Berbalang
There are many strange creatures that I have encountered in my travels, but none more dangerous than the Berbalang. This horrid affront against nature can be found by the burning…
Burulakaw
The messengers come like the stars. I sit by the well and I wait for them to come. I know the legends, how the small women, messengers all would come…
Patiyanak
“In the three days before the resurrection, the devil will make his way into the hearts of man. Be careful of the places you go and the things that you…
Tamyaw
They own the land of tooth and green Forever there and yet unseen Trampled underneath the feet Of those that worship Wall Street How the times where did they go?…
Engkantada – 1
Part 3 of Escape from Trapped in the Engkanto’s Realm “It’s my turn isn’t it?” Cirilo looks at me expectantly. “Yeah,” I reply. Cirilo and I swap stories to pass…
Uac-uac
In the town of Igbahay, there exists a curious creature. In the year of the Lord, 1539, the people of the town raided the house of an evil man called…
Manlalayog
The air was slick with the smell of bullets and sweat. The soldier didn’t know why he could not reach his commander or any of his regiment, but he knew…
Dayamdam
“So tell me about your tree,” said the bee to the dayamdam. “Well, it’s the best tree in the world of course!” The dayamdam said proudly. It had known that…
Mambabarang
“Another beetle, I guess that makes ten.” He almost laughs this time, and he would if it didn’t hurt so much. This time the thing came out of his right…
Panigotlo
In the beginning, there was the great god Gamhanan, the most powerful of all the gods, the giver of life, security and livelihood. He dwelt with the other gods of…