Stories with Sapphire
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 story@storieswithsapphire.com | 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
Episodes
February 18, 2026 • 33 mins
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 of real people who have.
If any of the stories you hear today conjure up similar memories that you’d like me to share on the show, send me an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com
Ch 1 - LaSalle Pavilion, with Gary D
Ch 2 - Ghost...
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January 21, 2026 • 37 mins
*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 years-long haunting that was so intense, it challenged several family members' belief systems. What could possibly cause such hostility from the other side? Stay with us to find out.
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January 7, 2026 • 34 mins
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 that turns south.
Ch 1 - The Matamoros Cult Killings, submitted by Michael
Ch 2 - The hallway voice, submitted by Hope
Ch 3 - The bangka, submitted by Lester
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December 17, 2025 • 34 mins
**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 tingling fictional stories - just for the chill of it. Today is a story from Sherene Noble, a native of Linden, Guyana who currently resides in Brooklyn NY. The following is based on a real event, and if you enjoy it, check out her collec...
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November 19, 2025 • 37 mins
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 horrifying apparitions, and the grey goblin that followed a woman throughout the stressful periods of her life.
If any of the stories you hear today remind you of anything you’ve experienced, you can email your story to the show at story@st...
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November 5, 2025 • 34 mins
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 house, and so much more.
If you have any paranormal stories you’d like to share on the show, you can send them in an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com
Check out Jennifer: https://kitchenwitch.substack.com/p/tyromancy-sessions
L...
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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, to people disappearing to invisible realms, Jon and Darryl share real stories that they’ve heard or experienced - stories that will definitely remind you of others you’ve heard on the show before, once again proving that these are more t...
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October 15, 2025 • 20 mins
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 photos. Trust me, you don't want to miss them. View the photos on Spotify or https://www.storieswithsapphire.com/episode-photos
Thank you to:
Wye Davis
Sandy & Donnie King of Corona Paranormal
Christopher
Ashlee of Crossing the...
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October 8, 2025 • 36 mins
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 sprinkler.
If you can provide any additional insight to the stories you hear today, or if you feel compelled to share your own experiences, or if you have any leads on any locations that could use an investigation, send me an email at story@stori...
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October 1, 2025 • 28 mins
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 the Tikbalang, we discuss how we as occultists transmute heavy energy through dark art, and we talk a little bit about my dark fantasy musical!
We are currently raising money to finish the film! You can learn more at https://igg.m...
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This season is starting off with stories about haunted grandmas! After sharing numerous stories of hauntings in my grandma's house, I finally conducted an investigation there, which led to some interesting discoveries. In this week's episode I'll be sharing that story, as well as the grandma who heard a spectral caravan pass her home in Mexico, the grandma who came back to say hello around Halloween, and the grandma whose house h...
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July 30, 2025 • 32 mins
If a spirit walked past you, would you even know? In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing stories from real people who encountered entities pretending to be something else.
[This episode originally aired 6/12/2023]
Listen to the Dinky Podcast - https://dinkypod.com/
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July 9, 2025 • 33 mins
Have you ever heard a mysterious bell while hiking? Or woken up in the middle of the night to your room filled with mysterious light? Have you ever time travelled in a dream? In today’s episode, you’ll hear true stories from real people who have.
If you have also experienced something unexplainable and would like to share it with the show, you can email it to story@storieswithsapphire.com
Ch 1 - The Mexican bell witch; submitted ...
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June 25, 2025 • 30 mins
Have you ever experienced a time slip? Or caught physical proof of a spirit? Have you ever lived among the dead without knowing it? Or ever had a deceased relative come back to say hello? In today’s episode, you’ll hear real stories from people who can say yes to all these questions.
And if you can also say yes and would like your story read on the show, you can send it in an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com
Ch 1 - The sil...
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June 11, 2025 • 34 mins
A hot topic right now is the ethics of AI generated images and audio. What these programs are able to mimic can be scarily accurate. But this type of trickery has been going on for a long time…by spirits. People all over the world have been reporting seeing or hearing family or friends in places they actually weren’t. Spirits have already been doing what we fear AI will do in the future.
So for this week’s bonus episode, I wanted ...
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June 4, 2025 • 32 mins
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a phantom face that shows up in a photo in Greece, an entity who likes to steal things, the spirit that appeared on a beach in Indonesia, and a person who believes they are the reincarnation of their great-grandmother.
If you have a real paranormal experience you’d like to share on the show, send it in an email to story@storieswithsapphire.com
Ch 1 - The face in the car; submitted by Mary ...
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May 28, 2025 • 30 mins
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a group of college students who had to work a late night in a haunted building, and a young girl who befriended a nuisance in her home. If you’d like early access to ad-free versions of the podcast, you can join my patreon at patreon.com/storieswithsapphire
Ch 1 - The seventh stranger, submitted by Hiro
Ch 2 - The girl with no eyes, submitted by Hannah
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In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the girl who asks you to throw rocks at the devil with her down by the river, the crystal enthusiast who starts experiencing strange activity, the girl whose arm became injured out of nowhere, and the gift Lindsay Stanton received from her husband after he passed.
Ch 1 - Throw rocks at the devil, submitted by Bethany
Ch 2 - Something doesn't like my crystals, submitted by Pookie
Ch 3 - Spi...
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May 7, 2025 • 14 mins
Regular episodes of the show will be returning next week! But here is an update about my short film "BREEDER" that you may or may not have seen me post about before.
Thank you to Decentralized Pictures, Jed Shepherd, Eduardo Sanchez, and Roman Coppola!
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April 30, 2025 • 58 mins
In this week's bonus episode (recorded on April 3rd), the Paranormal Pinays (me, Lyn Pacificar, and Rannie AuGoGo) have a casual chat about some cool synchronicities that happened before our batok ceremony, the meanings behind our markings, our blood ritual, the accuracy of the horror movie Talk To Me, and as always we gush about how much we love and appreciate each other lol <3
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