Stories with Sapphire
Episodes
Stories With Jillian: The Monrovia house, and Jerod the Hat Man
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jillian Risigari-Gai's grandmother’s house used to be a clergy home and a funeral home - no wonder weird things happened there. Hear more about the ...
How will I die?; Woman in the nightgown; Something in my closet is impersonating me; The Man in the chair
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever found yourself in a dangerous situation after playing with a Ouija board? Or woken up in the middle of the night to a woman staring at...
More Stories with Gary D: Knock knock; Psychiatric cellar
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do if you heard knocking on the fishing hut you were in - during a snowstorm? Five miles from anyone else? What if you heard strange no...
Stories with Gary D: The smiling men; Psychiatric cellar
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Creepy men in identical suits staring at you at an airport? Strange noises emanating from the dark corner of a psychiatric hospital basement?! For thi...
My roommate's demon; The miracle - Stories with Gabrielle Querrard (Caribbean Mystics Podcast)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Gabrielle Querrard of The Caribbean Mystics Podcast shares the story of an entity attached to her college roommate, and a mira...
LaSalle Pavilion; Ghosts of Misawa Air Base
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
The House in Queens (with Chris, The Wandering Road)
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
*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 ...
The Matamoros Cult Killings; The hallway voice; The bangka
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Just For Chills: His Last Prayer
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**CONTENT WARNING: graphic depictions of suicide. Listener discretion advised. This week is another edition of Just For Chills, bonus episodes betw...
Something's wrong with the nanny; What I see when I sleep; The grinch gremlin
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, you’ll hear true stories from real people - like the nanny in the Philippines who morphed into something unrecognizable, t...
Stories from a Cheese Fortune Teller (with Jennifer Billock)
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I had a delightful time talking with Jennifer - journalist, author, and world's only professional cheese fortune teller - about the arguing shadow peo...
True folklore stories from the Philippines: with the editors of Signos, a Filipino fiction anthology of supernatural stories
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Stories from Twentynine Palms: The bizarre orb, The entity leaving
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
What's in my home?: Something broke in; The blue man in the corner; The Sacramento house
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Spewtron! Conversation with Cig Neutron about our short film "BREEDER"
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
Grandma's House: the investigation of my grandma's house; The caravan is coming; The zombie girl; Grandma's Amityville Horror House
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This season is starting off with stories about haunted grandmas! After sharing numerous stories of hauntings in my grandma's house, I finally conducte...
Stories Revisited: Not What They Seem: Stories of spirits imitating humans and animals
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 preten...
The Mexican bell witch; The red light; Time traveling in a dream
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ti...
The silver gas station; Flour on the stairs; The preta family; Marisol
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 dece...
Stories Revisited: Spirits and AI
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The face in the car; Things go missing; Dancer on the beach; I am my great grandma
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 appe...
The seventh stranger; The girl with no eyes
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 befrien...
Throw rocks at the devil; Something doesn't like my crystals; Spiritually broken arm; My husband's gift from the other side
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 sta...
Updates about my short film "BREEDER"!
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 pos...
Paranormal Pinays: Receiving our batok together, and more!
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Stories with Rob Gutro: Medium and Retired NASA Meteorologist
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, you'll hear from Rob Gutro: author, medium, and retired NASA meteorologist. He had so much incredible and scientific insight about...
Vietnamese black magic; The peeking spirit; The talking cat (with Box of Oddities)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the woman who was cursed by a jealous Vietnamese witch, a nursing student in a haunted hospital in the Phili...
Stories With Sadhu Dah: The Exorcist
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, you'll hear from Sadhu Dah, a world-traveling digital nomad and exorcist. While originally from the states, he now resides in Southea...
House of scaredy cats; The ghost boy and elongated shadow; The family of entities
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a brand new season! In today’s episode, you’ll hear about a haunted house in central California, a home in Australia inhabited by a gho...
Stories With Sapphire Trailer
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Paranormal Pinays: Pet stories!
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The show returns from break NEXT WEEK, so here is another bonus episode from the weekly Paranormal Pinays livestream that I do with Lyn Pacificar and ...
Paranormal Pinays: Spiritual Protection, and much more
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The show is still on a break. In the meantime, here is another edition of Paranormal Pinays, the weekly livestream that I do with Lyn Pacificar and Ra...
Paranormal Pinays: Exorcisms, and more
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is NOT censored, and brushes on topics like sexual abuse, so listener discretion is advised. This week’s bonus episode is from a week...
Stories with Janelle the Witch & Lilith the Demon
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED. In this episode, I speak with the human witch Janelle Lassalle (and the demon Lilith) about her book based on her real li...
Eclipse strangeness; Little Man from the Woods; It's gonna be okay; I've seen heaven
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the strange apparitions a teenager witnessed during an eclipse, a Latvian trickster spirit that’s become a...
The rosary; The hitchhiker; The Chuppa night; My brother's double; Cornelius
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re able to help my friends who lost their home in the LA fire: https://gofund.me/1d4e7536 Ch 1 - The rosary, submitted by Anonymous. A gran...
Stories with Rissa Miller: Ghost tour guide and tea leaf reader
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rissa Miller is a ghost tour guide in Maryland and a tea leaf reader. She is a wonderful encyclopedia of knowledge and tales and today she tells us of...
I can smell death; I've been here before; I experimented with sleep paralysis; Angel of Death (with Eric Freeman Sims)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Submit your own stories to [email protected] Ch 1: I can smell death, submitted by Loni Ch 2: I've been here before, submitted by Jordan ...
Stories with En-May: Spiritual Tour Guide and Medium
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
En-May Mangels (Intuitive Spiritual Advisor, Medium, “Your Tour Guide to the Spirit Realm”) is such an adorable and colorful beam of light. I firs...
An entity's marriage proposal ; You demon blooded creature; Wear your helmet
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ch 1: An entity's marriage proposal, submitted by Lynn Ch 2: You demon blooded creature, submitted by Lan Ch 3: Wear your helmet, with Lydia Han @acne...
Spectrevision Radio & Philosophical Research Society: Ghost Story Slam
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On October 30th, Spectrevision Radio hosted a Ghost Story Slam at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. Nine storytellers shared their gh...
Stories Revisited (Halloween Bonus): The Book My Father Left Me
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains mentions of abuse, graphic descriptions of violence, and brief profanity. In October of 2022, I had the honor of writing a show...
The D Word: Stories of nefarious demons: Halloween special!
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Demon: a word that invokes many different reactions. Turn off the lights, grab your protective amulets, and listen to these true stories from real pe...
The Ball of Fire: Stories with Edwin Covarrubias (Scary Story Podcast)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s bonus episode, Edwin Covarrubias (host of a range of podcasts on Scary FM network) shares stories of a sheet-like ghost, a possible h...
Ill Will: Stories of curses and supernatural misfortune
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been targeted by a curse? In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing stories from real people who have had ill will supernaturally sent...
Stories Revisited: Conversation with an Exorcist Trainer, Adam Blai
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, we revisit my interview with Adam Blai, a layman who trains exorcists. We discuss what demons are, how demonic possession happe...
Hello, I'm Here: Stories of spirits making themselves known to the living
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My ancestors show me their presence through synchronicities and signs. Spirits enjoy making themselves known to the living. In this week’s episode, ...
Third Eye Bind: Conversation with a Witch and Espiritista
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Together, Lauretta and Kaitlyn are the Third Eye Bind Podcast, a video podcast dedicated to disrupting the boundaries of witchcraft and spirituality, ...
Will You Play With Me?: Stories of spirits who ask to play with the living
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're listening on Spotify, this episode has video! In this week’s episode, I'll be sharing true stories from real people who have invited somet...
Filipino Land Spirits: Stories of Kapre, Duwende, and more in the Philippines
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The spirits that inhabit the land are often overlooked in conversations regarding ghosts and the paranormal, but they’re a very present aspect of ev...
Stories With Sapphire on SpectreVision Radio
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Death By Water: Stories of hauntings near bodies of water
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you afraid of the water? (As a non-swimmer, I am) In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing true stories from real people who have witnessed a haunt...
Stories Revisited: Haunted Homes
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The episode that went live last week featured a very creepy story from Marissa Angelique about a haunted home in northern California. So on this week'...
The Nanny House: Stories from a haunted home in Northern California
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marissa Angelique, a professional dancer from the bay area of CA, reached out to me after seeing me on Paranormal Nightshift, a series where real peo...
Explain Yourself: Stories of brief creepy encounters with unidentified figures and spirits
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2011, my sister's friend took the strangest photo I've ever seen: an unidentified person appeared in the center, with no explanation. So for t...
Stories Revisited: Favorite Guest Stories
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus episode, I compiled some of my favorite guest stories from the past 4 years. Ch 1 - How did we end up here? with Cory Choy. Origi...
Identity Theft: Stories of Shapeshifters and Trickster Entities
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Stories Revisited: The Intelligent Ball of Light in Joshua Tree, The Twentynine Palms Shadow Man
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A couple weeks ago I went to Twentynine Palms and had some really incredible paranormal experiences that you’ll hear about in the future. While I wa...
Small Tales & Emails: The Hand Trembler
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus episode, I read an email from Brenda Draper, a Navajo woman in Arizona who's had quite a journey. If you have any advice for Bren...
Small Tales & Emails: I also see Animal Auras, Updates from Ted
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s minisode, I’ll be reading an email from someone who also sees Animal Auras like Aurora from S5 E4 "Creature Companions", and I have...
Small Tales & Emails: A Paranormal Life, Frederick Beele
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Regular episodes (and a brand new season) are returning soon! In the meantime, here's another edition of Small Tales & Emails, minisodes where I share...
Small Tales & Emails: Beeping, Reiki correction, Letter from an Atheist
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Regular episodes (and a brand new season) are returning soon! In the meantime, here's another edition of Small Tales & Emails, minisodes where I share...
Rest in Chaos: Stories of spirits and ghosts who can't find peace
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Rest in peace." We say this when somebody passes because we hope that their spirit moves to the other side peacefully. But sometimes that transition ...
Small Tales & Emails: Close calls
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is Small Tales & Emails, where I read your responses to the podcast in between regular episodes. As always, if youd like to submit an email or st...
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams: Stories of spirits communicating through dreams
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had a dream that made you wonder if a spirit was communicating with you? In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing true stories from ...
Small Tales & Emails: Genetic memory, Poliahu
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Small Tales & Emails, where I read your responses to the podcast in between regular episodes. As always, If youd like to submit an email or...
Close Calls: Stories about brushes with the paranormal, danger, and death
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had a dangerous close call? This week, I’ll be sharing true stories of real people who had brushes with the other side, and lived to t...
I Think Something Happened Here: Stories about sensing energy in a space
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever walked into a building and immediately became overwhelmed by… a weird feeling? And you couldn’t really pinpoint why? You just knew s...
Shadows in the Desert: with Derek Hayes (Monsters Among Us) and David Flora (Blurry Photos)
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, a new paranormal documentary was released on several streamers and platforms including Apple TV and Amazon Prime. It’s called Shadows in ...
In Your Face: Stories of Unexpected Spectral Faces
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I was getting serious about magick and opening my third eye, a skeletal face appeared to me in a vision. For this week’s episode, I wanted to s...
Stranger Danger: Stories of spirits with unknown motives
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 10! Thank you for listening these past 4 years! Today’s episode features true stories from real people who have also encountered a...
Devotee Mini-Series: Papa Legba
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have reached the end of this mini series featuring different deities and their devotees. This week, I’m joined by my dear dear friend Rannie AuGo...
Devotee Mini-Series: Santa Muerte
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While the show is still on a break, we’ll be continuing the mini series with devotees of different deities and spirits. Today, we hear from Ry, a de...
Devotee Mini-Series: Dalikamata & Hades
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 2024! While the show is still on a break, I’ll be releasing bonus episodes speaking with devotees of various deities and spirits. Today, I sha...
Just For Chills: Prankster Before Christmas, The Doll
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is Just For Chills, where on select weeks in between regular episodes I read spooky, spine tingling fictional stories - just for the chill of it....
A Helping Hand: Stories of Spirits and People Helping Each Other
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the last full episode of the year, I’d like to leave you on an uplifting note with stories from real people who have been comforted and assisted ...
Not What They Seem: Stories of spirits imitating humans and animals
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 preten...
Unearthing the Supernatural: Stories from Indigenous Navajo paranormal investigators Shanclen and Hero
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Native American Heritage Month! On today’s episode, I speak with Shanclen and Hero, Indigenous Navajo paranormal investigators. They talk abou...
Discomfort Room: Stories of Haunted Bathrooms
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alright, I know it sounds silly - haunted bathrooms? Really? BUT, think of how many paranormal games take place in there. Think of the iconic horror m...
Introducing: I Hear Fear
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing is as terrifying as the sounds we hear in the dark. The slow creak of a door opening late at night... or a whisper in a room when you thought ...
I Put a Spell on You: Stories of Curses and Bad Luck
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing stories from real people who found themselves victims of a curse.First, I tell the tale of a man who inher...
Introducing: MrBallen's Medical Mysteries
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge the first 8 episodes, early and ad-free on Amazon Music. Download ...
The Shadow & The Old Gila County Jail: Stories about shadow figures, Ghost Adventures, and more
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apologies in advance for my voice in this episode, I was recovering from Covid as I recorded it. First, crisis counselor and tik tok creator Ria Tirre...
Stories Revisited: Doula For Death, with Dr Nida Gancayco
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Filipino American History Month! Here are some of my favorite spiritual Filipino Americans whose work you should check out and support, even bey...
A Haunted Life: Stories of sleep paralysis, ghostly encounters, predictive dreams, and more
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes I'll receive an email or speak with someone whose story deserves an episode all on their own. That is the case for Ted from Orange County, C...
The Old Man on the Mountain: with Sung Kang (Fast and Furious, Shaky Shivers)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a bonus episode of Stories With Sapphire. I had the honor of speaking with Sung Kang, who you may know as Han from the Fast and Furious mov...
Unexpected Visitors: Stories of surprise encounters with ghosts, spirits, and entities
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to a brand new season! In this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing real stories from people who were visited by something they were not p...
Just For Chills: Not My Mother, Sabotage
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Just For Chills, where on select weeks in between regular episodes, I read spooky, spine tingling fictional stories - just for the chill of...
Through a Window: Stories of Spirits in Liminal Spaces
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the finale of season 8! There are so many superstitions surrounding windows that imply that they are portals to the spirit world, controlli...
Just For Chills: Lover's Bridge, The Kunekune
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is Just For Chills, where on select weeks in between regular episodes, I read spooky, spine tingling fictional stories - just for the chill of it...
The Power of the Mind: Stories of Manifesting Entities, with Jed Shepherd and Emma Web from HOST (Shudder)
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you think it's possible to physically manifest entities into our reality? You might after today's episode, where I’ll be sharing stories that dem...
Just For Chills: Kuchisake-Onna, The Heartless Man, A Prank Gone Wrong
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is Just For Chills, where on select weeks in between regular episodes, I read spooky, spine tingling fictional stories - just for the chill of it...
The Moment of Death: Stories of the Transition From Life To Death
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains stories about the loss of pets and family.Have you been present for the moment when someone transitioned from life to death? Wha...
WTF was that?: Stories to Bend Your Reality
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Working in the paranormal has gotten me re-evaluating so many things from my past. So for this week’s episode, I’ll be sharing other stories that ...
Message Received: Stories of Messages Received from the Universe
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s episode, I'll be sharing stories from people who couldn’t outrun the messages they were receiving. First, I narrate the story of a...
Within These Walls: Stories of Haunted Rentals
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had an energetic connection to a place you used to live? In this episode, I’ll be sharing stories of lingering energies within buildin...
One Strange Thing: Robert The Doll
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stories with Sapphire will return next week. In the meantime, enjoy this clip from One Strange Thing! A mannequin with human hair became a doll, and ...
If you're here, give us a sign: Stories with Ouija Boards
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you feel about Ouija boards? I personally believe they are not intrinsically evil and can actually be incredibly fun. However, just because Oui...
Did you hear that too?: Stories of Strange Sounds
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to a new season of Stories With Sapphire! If you're listening on Spotify, the podcast now has video. It’s important to investigate when...
Peculiar Places: Stories of Haunted Locations
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final episode of Season 7. If you’re listening on Spotify, there is now a video component! In this week’s episode, we’ll be exp...