Stories After Dark
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Vizconde Massacre (1991)
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Vizconde massacre case was one of the true crime stories that defined the 1990s in the Philippines, leading to the trial of the century and spawni...
OFWs Sentenced to Death Abroad: Flor Contemplacion and Sarah Balabagan (1995)
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1995, two female overseas Filipino workers, Flor Contemplacion and Sarah Balabagan, were sentenced to death abroad for the crime of murder. Sarah m...
The Anting-Anting of Captain Von Tollig (A Sargent Kayme Short Story)
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The "anting-anting" is a talisman, amulet or charm often heard of in Filipino folklore and mythology, in tales where the wearer is granted s...
Told at the Club (A Sargent Kayme Short Story)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The "anting-anting" is a talisman, amulet or charm often heard of in Filipino folklore and mythology, in tales where the wearer is granted s...
The Murder of Elvira Manahan (1986)
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 1986, socialite, TV host and movie star Elvira Manahan was brutally murdered in her Forbes Park residence by a man rumored to be her lover. Listene...
The House on Zapote Street, Part 2 (A Nick Joaquin Short Story with The Asian Madness Podcast)
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning Filipino writer and journalist Nick Joaquin published in 1961 a short story titled "The House on Zapote Street" which was base...
The House on Zapote Street, Part 1 (A Nick Joaquin Short Story with The Asian Madness Podcast)
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning Filipino writer and journalist Nick Joaquin published in 1961 a short story titled "The House on Zapote Street" which was base...
Corazon Amurao: Richard Speck Massacre Survivor (1966)
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1966, a Filipino exchange nurse was one of 9 women inside a townhouse in Chicago where Richard Speck committed mass murder. Fortunately, she was ab...
Police Killings: The Gregorios, Lilibeth Valdez and Kian Delos Santos (2017-2021)
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 2017 to 2021, three stories of civilians being killed were among the most shocking the country had ever seen, as they were committed by members o...
Pepsi Number Fever (1992)
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1992, a promotional scheme was launched by Pepsi in the Philippines promising a chance to win 1 million pesos, but an error in the mechanics proved...
Sanctissima (A Reddit Story Featuring The Asian Madness Podcast)
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a story from the No Sleep subreddit, written by Levi who goes by the Twitter handle @nineaetharia. Jessica, host of the true crime and mystery...
The Payumo Massacre (1995)
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On September 9, 1995, the usually quiet neighborhood of Panorama Ville in Sta. Rosa, Laguna was disturbed by the discovery of the entire Payumo family...
Sundo / House of Entities (Reddit Stories)
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, it takes experiencing something yourself that cannot be explained by logic or science to make you consider believing in the supernatural, l...
The Murder of Steven Alston Davis (2002)
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
British national Steven Alston Davis was on vacation in Angeles, Pampanga when he met a young Filipino dancer named Evelyn Bohol. He immediately fell ...
The Murder of Mark Welson Chua (2001)
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For almost a century since it was established in 1912, the Reserve Officers Training Corps or ROTC was mostly mandatory for male college students. It ...
The Murder of Kian Delos Santos (2017)
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, a teenage student named Kian Delos Santos was found dead with gunshot wounds to the head in a dark alley in Caloocan, Metro Manila. The suspe...
The ULTRA Stampede (2006)
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On February 4, 2006, around 30,000 Filipinos waited in line outside the ULTRA (PhilSports) Stadium in Pasig City, waiting for the gates to open for th...
Horacio Castillo III: Death by Fraternity Hazing (2017)
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, University of Santo Tomas law school freshman Horacio "Atio" Castillo III joined the Aegis Juris fraternity and shortly died at the...
The Murder of Liliosa Hilao (1973)
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1973, with martial law in effect in the country, 23-year old Communication Arts student and writer Liliosa Hilao died at the hands of the Philippin...
The Vanishing of the Chiong Sisters (1997)
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1997, news of sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong’s disappearance in Cebu City sent shockwaves across the Philippines, but public sentiment aga...
Victorino Chua and the Stepping Hill Hospital Poisonings (2011)
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2002, a Filipino man named Victorino Chua went to the United Kingdom to work as a nurse for the elderly. Almost a decade later, he would poison mor...
When Creepypasta Jarred a Distant Memory / Manananggal / My Encounters with Aswang (Reddit Stories)
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
𝘈𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘨 can present themselves in different ways, like in the three stories in this episode written by Reddit users neon31, PurpleNig...
The Rape and Murder of Given Grace Cebanico (2011)
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Given Grace Cebanico was a Computer Science student at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. In 2011, when she was 19 and in her third year in...
Don Simeon Bernardo’s Demon Tomb Statue / Barangay 666
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a particular tomb at the Tugatog Public Cemetery in Malabon, Metro Manila that's notorious for having a statue of Lucifer standing trium...
The Manila Film Center Tragedy (1981)
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On January 18, 1982, the first Manila International Film Festival opened at the Manila Film Center, a 25-million-USD building erected in Pasay City by...
The Subic Rape Case (2005)
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the early hours one Wednesday in 2005, a young woman was found on the pier of Subic Bay Freeport Zone, drunk, disheveled and crying. She claimed to...
Why I'll Never Use a Ouija Board Again / Magdalena (Reddit Stories)
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Always remember to be careful when calling on supernatural entities, like in the two stories in this episode written by Reddit users Scared-Crow7774 a...
The Torture and Murder of Archimedes Trajano (1977)
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1977, student-activist Archimedes Trajano boldly asked a question at a university open forum where presidential daughter Imee Marcos was speaking. ...
Elsa Castillo: Chop-Chop Lady (1993)
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elsa Castillo was a 35-year old woman who worked and eventually had an affair with a 42-year old American named Stephen Mark Whisenhunt, at whose hand...
A Philippine Ghost Story (A Reddit Story)
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Repression is a defense mechanism involving the unconscious blocking of unpleasant emotions or memories, which can sometimes be related to supernatura...
The Gonzales Family Massacre (2001)
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In July 2001, Filipino immigrants Teddy and Mary Gonzales, along with their daughter Clodine, were massacred inside their home in New South Wales, Aus...
The Murder of Michelle Nyce (2004)
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Rivera was a young Filipino woman from Bukidnon who became pen pals in the late 1980s with a middle-aged professor named Dr. Jonathan Nyce fr...
I Never Want to Do Charity Work Again / A Dangerous Pregnancy (Reddit Stories with Wag Kang Lilingon)
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are many Filipino superstitions related to pregnancy, perhaps because it leads to a very special family milestone—the birth of another life in...
Peter Scully: The Pedophile Rapist Behind "Daisy’s Destruction"
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An Australian national running from fraud charges in his country, Peter Scully escaped to the Philippines in 2011 and ran a child sex ring and porn ne...
The Murder of Ramgen Revilla (2011)
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Revilla family is notable in the Philippines due to the family patriarch Don Ramon having fathered around 81 children with at least 16 women and h...
The Exploitation of Rodessa Echegaray (1994)
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1994, a 10-year old girl named Rodessa Echegaray was raped by her father Leo. His death sentence almost five years later was the subject of much de...
A Way to Know What Follows You / My Cousin Has a Gift (Reddit Stories with The Asian Madness Podcast)
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Internet is filled with supernatural stories, and one place online that's so saturated with them is Reddit. Many of those stories almost seem ...
Lenny Villa: Death by Fraternity Hazing (1991)
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fraternities aim to provide students a brotherhood that can greatly enrich their university experience, even extending beyond school, but 22-year old ...
The MV Doña Paz Disaster (1987)
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A few days before Christmas in 1987, more than 4,000 people boarded the MV Doña Paz in Tacloban, Leyte for a 24-hour voyage to Manila. Five hours bef...
The Curious Death of Julie Vega (1985)
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Vega was a teenage actress, singer and commercial model whose life was cut short at the age of 16 after a series of mysterious circumstances. Ep...
The Murder of Ruby Rose Barrameda (2007)
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby Rose Barrameda disappeared in 2007 and the primary suspect was her estranged husband Manuel "Third" Jimenez III. She remained missing u...
The Resorts World Manila Attack (2017)
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2017, the gambling operations of Resorts World Manila were temporarily suspended following a fire in its casino area that resulted in 70 injuries a...
The Spirit of Mt. Apo (A Sargent Kayme Short Story Featuring Sapphire Sandalo)
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mt. Apo in Davao is not just the Philippines' tallest mountain but also a frequent setting of supernatural stories like "The Spirit of Mt. Ap...
The Ilaga, Part 2: The Murder of Fr. Tullio Favali (1985)
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1985, Norberto "Bucay" Manero, Jr. and his men murdered an Italian priest in Tulunan, Cotabato. They were all convicted and imprisoned, b...
Fermin Tobera and the Watsonville Riots (1930)
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1930, a five-day riot in Watsonville, California led to hundreds of Filipinos getting injured and a young Filipino farm worker named Fermin Tobera ...
The Exploitation and Death of Rosario Baluyot (1986/1987)
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1987, a girl named Rosario Baluyot died from a blood infection caused by something that was supposedly left lodged inside her by a foreign man who ...
The Ilaga, Part 1: Massacres in Mindanao
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1970, the Moro conflict in Mindanao gave birth to the Christian extremist militia called the Ilaga. Listener discretion is advised due to the graph...
The Murder of Lilian Velez (1948)
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lilian Velez was a rising star in the 1940s whose pairing with Narding Anzures, her leading man in two films, became a hit with moviegoers. He didn...
The Dangers of Momo Challenge Videos on YouTube (Interview with Antonia Markiewitz and Lara Kobilke)
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Momo Challenge caused a worldwide panic in 2018, spreading through WhatsApp and YouTube, making parents fear for the lives of their children. It w...
Leping ni Ama (Listener Submission)
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this personal essay by listener DM Gasparillo Adil II, he shares childhood anecdotes about his late father's 𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨, a twin-s...
The Momo and Blue Whale Suicide Challenges
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2019, 11-year-old CJ Bautista killed himself and when his mother checked his phone, she found messages from a classmate and recent online ...
Christine Lee Silawan: Murdered and Disfigured (2019)
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2018, 16-year old Christine Lee Silawan became the object of a man's obsessive desire through Facebook. She ended up brutally murdered the foll...
The Murder of Nida Blanca (2001)
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2001, multi-awarded actress Nida Blanca was found murdered inside her car in San Juan, Metro Manila and suspicion fell on her American husband Rod ...
The Murder of Jennifer Laude (2014)
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trans woman Jennifer Laude was killed by US serviceman Joseph Scott Pemberton in a motel in Olongapo, sparking outrage among the LGBTQ community and p...
The Demonic Possession of Clarita Villanueva (1953)
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In May 1953, before newspapers around the world heavily featured the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, their attention was on an 18-year-old girl name...
The Abduction and Murder of Kae Davantes (2013)
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
25-year old advertising executive Kae Davantes went out with her friends one Friday night in 2013. She was found dead the next morning, an hour away f...
The Manila Hostage Massacre (2010)
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Philippines' notoriously slow justice system caused a former police captain to hijack a bus full of Hong Kong tourists in Rizal Park, ending i...
Mount Makiling and Its Guardian Spirit Maria Makiling
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Out of the more than 600 hundred mountains in the Philippines, Laguna's Mount Makiling, though technically a dormant volcano, is probably the most...
The Ozone Disco Fire (1996)
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996, hundreds of young people flocked to Ozone Disco along Timog Ave. in Quezon City, Metro Manila, not knowing that most of them would no longer ...
The Baguio Massacre (2014)
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone was shocked when news broke out in 2014 about a massacre committed in the barangay of Kayang-Hilltop in Baguio City. Five people were killed,...
Gil Perez: The Legend of the Mysteriously Transported Soldier (1593)
26 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Spanish soldier guarding the governor-general's palace walls in Manila suddenly feels exhausted and decides to rest against the wall with his ey...
The Maguindanao Massacre (2009)
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Maguindanao isn't usually a place tourists would want to visit in the Philippines, and for good reason. It is home to bandits, rebel insurgency gr...
Avelina Teodoro and Constancia Pineda: Schoolgirl Backstabbing (1929)
07 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1929, the Court of First Instance of Pampanga sentenced Avelina Teodoro to life imprisonment for stabbing Constancia Pineda to death. That the murd...
Cosette Tanjuaquio: Kidnapped for Ransom (1964)
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
15-year-old Cosette Tanjuaquio was in her bedroom one Monday night when four men came in her aunt's house in Quezon City where she was staying and...
Loakan Road and Balete Drive: Haunted Philippine Roads
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Loakan Road in Baguio and Balete Drive in New Manila are two of the most popular haunted roads in the Philippines, and they both involve a tree and a ...
Pepsi Paloma: Rape or Publicity Stunt? Suicide or Murder? (1982/1985)
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is the controversial story of Delia Smith, more popularly known as Pepsi Paloma, a 14-year old "bold star" or "bomba" (soft-p...
The Hanging Coffins of Sagada and Other Filipino Funeral Customs
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
More than 2,000 years ago, the Igorots of Sagada began their burial tradition of hanging coffins, which survived despite most of the Philippines being...
The Abduction and Rape of Maggie de la Riva (1967)
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maggie de la Riva is a beautiful and talented Filipina actress who at just the age of 23 had already starred in more than 30 films. She was abducted a...
Ronald Bae and the Kawit Mass Shooting (2013)
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No one could have known that on January 4, 2013, just several days after 7-year old Stephanie Nicole Ella died from a stray bullet in Caloocan and 26 ...
Antonio Sanchez and the Rape-Slay of Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez (1993)
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Eileen Sarmenta was a 21-year old U.P. Los Baños student who was brutally raped and, with her schoolmate and friend Allan Gomez, murdered by ex-...
Dominican Hill Retreat House/Diplomat Hotel: One of Baguio's Most Haunted
18 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Going to Baguio in Benguet often means visiting the usual touristy spots of Burnham Park, Botanical Garden and Mines View Park. But for thrill seekers...
Lucila Lalu: The Philippines' First Chop-Chop Lady (1967)
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first documented case of a "chop-chop lady" in the Philippines, that of 28-year-old Lucila Lalu whose body parts were scattered ...
Introducing Stories After Dark
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stories After Dark is an independently produced podcast on Philippine true crime and mystery stories, from chop-chop ladies and massacres to haunted h...