{"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 Engkanto: Realm of the Enchanted","slug":"the-engkanto-realm-of-the-enchanted","published_at":"2005-05-16T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories-466906/the-engkanto-realm-of-the-enchanted","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-philippines-podcast-pinoy-horror-stories-466906","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-engkanto-realm-of-the-enchanted--72798557","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72798557/ep020.mp3","summary":"Stories Philippines · Episode ## Episode 20: The Engkanto: Realm of the Enchanted Angel and Paul explore the Engkanto — the beautiful, terrifying enchanted beings of Filipino folklore. From a balete tree in Laguna to a forbidden cave in Samar to a haunted canal in Manila, three encounters reveal the same terrifying truth: the most dangerous thing in the world is something that makes you want to stop being afraid. ## Timestamps - 00:00 — Disclaimer and content warning - 01:00 — Show intro, host introductions, and kamustahan - 08:00 — What are the Engkanto? - 14:00 — Story 1: Maila's Morning Walk - 28:00 — Discussion - 33:00 — Story 2: Ricardo's Cave - 47:00 — Discussion - 52:00 — Story 3: Kathleen and the Canal - 1:06:00 — Discussion and final thoughts - 1:12:00 — Outro ## Story Summaries **Maila's Morning Walk** A twenty-three-year-old woman in Laguna walks past a balete tree every morning. One day she notices a tall, golden-eyed stranger standing beneath it. His name is Amado. He says he has watched her for years. He offers her eternity in a forest that glows like moonlight. An albularyo negotiates her release — but the condition is she can never walk past that tree again. **Ricardo's Cave** Three amateur spelunkers explore a cave system in Samar and discover a chamber of impossible crystals. A woman emerges from a deeper passage — pale, violet-eyed, wearing spider silk. Her singing follows them out. One of them begins losing his memories piece by piece, as if the cave is pulling him back one thought at a time. **Kathleen and the Canal** A ten-year-old girl in Manila befriends a spirit named Ate Liwayway who lives in a drainage canal behind their house. The canal water is impossibly clear. White flowers nobody planted bloom along its banks. 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