Engkanto (Tagalog)
Limbas was chasing his quarry with his usual swiftness, he had a reputation to uphold that no prey of his could escape his arrows, and he wasn’t about to let…
Awan-ulo-na
Left – Right – Back – Forth See it dance and move, as its neck-stump froths and bubbles. The headless one moves through the field as swift and as graceful…
Adarna
The sun shone with an unforgiving glare, but this did not stop the two friends from resting their wings upon a tree and greeting each other warmly. One had just…
Agalon Hayopan
“Grrrah,” The crocodile groaned. “Hush now, the food will come by soon, then we will both have something to eat.” The aswang said lovingly to her pet. Prey was hard…
Aswang (Oriental Mindoro)
s Do you know what it’s like to fly? To soar through the heavens without a care in the world, leaving all the worries of your life behind? I do.…
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…