Episodes 185
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (1,510)
Since Feb 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
63%
Hosting
rss.pdrl.fm

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About This Podcast

Join host Sapphire Sandalo, a Filipino (Cebuano/Ilonggo) American occultist on a mission to add more empathy and diversity to the paranormal, supernatural, and horror communities through stories and interviews from the Philippines and around the world. Each episode includes true stories, with Sapphire's thoughtful commentary woven throughout. To share your story, send an email to [email protected] | Support the show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/storieswithsapphire "...It’s almost like the storytellers are in a therapy session, with Sapphire as their wise guide." -Lifehacker

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S13E16 Noisy Ghosts: The Temecula Ghost Town; The Tudor Poltergeist

Jun 10, 2026 32m

Have you ever heard something that had no physical explanation...? This week's episode is all about noisy ghosts...like the spirit at a bachelorette party I attended recently, and the poltergeist in…

S13 More Stories with Gary D: Not A Taxi Service; The Midnight Reaper

Jun 03, 2026 21m Bonus

Enjoy this bonus episode of more stories from the one and only Gary D from Ontario! Ch 1 - Not A Taxi Service Ch 2 - The Midnight Reaper If you're in Pittsburgh, PA this weekend, you can watch my…

S13E15 Spirits of the Amazon: the tunchi, chullachaki, and more (with Dr. Rosa Vasquez Espinoza)

May 27, 2026 35m

Dr. Rosa Vasquez Espinoza is a Peruvian scientist and explorer. In this episode she shares stories of the spirits of the Amazon like the infectious tunchi, the feared chullachaki, and the Amazonian…

S13E14 Supernatural Women: The nun in the forest; My mother as a shadow; The dream lady in pink; The glowing woman

May 13, 2026 38m

[DISCLAIMER: this episode does not have video! My file got corrupted and I was only able to save the audio unfortunately.] In this week's episode, I tell the story of my most recent paranormal…

S13 UPDATE: "Breeder" festival run

Apr 29, 2026 1m Bonus

Popping in to give a quick update! Episodes will return soon! If you're in Salem/NYC and have a story to share on my podcast, send me a DM on Instagram: @sapphire_sandalo Learn more about your ad…

S13E13 Stories With Jillian: The Monrovia house, and Jerod the Hat Man

Apr 08, 2026 41m

Jillian Risigari-Gai's grandmother’s house used to be a clergy home and a funeral home - no wonder weird things happened there. Hear more about the buzzing orbs, her year being stalked by The Hat…

S13E12 How will I die?; Woman in the nightgown; Something in my closet is impersonating me; The Man in the chair

Mar 25, 2026 34m

Have you ever found yourself  in a dangerous situation after playing with a Ouija board? Or woken up in the middle of the night to a woman staring at your feet? Has something nonhuman ever…

S13E11 More Stories with Gary D: Knock knock; Psychiatric cellar

Mar 18, 2026 33m

What would you do if you heard knocking on the fishing hut you were in - during a snowstorm? Five miles from anyone else? What if you heard strange noises in the basement of the psychiatric hospital…

S13E10 Stories with Gary D: The smiling men; Titanic encounter

Mar 11, 2026 38m

Creepy men in identical suits staring at you at an airport? Unexplained sights and sounds at a Titanic exhibit? For this week’s episode, I have the absolute honor of sharing some more incredible…

S13E9 My roommate's demon; The miracle - Stories with Gabrielle Querrard (Caribbean Mystics Podcast)

Mar 04, 2026 39m

In this week's episode, Gabrielle Querrard of The Caribbean Mystics Podcast shares the story of an entity attached to her college roommate, and a miraculous moment that changed a cynical woman. The…

S13E8 LaSalle Pavilion; Ghosts of Misawa Air Base

Feb 18, 2026 33m

Have you ever had a near death experience so intense that it induced a supernatural experience? Have you ever caught the voice of something unliving on a tape recorder? Today, you’ll hear the stories…

S13E7 The House in Queens (with Chris, The Wandering Road)

Jan 21, 2026 37m

*LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED: this episode is not censored. In today’s episode, you’ll hear the tales of Chris Singh, who lived in a house in Queens, NY that really disliked his family. A…

S13E6 The Matamoros Cult Killings; The hallway voice; The bangka

Jan 07, 2026 34m

Happy New Year! In today's episode, you'll hear a true story about a close run-in with a dangerous cult, a mysterious voice heard before bedtime, and a fictional story about a nighttime boat ride…

S13 Just For Chills: His Last Prayer

Dec 17, 2025 34m Bonus

**CONTENT WARNING: graphic depictions of suicide. Listener discretion advised. This week is another edition of  Just For Chills, bonus episodes between regular episodes where I read spooky, spine…

S13E5 Something's wrong with the nanny; What I see when I sleep; The grinch gremlin

Nov 19, 2025 37m

In this week’s episode, you’ll hear true stories from real people - like the nanny in the Philippines who morphed into something unrecognizable, the whistling heard at night that lead to more…

S13E4 Stories from a Cheese Fortune Teller (with Jennifer Billock)

Nov 05, 2025 34m

I had a delightful time talking with Jennifer - journalist, author, and world's only professional cheese fortune teller - about the arguing shadow people she witnessed, her visit to the Lizzie Borden…

S13E3 True folklore stories from the Philippines: with the editors of Signos, a Filipino fiction anthology of supernatural stories

Oct 29, 2025 1h 4m

Join me for an hour of supernatural stories with John Bengan  and Darryl Delgado, two of the editors of "Signos", a fictional anthology of Filipino supernatural stories. From body snatching aswang,…

Stories from Twentynine Palms: The bizarre orb, The entity leaving

Oct 15, 2025 20m Bonus

A couple weekends ago I had a table with Steffany Strange at the Spooktackular Festival in Twentynine Palms, CA. Guests came up and shared their ghost stories - and their INCREDIBLE paranormal…

S13E2 What's in my home?: Something broke in; The blue man in the corner; The Sacramento house

Oct 08, 2025 36m

In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing true stories from real people who have seen unfamiliar beings in their homes, like the tall figure in Turkey, the blue dancing man, and the face in the…

S13 Spewtron! Conversation with Cig Neutron about our short film "BREEDER"

Oct 01, 2025 28m Bonus

This week is a collaboration with the Spewtron Podcast, in which me and Cig Neutron discuss our horror short film "BREEDER"! Cig goes into detail about how they created the special effects makeup for…

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