[5],"class_list":["post-27956","articulo","type-articulo","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","art_tag-crime","art_tag-death","art_tag-disappearance","art_tag-investigation","art_tag-religion-en","art_tag-spain","art_tag-suicide","genero-drama-en","licencia-propia","subgenero-crime","subgenero-thriller-en","tipo-proyecto"],"acf":{"generos_tax":[47],"subgeneros_tax":[676,662],"tipo_tax":[5],"tags_tax":[1314,816,874,968,1022,1110,1158],"produccion_tax":false,"licencia_tax":17,"localizacion_tax":false,"articulo__titulo_extendido":"","articulo__extracto":"","articulo__contenido":"<em><strong>A young man disappears in the Basque Country, and an acquaintance decides to investigate on his own, despite being told that the missing man has been located in Chile. The investigation will lead the protagonist down dark and dangerous paths, but will also transform him emotionally\u2014especially when he becomes romantically involved with a woman who holds the key to this enigmatic case.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n<em><strong>An emotional thriller, full of secrets and dramatic twists, that keeps the tension high until the very last page.<\/strong><\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMikel lives a peaceful life as a photojournalist in San Sebasti\u00e1n. One day, he believes he spots Pablo Martiarena\u2014a young man who was reported missing\u2014in the back seat of a car driven by Iv\u00e1n Katz, a quirky artist and former schoolmate. The sight unsettles him, and he decides to investigate. No one takes him seriously, and the police insist that Pablo voluntarily left for Chile weeks ago. But Mikel senses that something doesn\u2019t add up. With help from his cousin Lorena, an aspiring journalist, he begins to gather clues.\r\n\r\nEarly signs point to Erika, Pablo\u2019s ex-girlfriend: a fascinating and mysterious woman with ties to Andoni Sagasti, a security guard who ends up murdering his mother during a psychotic break.\r\n\r\nAs Mikel and Lorena dig deeper, forgotten memories resurface\u2014especially Mikel\u2019s childhood trauma at the Katz family home. In Iv\u00e1n\u2019s orbit, they uncover disturbing signs: another missing girl, strange rituals, fake social media profiles, mystical discourse, and evidence of psychological control and manipulation. Eventually, the trail leads them to Iv\u00e1n\u2019s art academy and reveals a far more sinister environment: a cult known as <em>The Poets of Hidden Earth<\/em>, which uses spirituality, sex, drugs, and emotional coercion to recruit vulnerable individuals. The cult\u2014of which Erika, Iv\u00e1n, and Andoni appear to be members\u2014has operated under the guise of an artistic collective. Its leader is Silvano Katz, Iv\u00e1n\u2019s eccentric father.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, Mikel, drawn to Erika, discovers that she is the secret daughter of Valentina, a domestic worker murdered years ago by Silvano. Branded as \u201cpunished\u201d from birth, Erika has never been fully accepted by the group. As past traumas and new revelations emerge, the investigation becomes deeply personal and increasingly dangerous. Mikel comes to understand that Erika is more victim than villain\u2014and that Pablo Martiarena is not missing, but an undercover agent for the Ertzaintza investigating the cult.\r\n\r\nIn the climax, Mikel and Erika confront Flora\u2014Iv\u00e1n\u2019s mother and a silent witness to Valentina\u2019s murder\u2014and together infiltrate the estate where the cult operates. There they find Pablo and a collective ritual that threatens to end in mass suicide. In the end, a police operation dismantles the cult and arrests Silvano and Iv\u00e1n, but they are too late to save Erika, who, fearing retaliation for her betrayal, has taken hemlock and dies.\r\n\r\n<em>The Beast\u2019s Tricks<\/em> is a psychological and intimate thriller that explores the power of cults, emotional fragility, and the need to confront the past in order to reclaim one\u2019s freedom.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>RELEVANT INFORMATION:<\/strong> Lide Aguirre (San Sebasti\u00e1n, 1979) worked as a journalist at Diario Vasco before dedicating herself fully to literature. She was a finalist for the <strong>Premio Planeta<\/strong>.<em> The Beast\u2019s Tricks<\/em> is her second novel, inspired by an encounter with a young man who made her a strange invitation on the street.\r\n\r\nSet in San Sebasti\u00e1n\u2014which is more than just a backdrop; its bars, streets, and neighborhoods are characters in their own right\u2014<em>The Beast\u2019s Tricks<\/em> is a gripping thriller that keeps the reader on edge, concealing the core of the investigation until well into the story. With impeccable narrative structure, the novel combines drama, suspense, and an unsettling psychological undertone, centered on the power of mental manipulation and the ease with which some people dominate others for personal gain. It also includes a love story that runs through the suspense and adds an emotional layer to the characters.\r\n\r\nThe novel has strong audiovisual potential as a thriller, with a high-tension plot and striking revelations. The cult element introduces an esoteric and symbolic dimension that, in an adaptation, could enrich both narrative and visual style, creating a powerful and distinctive atmosphere. The story is also easily adaptable to other locations in the country.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL:<\/strong> TV Series, Miniseries, Feature Film, TV Movie\r\n\r\n<strong>AVAILABLE LANGUAGES:<\/strong> Spanish","articulo__autor":[28026],"_thumbnail_id":27992,"articulo__featured_gallery":"","articulo__galeria_archivos":"","articulo__fecha_de_publicacion":"","articulo__idiomas":"","articulo__dossier":"","idarticle":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Beast&#039;s Tricks (Los trucos de la bestia) - Scenic\u00a0Rights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scenicrights.com\/en\/projects\/los-trucos-de-la-bestia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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