Stories Philippines Podcast - Pinoy Horror Stories

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

Season 5, Episode 4: The Box That Never Opens — The Aswang in the Closet. Have you ever woken in the dead of night to silence so thick it feels suffocating? The faint creak of a floorboard, shadows that seem to breathe, and an unshakable feeling that something is lurking nearby—something that shouldn’t be there. What if the true menace isn’t outside but hidden behind a locked door inside your own home?In this chilling episode, we explore the legend of the aswang—a shape-shifting monster deeply woven into Filipino folklore, known for its terrifying presence within the family and household. From whispered secrets in old wooden boxes to unsettling sounds beneath the floorboards, discover how fear often lives closest to us, disguised as those we trust.Through haunting stories from rural barrios to city apartments, including listener submissions and a special narrative of a family’s dark secret hidden in a closet, we confront the monster that thrives in silence and secrecy. What happens when the home is no longer a sanctuary but a prison of shadows?Warning: This episode contains themes of domestic horror and unsettling scenes that may linger long after you listen. Please proceed with care.📧 Got a story of your own? Share your strange and eerie experiences with us at storiesphpodcast@gmail.com. Your stories keep our folklore alive!For more folklore facts, bonus content, and community discussions, follow us on social media and join our Patreon for exclusive episodes and deep dives.Keep your doors locked, your lights on, and your mind open. The box is waiting.=======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 3: The Blood in the Manila Rain – Environmental Corruption and the Diwata’s Rage. Tonight, the rain falls heavy over Manila, carrying more than just water—it carries memory, sorrow, and a warning. What happens when the land bleeds crimson, stained by greed and neglect? In this episode, we explore the ancient spirits known as diwata, guardians of the forests and mountains, whose patience is wearing thin amid rampant environmental destruction in the Philippines.From tragic floods and landslides to whispered warnings in dreams and eerie sightings during storms, hear stories of how nature’s protectors respond to the wounds inflicted by illegal logging, corruption, and exploitation. We share listener experiences that reveal how folklore and science intersect in explaining disasters that continue to haunt our land.Share your encounters or stories with us: storiesphpodcast@gmail.comSupport and connect via Patreon and social media—links in the episode description.=======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 creator community for custom Presets and Community Prompts at Castmagic.Sign up nowSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/storiesph/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Season 5, Episode 2: The Empty Classrooms of the Lost — School and Campus Hauntings. Step quietly into the shadows of forgotten halls and empty classrooms where the line between the living and the lost blurs. This episode explores chilling tales from Bulacan State University and beyond—of the White Lady who haunts corridors, restless spirits bound by sorrow, and eerie encounters shared by students and staff alike.As the new school term begins, what secrets lurk behind locked doors and dim lights? From ghostly figures in white dresses to unexplained cold spots and spectral doubles, these stories reveal a haunting truth: some spirits never leave, and some stories are more than just legends.Listener discretion is advised. Some themes may be unsettling.Share your own spooky campus experiences with us at storiesphpodcast@gmail.com. For deeper dives and exclusive content, join us on Patreon and follow our 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 🌟Designed for freelancers and small business owners—manage invoices, clients, projects, expenses, contracts, and time all in one app!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.🔗 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 1 — The Serpent of the Deep Earth: The Bakunawa. A bruise-dark sky hangs over Manila and the city holds its breath. When the moon disappears and the ground trembles, are we witnessing nature — or something older, hungry, and patient beneath our feet? Tonight we trace the Bakunawa: the giant serpent that swallows moons, shakes the earth, and lives in the stories Filipinos have told for generations to explain eclipses, earthquakes, and loss. From coastal towns banging pots during eclipses to offerings cast into the bays of Bicol, from elders’ warnings to modern eyewitness accounts, this episode moves between folklore and lived experience — and asks what happens when myth helps a community survive fear.Trigger warning: this episode contains dark and unsettling scenes. Listener discretion is advised.Send your own strange tales to storiesPHpodcast@gmail.com. For show notes, support options, and exclusive episodes visit our Patreon — and follow 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 🌟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 4 · Episode 12 — The End of the Year, The Loop of Fear. A clock ticks in the dark. The sound grows until it becomes footsteps, a heartbeat, a path that always leads back to the same room. In this special year‑end episode, we explore the walang katapusan—the curse of the endless: cyclical misfortune, inherited trauma, and the folklore that frames them. From a rice‑field town in Capiz where families can’t leave, to Iloilo heirlooms that refuse to be forgotten, to modern diseases and social wounds that replay across generations, tonight’s stories ask: what happens when suffering never stops?Listen to listener submissions, local myths (gumon, nuno sa punso, manananggal), and the hard explanations of genetics and history. We trace loops of fear across the Philippines and the world—how vows, violence, and silence bind people to repeating tragedies, and how storytelling can either trap us or help set us free.Trigger warning: tales in this episode dwell on trauma, intergenerational pain, and disturbing folklore. Please listen with care.Share your own stories at storiesPHpodcast@gmail.com and find show notes, ways to support the show, and bonus content in the episode description. Thank you for listening to Stories Philippines — Season 4, Episode 12: The End of the Year, The Loop of Fear.=======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 4 • Episode 11 — The Feast of the Forgotten. A cold hush falls over Manila before the first dawn of December. Parols glow, bibingka smoke drifts, and the city hums with Simbang Gabi—while, at the edges of the crowds, the hungry and forgotten huddle in the dark. In this unsettling episode, we walk the narrow line between celebration and survival: multo who return for a taste of what they once had, desperate families leaving plates of rice by the door, and creatures like the tikbalang that prey on despair. Through listener submissions and old Filipino lore, we explore how the season’s hope and hunger can thin the veil between worlds—and what it costs when the living forget those who remain hungry in body and spirit.Warning: This episode contains dark themes and scenes some listeners may find deeply disturbing. Listener caution is strongly recommended.Send your unexplained encounters and family legends to stories ph podcast@gmail.com. For show notes, support options, and exclusive content, visit our Patreon and follow us on social media.=======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