philippine folklore

Ang manananggal ay isa sa mga pinakasikat na halimaw sa mga kwentong bayan ng Pilipinas at naipakita na sa mga pelikulang katatakutan at komiks. Halos lahat ng Pilipino ay alam kung ano ang manananggal pero sa mga 'di pa nakakaalam, ang manananggal ay isang uri ng aswang na nahahati ang katawan...

Ang Bungisngis ay sinasabing higanteng lalaki na isa lamang ang mata, may malalaking ngipin at may dalawang malalaking pangil. Ang kanyang pangalan ay hango sa salitang ‘ngisi’ dahil palagi siyang ngumingisi at tumatawa. Ang makapal at nakausli niyang pang-itaas na labi ay sinasabing sobrang...

Bakit nga kaya? Totoo nga ba ang aswang? He he he. PS: Ginuhit ko 'to sa Nintendo DS Lite gamit ang Colors! DS na app. Wala kasi akong graphics tablet. Tapos yung finishing touches naman sa netbook ko using GIMP 2.

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She may not be Rapunzel but this female aswang from Philippine folklore has hair to die for...literally. Sa lumang paniniwala ng mga Karay-a sa Probinsya ng Iloilo, may isang uri ng babaeng aswang na lumalabas pagkagat ng dilim bilang gumagapang na kumpol ng buhok. Binabalot nito ang taong...

In Sambal folklore, the mambubuno is a mermaid-like creature with her tail split into two scaly limb-like appendages terminating into wide flippers. The upper part of the body is that of a woman but covered with black, slimy scales. She lives in underwater caves and could be glimpsed basking in...

The magkukutud (also spelled, magcucutud) is a nocturnal flier in Kapampangan folklore almost similar to the manananggal except that it has a flat nose and large ears. It also lays eggs in secluded places. When these eggs are found and cracked open they contain human body parts and organs. The...

The hairy aswang sa kalibonan (literally, “aswang of the forest”), a.k.a. aswang panlibonan, ungong panlibonan, aswang sa talon, of the Visayan forests is an ancient aswang with a tongue that can stretch to great lengths and a foul-smelling long hair which it uses to strangle and suffocate...

According to folklore in some areas in Visayas and Mindanao, the amamarang are ordinary-looking women by day but are, in fact, aswang whose faces become hideous at night while their hair grow longer and become as hard as wires. When an amamarang ambushes a lone person she strangles him with her...

In Tinguian belief the makaboteng or boteng (a.k.a. sanadan) is a nature spirit and guardian of deer and wild pigs. His blessing is needed in order for the dogs that accompany hunters to succeed in the chase. He could make a hunter lose his quarry by making him follow an apparition – a child, a...

The alan of Tinguian folklore are as big as humans but with certain deformities. They have wings for arms, which they use to fly, and skin as tough as carabao hide, and their fingers point backward from their wrists while their toes are at the back of their feet. They spend some of their time...

In Tinguian folklore, Akop is an evil spirit who brings death to someone, especially a woman whose spouse just passed away. This spirit is said to have no body, only a head with long slimy arms and legs attached to it. Upon sensing that a man has died, Akop stalks the wake and when it gets the...

Mandarangkal The mandarangkal of Tagalog folklore is a vampire-like aswang in the guise of a very gorgeous woman. She uses her good looks to seduce men to make love with her in order to drink their blood and eat their flesh. When the victim reaches orgasm, the mandarangkal grows claws and...

Danag According to Isneg legend, the danag was once a benevolent spirit that used to live peacefully with humans and taught them how to plant the taro root crop. One day, during harvest a maiden accidentally cut her finger. The maiden sucked on the wound to prevent infection. This got the danag...

The buso of Bagobo myth are various malevolent man-eating beings that were once friendly and helpful to humans. They live as a tribe surrounded by fruit-bearing plants like papaya. They barter these fruits in exchange for human children to eat. When no one is willing to barter, they raid human...

Found in Iluko folklore, especially in Pangasinan, the ugaw are people only as big as the human thumb and are seldom seen because they move so fast. It is believed they are beings from another realm. They are notorious for s†éáling rice from granaries or human habitations with abundant supply of...

Waray folklore describes the aghoy as attractive-looking men and women in their early twenties although it is said they are actually small in size, no taller than a person’s knee. They have golden to blond hair, deep-set eyes of blue, green, or brown, and high bridged noses and are often...

In some parts of Mindanao, the mantianak or manti-anak is the vengeful spirit of a *******t woman who died before giving birth. Thinking that she could have lived had she not been impregnated by a man, she blames all men for her untimely demise. She returns as a wraith with a hole or slit in her...

The sigbin or amamayong are creatures resembling a cross between a dog, a goat, and a kangaroo a bit larger than a goat and have whip-like tails. Although four legged they mostly hop on their longer hind legs. They have wide ears that clap when they’re on the move. At sunset or during the night...

In the olden days in Quezon Province and in Laguna, the sipay is believed to be a mysterious man (allegedly hired by people engaged in the construction of bridges and buildings) who snatches children who are outdoors at 3 p.m. or after sunset and carries them off inside a sack (some say the sack...