The sirena or mermaid and the facts surrounding this mythical creature are of Spanish origin. Using the 160 volumes of the Beyer Ethnographic Series, I was amazed
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The Manananggal and Wakwak
The subject of countless movies here in the Philippines, the Manananggal and Wakwak are other types of evil creatures in the same league as the Aswang.
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ANTING-ANTING, the Filipino “amulet” or “charm”
Like other peoples of the world, early Filipinos were confronted with the cycles of courtship, love, marriage, childbirth, death and a serious respect for the
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The Mysterious Mummy of Capiz, Philippines
In 2008 I was visiting friends in Roxas City, Capiz. Upon learning about my interest in the creatures of Philippine Mythology, an acquaintance suggested I visit
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Origin of the Kapre, the cigar smoking giant from the Philippines
Last October, episode one of a new Philippine Mythology web-series was released online. It traced back the origins and evolution of the TIKBALANG (half-horse/ half-man creature)
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DANAG: The Birth of Vampirism in the Philippines
You may have heard the tales of Lilith, known in vampire lore as the first vampire, the first succubus, the first temptress – the birth of vampirism.
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TIKBALANG?
One of the most popular and enduring mythical creatures in Filipino lore. The tikbalang is said to be a half human, half horse creature in
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What is an ASWANG?
The Aswang is one of the more pervasive folkloric concepts in Philippine culture. In terms of popularity, it is the Philippine equivalent of the Western
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Supernatural Philippines: Growing Up in the Shadows
Although I was born and raised in Manila, I grew up hearing a lot of creepy stories from people around me, mostly my parents and
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MARANHIG: Zombies of the Philippines
If the West has zombies, here in the Philippines, there is what some locals from the Visayas call the Maranhig (also Amalanhig or Amaranhig), our
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