Stories Philippines Podcast - Pinoy Horror Stories

A child’s voice—small, crystalline—sings a Christmas carol from an empty bell tower after midnight mass: too fast, too high, always the same hymn. Then follows a wet, heavy slapping across the cobblestones, the smell of old incense and something metallic clinging to the night. In this episode, we trace how the nine nights of Simbang Gabi—devotion, tradition, and communal hope—can also become the stage for a darker bargain: the Sacred Betrayal, where perfect faith, once broken, turns into a curse.Listen as I, Paul, weave together chilling folklore, personal tragedy, and historical memory—from Marco’s failed nine-day vow and the vanished spirit of his sister, to Clarissa’s wartime moral compromise and the eerie signs left on a family’s farm. We explore how pre-colonial spirits, colonial theology, and modern fear collide, creating stories where compassion, weariness, or one careless sound can open the door to something hungry in the shadows.This episode contains themes and scenes that may be deeply unsettling. Listener discretion advised.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Warning: This broadcast delves into the harrowing realms of spiritual conflict and dark history. Listener caution is strongly suggested — themes may unsettle sensitive ears.What does it take to stare into true malice and not flinch? Is it faith, or a courage born of having nothing left to lose? Tonight, we open the archive on a silent war fought for souls. From the global shock of The Exorcist to a secluded convent by the Philippine shore, we trace the long, brutal history of exorcism and the uneasy meeting of Catholic ritual with local folk beliefs.Hear the case of “Celestine,” a young Visayan woman whose slow descent into torment pushed her family from an albularyo’s bulong to a formal Catholic rite. We follow Father Virgilio into weeks of prayer, Latin invocations, terrifying revelations, and a final, bone-deep confrontation that left survivors changed forever. Along the way we ask the hard questions: when should suffering be read as pathology, and when as spiritual assault? How have centuries of religious power, hysteria, and folklore shaped what we call possession?If the unseen has ever touched your life, share it with us — we honor anonymity and courage. Tune in for history, theology, folklore, and one nightmarish exorcism that brings the battle close to home.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A darkness falls on Noche Buena in a small barrio of Santa Cruz. It’s December 24, 1985—ham and halo-halo should fill the night, but the air carries a metallic tang and the bamboo chimes are eerily still. Lola Corazon stirs a pot of chocolate while her grandson Jomar fights to sleep, haunted by the old stories: the Aswang, a shapeshifting ghoul drawn to the most vulnerable. As fiesta lights brighten the streets, the monster that feeds on unborn life and stolen livers moves closer, hiding in plain sight at the banquet, slipping in among relatives and neighbors.This episode traces the Aswang’s terror across time and place—from Capiz and Iloilo’s cane fields and the hill sitios of Samar to a cramped Sampaloc apartment in Manila—showing how folklore, colonial history, and modern anxieties fuse into a single, chilling legend: the Christmas Cannibal. Through scenes of flickering lamplight, terrified mothers, and the unsettling inversion of a feast into a trap, we ask: what if the brightest night is the most dangerous?Trigger warning: this episode contains scenes and themes some listeners may find deeply unsettling. Listener discretion advised.If you have an unnerving memory or a true encounter, share it with us at storiesphpodcast@gmail.com. Follow Stories Philippines for daily folklore facts and updates.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The flicker of a lone bulb, the cold breath of an empty rectory, and a priest whose gift for sermon hid a hunger for wealth—this week on Stories Philippines we travel to San Pedro, Quezon, where faith and avarice collided at the foot of Mount Banahaw. From Father Leandro’s slow slide into corruption and the missing parish funds, to a brutal death and the lingering sense of greed that seems to replay itself within the stone walls, this episode probes a terrifying question: can a soul corrupted by betrayal become its own eternal punishment — or did something darker answer that call from the mountain?Hear eyewitness accounts, recordings of unexplained sounds, EMF spikes, and the bone-deep cold reported by priests and parish workers who dared to return. We examine local folklore about the Sumpa, parallels to global cases of residual hauntings and simony, and the theological weight of broken vows. Proceed with caution—this episode contains themes of spiritual betrayal and paranormal horror that may be unsettling.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Proceed with caution, dear listener — the shadows we explore today are deep and unsettling. This episode contains mature themes and graphic descriptions. Listener prudence is strongly encouraged.In this episode of Stories Philippines Podcast, I tell the legend of the Headless Priest of Fort Santiago: a fictionalized composite of Father Rafael De La Vega, a Jesuit accused of aiding the resistance during the brutal 1945 battle for Intramuros. Dragged into the dungeons of Fort Santiago, tortured, and executed in a single, devastating strike, his violent end is said to have ripped his soul from rest. Decades later, night watchmen and guides still report a robed, headless apparition wandering the cold stone corridors — searching, keening, and forever tethered to the place of its betrayal.We weave three threads together: the historical horrors of Fort Santiago, eyewitness accounts from the 1980s and 2000s, and paranormal investigations that captured eerie EMF spikes and a whispered “Padre… cabeza.” Along the way we consider folklore, theology, and psychology — from Filipino concepts of lost souls to theories like the “stone tape” and pareidolia — asking whether this is a trapped martyr, an energetic imprint, or a communal memory given form by trauma.If you like history soaked in shadow and folklore that chills the spine, this episode walks you through damp dungeons, echoing courtyards, and the weight of an unresolved past.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Warning: this episode contains intense descriptions of psychological distress and themes of eternal guilt. Listener care advised.A cold, manufactured chill in a Manila detention center waiting room can’t match the ice that forms around a soul that knows it has done the unforgivable. In this episode, Paul reads the true-crime folktale of Ernesto San Gabriel — a reckless young driver whose one terrible night in 1968 destroyed a fisherman’s family and set in motion two decades of quiet ruin. Through the notes of a legal researcher named Nila, we trace Ernesto’s slow unraveling: haunted houses that echo the sound of a fishing boat, a string of tragic accidents, heartbreak across generations, and a cultural verdict called Gaba — a moral consequence that slowly corrodes fortune and sanity.We explore cultural, psychological, and theological angles: how Gaba functions as communal justice where law fails, how chronic guilt can produce psychosomatic torment, and whether true punishment can be a lifetime of self-inflicted penance. This is a story about memory, retribution, and the human capacity to become one’s own jailer.If you have a similar story — an unexplained turn of fortune or a haunting tied to past wrongs — send it to storiesphpodcast@gmail.com and let your truth be heard.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The air inside a confessional sometimes holds more than prayer. In this episode, I take you into the dark, cedar-lined booth where whispered sins were meant to disappear — but some never did. From a terrified student who heard a single, damning whisper of “Unforgiven,” to an amateur investigator’s late-night EMF spike and a camera that caught a voice that simply ordered, “Get out,” we trace how guilt, history, and faith collide inside an old Philippine church.We explore:The haunted confessional as a folkloric and psychological phenomenon in the Philippines — Spanish-era Catholicism layered over animist beliefs.Firsthand accounts: Celeste’s whisper, Danilo’s recording, and Julian’s camera footage.Possible explanations: stone-tape theory, collective trauma, priestly psychological burden, and theological views on sin, absolution, and demonic deception.The idea of a spiritual protector that can push back against the darkness — and whether sacred places can truly become vessels of despair.If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a place of mercy becomes the keeper of the worst of human secrets, this episode peels back the veil. Send us your own church‑or shrine‑based encounters — we’re listening.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Content Warning: This episode explores mature themes including ritualistic violence, spiritual darkness, and human sacrifice. Listener discretion is strongly advised.1993. In the mist-locked town of San Ildefonso, desperate farmer Jericho Abelardo unearths a dark anting-anting beneath a gnarled balete—an amulet that grants miraculous fortune but demands a human life in return. As Jericho’s daughter recovers and his wealth blooms, a cold, unrelenting voice begins to pressure him toward an unthinkable sacrifice. Dr. Althea San Luis, a visiting scholar, and Ramon, a devoted church elder, race to stop a family’s destruction by blending science, ritual, and faith. A cursed relic, a moral bargain, and a terrifying deadline collide in a story about how belief can become compulsion—and what it costs when humans trade their souls for salvation.Send us your own strange or historical tales: storiesphpodcast@gmail.com======= DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱 Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤 Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for invoicing, CRM, project management, expenses, proposals, contracts, and time tracking.Learn more about MoxieTransform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Good Friday in the Pampanga plains: the sun bakes the earth, the faithful line the dusty road, and for some the ritual of Penitencia becomes more than sacrifice — it becomes a doorway.In this episode, Arthur Benedict Salcedo, a grieving rice farmer whose brutal self-flagellation opens him to something that is not mercy; and Roberto “Bert” Santiago, a repeat crucifixion devotee whose public suffering is hijacked into a spectacle of condemnation. We trace how extreme pain, cultural expectation, and old Kapampangan spirits converge—creating a volatile mix where humility can curdle into pride and penance can invite a darker hunger.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In the suffocating dark of a remote convent, sanctity becomes a mask for something older and murderous. Inspired by The Nun, this episode traces how the image of a corrupted holy person—an upside-down symbol of trust—strikes a particularly deep chord in the Filipino imagination. From colonial priests and nuns who once held civic power, to tales of mangkukulam and tiyanak that twist the sacred into the profane, we map how historical betrayal and folklore sharpen the fear that a protector could become the predator.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Analiza Joy thought the worst rule she’d ever break was one her mother set. She was wrong. On a forbidden Good Friday night, a dance meant to steal back her freedom becomes a public reckoning—one that blurs the line between supernatural bargain and collective guilt. Meet Gabriel Andres: handsome, hypnotic, and impossibly cold. When the music stops, the town watches as Ana’s joy is traded for something far darker. This episode explores religious transgression, supernatural horror, and the terrifying power of consequence. Listener discretion advised.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The bell tolls—not for worship, but for despair. When a devout lay minister finds a lost newborn on a rainy night, a desperate act of mercy becomes a doorway to something older and darker. In a provincial town outside San Pablo, Laguna, Celso Rafael Diaz brings the foundling Elias into his home believing baptism will save the child’s soul. But the waters meant to cleanse instead reveal a monstrous truth: the Tiyanak — a demon baby born from an unbaptized soul — preys on faith, guilt, and the thin places between indigenous spirits and imposed dogma. Faith, ritual, and grief collide in a small house where a crucifix, holy water, and a father’s fear are all that stand between salvation and damnation.Tune in for a tense retelling that explores how ritual can both protect and betray, and how cultural anxieties shape the monsters we fear.If you have a story that chills you to the bone and should be shared, we are listening. Send your accounts of the paranormal, folklore, or dark history to storiesphpodcast@gmail.com — your tale could be a future episode.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 12: The Whispering of the Fallen – The Return to the Light. As dawn breaks over silent streets scarred by loss and memory, we enter the fragile space where grief meets hope. In this powerful season finale, we reflect on the tragedies that have shaped the Filipino spirit—from the devastating Guinsaugon landslide to political terror and relentless natural disasters. Hear stories of survival and remembrance, where the voices of the lost whisper through shadows, and where communities hold fast to rituals of healing and resilience.This episode explores both human and supernatural horrors, weaving together tales of pain, endurance, and the stubborn light that refuses to be extinguished. Join us as we honor those who carry the weight of memory, and ask: what do we become when all that’s left is to remember?Listener note: This episode contains themes that may be deeply distressing. Please listen with care.Send your stories to: storiesphpodcast@gmail.comSupport us & unlock exclusive content on Patreon. Follow us on social media for daily folklore and updates.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟Freelancers & small business owners simplify workflows with invoicing, CRM, project management, expenses, proposals, contracts & time tracking.Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our creator community to enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀Ready to revolutionize your content? Sign up now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 11: The House That Feeds on Guests — The Haunted Hotel and Rest House. A cold shiver runs down your spine the moment you step into a hotel corridor that seems to breathe with unseen life. What if the friendly face at the end of the hall is more than it appears? Tonight, we explore the chilling tales behind haunted hotels and rest houses in the Philippines — places where guests check in but some never check out. From the bloodstained history of Baguio’s Diplomat Hotel to eerie encounters in Rizal’s secluded rest houses, these stories reveal how old wounds and restless spirits linger in the walls, turning comfort into terror.Listen close as we share accounts of vanished guests, ghostly staff, and chilling warnings carved in steam. Learn about Filipino traditions meant to protect the soul from being claimed by the house itself. This episode is not for the faint-hearted — it touches on loss, fear, and the unknown lurking just beyond the locked door.If you dare to stay the night with us, prepare your mind for the uncanny and remember: sometimes the greatest danger is waiting inside.Send us your own stories at storiesphpodcast@gmail.comMore exclusive content on PatreonFollow us on social media for daily folklore and updates!=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for invoicing, CRM, project management, expenses, proposals, contracts, and time tracking.Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

S5 E10: The Lady of the Volcano’s Slopes. Journey with us to the shadow of Mayon Volcano, the perfect cone that rises over Albay, Bicol—a mountain both breathtakingly beautiful and fiercely dangerous. In this episode, we unravel the ancient legend of Daragang Magayon, the beautiful maiden whose tragic love story gave birth to the volcano itself. Through a tale woven with love, jealousy, sacrifice, and loss, discover how this living mountain keeps memories alive through its eruptions and whispers of warning. Hear how local communities endure, celebrate, and find hope amid the ever-present threat of nature’s power.Prepare for a story that moves beyond myth into the heart of resilience and memory—where beauty and destruction dance in an eternal embrace.If you have your own story of love, loss, or mystery, send it to us via the email in the show notes. Support the podcast on Patreon for exclusive content and follow us on social media for daily folklore facts and updates.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:InvoicingClient Relationship Management (CRM)Project ManagementExpensesProposals and ContractsTime TrackingStreamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 9. The Haunted Profile: MySpace, Multiply Ghosting, and the New Digital Self. A chill notification cuts through the silence—it's a message from a friend who should no longer be able to reach you. Their profile picture smiles back, frozen in time, but the words are new and haunting: “Why did you forget me?” What if our digital selves never truly die? In this episode, we explore the unsettling phenomenon of “haunted” social media profiles—the lingering presence of the dead online, from eerie messages and unexplained posts to the blurred lines between memory and algorithm.Join us as we share listener stories of digital hauntings, examine Filipino beliefs about restless spirits adapting to new technology, and ponder a future where grief and remembrance extend beyond life into cyberspace. This episode touches on themes of loss, digital obsession, and supernatural mystery. Listener discretion is advised.Have your own story of digital haunting or strange social media encounters? Email us at storiesphpodcast@gmail.com.Support & Connect:Show notes and ways to support in the descriptionExclusive content on PatreonFollow us on social media for daily folklore facts=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟Tools for freelancers and small business owners: invoicing, CRM, project management, expenses, proposals, contracts, and time tracking.Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 8, “The Silence of the Press”. Step into a dark chapter of Philippine history where silence became a weapon and truth was forced into hiding. On the night of February 24, 2006, under Proclamation No. 1017, newsrooms like the Daily Tribune became battlegrounds as press freedom faced brutal suppression. This episode unpacks the chilling atmosphere inside those offices — the eerie sounds, unseen presences, and the haunting legacy of voices silenced by fear and censorship.Through firsthand accounts, folklore, and historical context, we explore how journalists endured threats, raids, and enforced silence, and how stories refused to die despite attempts to erase them. Discover how the spirits of the silenced linger in newsrooms past and present, embodying a collective memory that demands justice and remembrance.Listener discretion is advised: this episode touches on real wounds and disturbing histories that continue to resonate today.If you have your own story or know someone who does, please email us at storiesphpodcast@gmail.com. Your voice helps keep the conversation alive.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:InvoicingClient Relationship Management (CRM)Project ManagementExpensesProposals and ContractsTime TrackingStreamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 7: Valentine’s Dark Reprise – Love Curses and the Mangkukulam. On a humid February night, love can feel like a fever—both a delight and a dread. But what happens when desire is no longer your own? Tonight’s episode explores the shadowy world of the mangkukulam—the Philippine witch whose power to bind hearts can turn love into a haunting curse. From ancient rituals with threads and candles to modern heartbreaks amplified by social media, we dive into stories of obsession, control, and the thin line between affection and possession.Listen closely as we unravel tales of love spells gone awry, the enduring presence of this mysterious figure in folklore and everyday life, and the real human cost behind these dark enchantments. This episode contains unsettling themes and listener discretion is advised.If you’ve experienced something strange or know a story like this, share it with us at storiesphpodcast@gmail.com. Explore more behind-the-scenes content and support us on Patreon. Follow us on social media for daily folklore facts and community stories.DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟Designed for freelancers and small business owners with tools for invoicing, client management, project organization, expenses, proposals, contracts, and time tracking.Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join creators enhancing their workflow with Castmagic’s custom Presets and Community Prompts.Sign up now to start creating magic!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 6: The Ghost in the Cracked Mirror. A quiet weight presses down on the chest, a shadow lurking in the corners of Filipino bedrooms. What if nightmares could truly kill? This episode explores Bangungot—the deadly nightmare that haunts Filipino folklore and modern science alike. Journey through chilling stories of spectral presence, sudden unexplained deaths, and the eerie boundary between sleep and finality. Hear first-person accounts of ghostly visitations, mysterious marks left on the body, and the lingering dread that turns a home into a place of fear.From ancient spirits like the Batibat to modern medical mysteries such as Brugada Syndrome, we unpack how myth and science intertwine in this unsettling phenomenon. Dive deep into cultural beliefs, urban hauntings, and the emotional toll of a terror that crosses generations and continents.Listener discretion is advised due to themes of sudden death, sleep paralysis, and haunting presences.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app is designed specifically for freelancers and small business owners. It offers tools for:Invoicing: Create professional invoices.Client Relationship Management (CRM): Manage client info and communication.Project Management: Organize tasks and files.Expenses: Keep track of business expenses.Proposals and Contracts: Craft and manage them easily.Time Tracking: Efficiently manage your time.Streamline your freelance workflow with Moxie! 😊Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 5: The City of Silent Screams – The Guinsaugon Landslide. In this deeply unsettling episode, we journey to Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte, where the devastating 2006 Guinsaugon landslide swallowed an entire village in an instant. With over 1,800 lives lost and only 53 survivors, this story is about more than the tragedy—it’s about the silent echoes left behind in a place erased from maps but never from memory.Hear haunting accounts of a land heavy with sorrow, ghostly whispers, and rituals born from grief and reverence. Explore how ancient beliefs and modern reality intertwine in the Philippines, offering a lens to understand loss, remembrance, and the fragile bond between people and the earth beneath their feet.Listener discretion is advised due to the intense themes of sorrow and loss in this episode.=======DISCLAIMER 📢This episode might be ad-supported. You can support us by subscribing for as little as $5 a month on our Patreon page or through Apple Podcast Subscriber-Only Audio. 🎉Subscription Benefits 🌟Ad-free weekly podcastExclusive podcast promosEarly access to select episodes👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts appThank you so much for your generosity! 🙏Connect with Us 📱Visit us on FacebookShare Your Stories 🎤Record and submit your narrated stories hereEpisode SponsorsNoota: The best transcription and AI Meeting Zoom alternative!Sign Up hereMoxie 🌟The Moxie app helps freelancers and small business owners manage invoices, clients, projects, expenses, proposals, contracts, and time tracking—all in one place.Learn more about Moxie🎧 Transform Your Audio into Content Magic! 🎤Join our community of creators and enhance your Castmagic experience with custom Presets and Community Prompts. 🚀🔥 Why You'll Love It:Instantly turn audio into engaging contentAccess Featured Community Prompts 🌟Enhance your workflow with tailored solutions🔗 Ready to Revolutionize Your Content? Sign up now and start creating magic today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy