{"podcast":{"title":"Stories Philippines Podcast - Pinoy Horror Stories","slug":"stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories-466906","podcast_index_feed_id":466906,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6886028/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories--6886028","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/90fee3bc126898a08e0c3605737c6dc5.jpg","author":"HustleStudios Podcast Network","episode_count":77,"summary":"Stories Philippines Podcast is the original, the first, and the longest-running Filipino horror podcast—an enduring journey into the darkest corners of the Philippine archipelago. Since 2005, the podcast has explored the stories that linger in old houses, remote provinces, forgotten roads, crowded cities, and places where history refuses to stay buried. From terrifying encounters with ghosts, aswang, engkanto, kapre, manananggal, and other creatures of Filipino folklore to chilling listener experiences, urban legends, unexplained disappearances, haunted locations, and disturbing mysteries, every episode invites you to step closer to the unknown. These are not simply stories about monsters hiding in the dark. They are stories about belief, memory, grief, fear, and the ancient traditions that continue to shape how Filipinos understand the supernatural. Some tales have been passed down through generations. Others come from ordinary people who experienced something they still cannot explain. Stories Philippines Podcast brings together Filipino folklore, true paranormal encounters, regional legends, historical mysteries, and original horror storytelling in one immersive experience. Eac…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T10:20:36.909024+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories-466906"},"episode":{"title":"The Dwende: Little People of the Philippines","slug":"the-dwende-little-people-of-the-philippines","published_at":"2005-06-06T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories-466906/the-dwende-little-people-of-the-philippines","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories-466906","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dwende-little-people-of-the-philippines--72798655","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72798655/ep023.mp3","summary":"Stories Philippines · Episode ## Episode 23: The Dwende: Little People of the Philippines Angel and Paul dive into the world of the Dwende — the small, mysterious beings of Filipino folklore who live beneath mounds, inside old trees, and in the forgotten corners of the countryside. Three encounters reveal that the Dwende are not the cute fairy-tale creatures some imagine. They are territorial, vindictive, and they never forget a slight. ## Timestamps - 00:00 — Disclaimer and content warning - 01:00 — Show intro, host introductions, and kamustahan - 06:00 — What are the Dwende? - 12:00 — Story 1: The Mound in the Backyard - 26:00 — Discussion - 30:00 — Story 2: The Child Who Disappeared - 44:00 — Discussion - 48:00 — Story 3: The Dwende's Gift - 58:00 — Discussion and final thoughts - 1:02:00 — Outro ## Story Summaries **The Mound in the Backyard** A family in Pangasinan moves into a new house with a strange mound in the backyard. The children play on it despite warnings from the neighbors. One by one, they develop unexplained fevers, bruises in the shape of tiny handprints, and a habit of talking to someone only they can see. **The Child Who Disappeared** A four-year-old boy in Leyte vanishes from his family's living room in broad daylight. The entire barangay searches for three days. On the third day, an old albularyo finds him sitting inside a hollow tree, unharmed, holding a golden coin. He says his friend gave it to him. The albularyo says the Dwende took him as a guest — and that the coin is a debt that must be repaid. **The Dwende's Gift** A farmer in Iloilo finds a small package of rice on his doorstep every morning. He never sees who leaves it. The rice is the best he has ever tasted — sweet, fragrant, impossible to replicate. 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