Stories Philippines Podcast - Pinoy Horror Stories

It sits in the tree. Smoking. Watching. Waiting. The kapre is one of the most terrifying creatures in Filipino folklore.

The kapre is a giant. It stands eight feet tall. It smokes cigars. It lives in the biggest tree in the forest. And it does not like to be disturbed. Tonight, Angel and Paul explore the giant that guards the forest — the creature that has terrified Filipinos for generations.

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00:00 — Opening: Angel and Paul welcome listeners
02:00 — What is a Kapre?
10:00 — The Giant of the Balete Tree
18:00 — Encounters in the Forest
26:00 — How to Protect Yourself
34:00 — Closing
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#StoriesPhilippines #Kapre #FilipinoHorror #TrueHorror #Paranormal #FilipinoFolklore #ForestCreature #PhilippineHorror #PinoyHorror #GhostStories

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Thank you for listening to Stories Philippines Podcast—the original, the first, and the longest-running Filipino horror podcast.

Follow the show for weekly Pinoy horror stories, true encounters, Filipino folklore, ghost sightings, aswang legends, haunted places, and unexplained mysteries from across the Philippine archipelago.

Share this episode with someone who enjoys listening to terrifying stories after dark.

Support Stories Philippines Podcast and help us continue preserving and sharing Filipino horror:

https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support

Episodes may contain folklore, dramatization, personal recollections, and allegedly true experiences that cannot always be independently verified. Names, locations, and identifying details may be changed to protect the privacy of contributors.

Please respect the people, cultures, communities, historical events, and spiritual traditions connected to these stories.

Hosted by Paul, Angel, Hendrick, and Zach. Produced by HustleStudios Podcast Network.

The land whispers secrets, thick and sultry, steeped in a history that's tasted bitter yet sweet. In Tarlak, the air hangs heavy, not with rain but with the memory of a struggle old and festering, the scent of scorched earth and buried hopes saturating the soil. Here, generations have labored for a promise that withers like a neglected vine, their cries long shrouded in silence, replaced now by the unsettling anticipation and throbbing tension of a storm yet to break. As the workers maintain their vigil, one can almost hear the weight of their resolve clashing with the looming threat that lurks just beyond the gates of the Asienda, where power and desperation are primed to collide in a reckoning that demands to be witnessed.

Amidst the sprawling cane fields, time stands still but the promise of violence crackles in the stifling heat. The hearts of the land and its people pulse as one, wrought with an intensity that can no longer be ignored. The air grows thick with unease, suggesting that this could be the moment when everything shifts, when bloodied histories can no longer be buried beneath the sweetness of sugar. With every breath drawn, the landscape not only waits but watches, as the tides of discontent rise precariously, hinting that resolution comes not softly but with the thunderous roar of retribution.

DISCLAIMER 📢

Stories Philippines Podcast is an independent production made possible by HustleStudios. The stories, accounts, and topics discussed in this episode are intended for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of HustleStudios or its affiliates.

Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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 🌟

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Four stories that will keep you up at night. Real encounters. Real fear. Real horror.

True Encounters is our listener submission series. Every story comes from someone who lived it. No scripts. No fiction. Just raw experience. Tonight, Angel and Paul read four encounters that will make you check the locks twice before you go to sleep.

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00:00 — Opening: Angel and Paul welcome listeners
02:00 — Story 1: The Woman in the Mirror
10:00 — Story 1 Discussion
15:00 — Story 2: The Footsteps Above
23:00 — Story 2 Discussion
28:00 — Story 3: The Room That Remembers
36:00 — Story 3 Discussion
41:00 — Story 4: The Cold Spot
49:00 — Story 4 Discussion
54:00 — Closing & Call to Action
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#StoriesPhilippines #TrueEncounters #FilipinoHorror #TrueHorror #Paranormal #GhostStories #RealEncounters #PhilippineHorror #PinoyHorror #ListenerStories

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Thank you for listening to Stories Philippines Podcast—the original, the first, and the longest-running Filipino horror podcast.

Follow the show for weekly Pinoy horror stories, true encounters, Filipino folklore, ghost sightings, aswang legends, haunted places, and unexplained mysteries from across the Philippine archipelago.

Share this episode with someone who enjoys listening to terrifying stories after dark.

Support Stories Philippines Podcast and help us continue preserving and sharing Filipino horror:

https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support

Episodes may contain folklore, dramatization, personal recollections, and allegedly true experiences that cannot always be independently verified. Names, locations, and identifying details may be changed to protect the privacy of contributors.

Please respect the people, cultures, communities, historical events, and spiritual traditions connected to these stories.

Hosted by Paul, Angel, Hendrick, and Zach. Produced by HustleStudios Podcast Network.

The cemetery is quiet at night. Too quiet. The graves are still. The stones are cold. But the shadows move.

Filipino cemeteries are not just places of rest. They are places of dread. The traditions say the dead walk on Undas. The old graves hold secrets. The new graves hold warnings. Tonight, Angel and Paul explore the haunted cemeteries of the Philippines — where the shadows have a life of their own.

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00:00 — Opening: Angel and Paul welcome listeners
02:00 — The Cemetery Tradition
10:00 — The Shadow in the Mausoleum
18:00 — The Gravedigger's Tale
26:00 — The Children Who Play After Dark
34:00 — Closing
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#StoriesPhilippines #FilipinoHorror #CemeteryHorror #TrueHorror #Paranormal #GraveyardStories #Undas #PhilippineHorror #PinoyHorror #GhostStories

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support.

Thank you for listening to Stories Philippines Podcast—the original, the first, and the longest-running Filipino horror podcast.

Follow the show for weekly Pinoy horror stories, true encounters, Filipino folklore, ghost sightings, aswang legends, haunted places, and unexplained mysteries from across the Philippine archipelago.

Share this episode with someone who enjoys listening to terrifying stories after dark.

Support Stories Philippines Podcast and help us continue preserving and sharing Filipino horror:

https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support

Episodes may contain folklore, dramatization, personal recollections, and allegedly true experiences that cannot always be independently verified. Names, locations, and identifying details may be changed to protect the privacy of contributors.

Please respect the people, cultures, communities, historical events, and spiritual traditions connected to these stories.

Hosted by Paul, Angel, Hendrick, and Zach. Produced by HustleStudios Podcast Network.

As the asphalt gleams under a cold tropical sky, two weary travelers innocently race through the night, their laughter undercut by an unsettling tension. What do you do when the familiar stretches of road reveal a dark truth? Past the rush of headlights, an unspeakable presence lingers—a fleeting glimpse that turns a mundane drive into a harrowing descent into the unknown. When the road becomes a portal to lost souls, how much quicker does the heart race?

DISCLAIMER 📢

Stories Philippines Podcast is an independent production made possible by HustleStudios. The stories, accounts, and topics discussed in this episode are intended for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of HustleStudios or its affiliates.

Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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 podcast
• Exclusive podcast promos
• Early access to select episodes

👉 Check our Patreon
👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts app

Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏

Send your stories to [email protected]

1981. The Manila Film Center collapsed. One hundred sixty-nine workers were buried alive. Their bodies were never recovered. And their spirits still haunt the building.

The Manila Film Center is one of the most haunted buildings in the Philippines. The construction accident killed hundreds. The government covered it up. The building was never completed. And the spirits of the workers still walk the corridors. Tonight, Angel and Paul explore the 169 souls trapped in the concrete.

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00:00 — Opening: Angel and Paul welcome listeners
02:00 — The History of the Film Center
10:00 — The Construction Accident
18:00 — The Cover-Up
26:00 — The Hauntings
34:00 — Closing
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#StoriesPhilippines #ManilaFilmCenter #FilipinoHorror #TrueHorror #Paranormal #ManilaHorror #PhilippineHistory #PinoyHorror #HauntedBuilding #GhostStories

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Thank you for listening to Stories Philippines Podcast—the original, the first, and the longest-running Filipino horror podcast.

Follow the show for weekly Pinoy horror stories, true encounters, Filipino folklore, ghost sightings, aswang legends, haunted places, and unexplained mysteries from across the Philippine archipelago.

Share this episode with someone who enjoys listening to terrifying stories after dark.

Support Stories Philippines Podcast and help us continue preserving and sharing Filipino horror:

https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support

Episodes may contain folklore, dramatization, personal recollections, and allegedly true experiences that cannot always be independently verified. Names, locations, and identifying details may be changed to protect the privacy of contributors.

Please respect the people, cultures, communities, historical events, and spiritual traditions connected to these stories.

Hosted by Paul, Angel, Hendrick, and Zach. Produced by HustleStudios Podcast Network.

A silence thick as forgotten memories descends, smothering the air with a weight both tangible and ethereal. In the embrace of ancient shadows, where gnarled trees twist like whispered secrets, something stirs beneath the surface of the night. It is a world tethered to the pulse of an elemental force, a realm where every rustle of leaves tells a story steeped in the marrow of fear and reverence. Here, the boundary between the known and the unknowable blurs, as the promise of forgotten spirits looms in every corner, waiting to weave their stories into the very fabric of existence.

A young boy, Nico, finds himself at the precipice of wonder and dread, drawn inexorably towards a glowing specter that dances amidst the darkened branches of a mighty mango tree. What unfolds beneath that haunting glow is not merely an encounter, but a collision of his innocent curiosity and the ancestral shadows that clothe his heritage in a heavy shroud. In this twilight landscape, where myth breathes and history whispers, the air vibrates with both dreams and ancestral nightmares, forever altering the course of a single boy’s night.

DISCLAIMER 📢

Stories Philippines Podcast is an independent production made possible by HustleStudios. The stories, accounts, and topics discussed in this episode are intended for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of HustleStudios or its affiliates.

Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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 podcast
• Exclusive podcast promos
• Early access to select episodes

👉 Check our Patreon
👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts app

Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏

Send your stories to [email protected]

Three more stories from listeners who saw the impossible. These are not fiction. These are not myths. These are real encounters with the supernatural.

True Encounters is our listener submission series. Every story comes from someone who lived it. No scripts. No fiction. Just raw experience. Tonight, Angel and Paul read three encounters that will make you check the locks twice.

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00:00 — Opening: Angel and Paul welcome listeners
02:00 — Story 1: The Shadow in the Apartment
12:00 — Story 1 Discussion
17:00 — Story 2: The Voice on the Stairs
27:00 — Story 2 Discussion
32:00 — Story 3: The Figure in the Window
42:00 — Story 3 Discussion
47:00 — Closing & Call to Action
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#StoriesPhilippines #TrueEncounters #FilipinoHorror #TrueHorror #Paranormal #GhostStories #RealEncounters #PhilippineHorror #PinoyHorror #ListenerStories

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support.

Thank you for listening to Stories Philippines Podcast—the original, the first, and the longest-running Filipino horror podcast.

Follow the show for weekly Pinoy horror stories, true encounters, Filipino folklore, ghost sightings, aswang legends, haunted places, and unexplained mysteries from across the Philippine archipelago.

Share this episode with someone who enjoys listening to terrifying stories after dark.

Support Stories Philippines Podcast and help us continue preserving and sharing Filipino horror:

https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support

Episodes may contain folklore, dramatization, personal recollections, and allegedly true experiences that cannot always be independently verified. Names, locations, and identifying details may be changed to protect the privacy of contributors.

Please respect the people, cultures, communities, historical events, and spiritual traditions connected to these stories.

Hosted by Paul, Angel, Hendrick, and Zach. Produced by HustleStudios Podcast Network.

In the early days of 2005, the Philippine government faced an unprecedented crisis that would turn a facility designed for rehabilitation into a battleground of desperation and horror. Within the confines of Camp Bagong Dua, a compound meant to house high-profile inmates, a precarious peace shattered as inmates deemed the most dangerous seized control in a violent uprising. It wasn't just a group of men taking hostages; it was a calculated struggle for power and survival, revealing the terrifying lengths to which these individuals would go when cornered, blurring the lines between predator and prey.

As the chaos unfolded, the walls of the camp bore witness not only to the echoes of violence but to the stories of betrayal and desperation that haunted every shadow. From the initial spark of unrest to the escalation of terror, the state’s grip loosened, exposing the underbelly of a system stretched too thin. Blood turned from a mere metaphor to a reality, transforming the forgotten corners of Manila into a stage for human depravity, where time held no meaning and fear loomed large. In the face of a crisis, what true humanity remains when survival becomes the ultimate instinct?

DISCLAIMER 📢

Stories Philippines Podcast is an independent production made possible by HustleStudios. The stories, accounts, and topics discussed in this episode are intended for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of HustleStudios or its affiliates.

Some names, dates, and identifying details may have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals and families involved, particularly in cases of true crime or ongoing investigations. Listener discretion is heavily advised. All content, narrations, and sound designs are protected under copyright law. Thank you for listening, and stay safe.

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 podcast
• Exclusive podcast promos
• Early access to select episodes

👉 Check our Patreon
👉 Or subscribe using the Apple Podcasts app

Thank you so much for your generosity! 🙏

Send your stories to [email protected]

It has the body of a man and the legs of a horse. It lives in the mountains. It leads travelers astray. The tikbalang is one of the most terrifying creatures in Filipino folklore.

The tikbalang is a shape-shifter. It can appear as a tall man with long legs. It can appear as a horse with a human face. It leads travelers into the forest and never lets them leave. Tonight, Angel and Paul explore the shape-shifter of the Philippines.

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00:00 — Opening: Angel and Paul welcome listeners
02:00 — What is a Tikbalang?
10:00 — The Mountain Dwellers
18:00 — Leading Travelers Astray
26:00 — How to Protect Yourself
34:00 — Closing
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#StoriesPhilippines #Tikbalang #FilipinoHorror #TrueHorror #Paranormal #ShapeShifter #FilipinoFolklore #PinoyHorror #MountainCreature #GhostStories

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support.

Thank you for listening to Stories Philippines Podcast—the original, the first, and the longest-running Filipino horror podcast.

Follow the show for weekly Pinoy horror stories, true encounters, Filipino folklore, ghost sightings, aswang legends, haunted places, and unexplained mysteries from across the Philippine archipelago.

Share this episode with someone who enjoys listening to terrifying stories after dark.

Support Stories Philippines Podcast and help us continue preserving and sharing Filipino horror:

https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028/support

Episodes may contain folklore, dramatization, personal recollections, and allegedly true experiences that cannot always be independently verified. Names, locations, and identifying details may be changed to protect the privacy of contributors.

Please respect the people, cultures, communities, historical events, and spiritual traditions connected to these stories.

Hosted by Paul, Angel, Hendrick, and Zach. Produced by HustleStudios Podcast Network.