EPISODE 3114: Something Is Still Here

From Stories Philippines Podcast - Pinoy Horror Stories by HustleStudios

April 7, 2026 · 1h 19m

About this episode

This episode explores the unsettling nature of domestic hauntings in Filipino homes, drawing from real stories and cultural traditions.

There is a kind of haunting that does not announce itself with chains rattling in abandoned hallways, nor with dramatic bangs behind locked doors. It settles into a home quietly, the way dust settles on furniture that has not been touched in years. Patient. Persistent. Personal. This is what Season 89 of Stories Philippines is about. In this season premiere, Mr. Nightmare guides listeners through one of the most unsettling types of supernatural encounters: the haunting that happens not in distant forests or abandoned buildings, but in the homes where we sleep, where we eat, where we gather with family. Domestic hauntings carry a particular weight because they target our sense of safety. When the place that should feel most secure begins to feel inhabited, the fear is not just about what might be there. It is about what we might be feeling. Drawing from real stories submitted by listeners across the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora, this episode explores why Filipino homes seem to hold onto more than just memories. We examine the cultural traditions that shape how families understand presence and absence, the dead and the living sharing space in ways that modern life tries to…

People in this episode

Host: Mr. Nightmare

Topics covered

haunting
supernatural encounters
domestic hauntings
Filipino culture
family traditions
psychology
folklore

Keywords

haunting
supernatural
Filipino homes
family
cultural traditions
psychology
folklore

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Philippines, Metro Manila, provincial ancestral houses