Philippines Folklore Monsters Novels & Stories

********************************************* A/N: bolo - is a large knife of Filipino origin used for agricultural purposes; also used in local martial arts manananggal - a scary winged mythical creature native in the Philippines. It can severe or separate its upper torso and fly. Leaving its lower body behind.

"Aye, blondie! You're the famous biologist Rose Smith, right? Don't you know that the Domminga Mountains are the home of Ikapati Tribe of Aswang? They steal babies to grow their fruit with the bones of newborn villagers. And the Tikbalang are no better, deathly horses that stampede the dreams out of you, leaving you a shell! There are no warrior shamans around here to protect you, no wise women or priestesses. This is rough man terrain, no place for a short blonde American." He honked his horn, tipped his baseball cap, and Rose just smiled, boarding the bus and tipping him generously. "I don't worry about fairytales, Daniel. C'mon little brother, I gotta tag some Philippine Eagles for Stanfo

"Article XVII - They shall be killed, who profane places where sacred objects of their diwatas or headmen are buried. He who gives way to the call of nature at such places shall be burned." "Article XVIII - Those who do not cause these rules to be observed, if they are headmen, shall be stoned and crushed to death, and if they are old men, shall be placed in rivers to be eaten by sharks and crocodiles." "Those 18 articles I had discussed turned out to be non-existent. In 1986 historian William Henry Scott made a Critical Study of the Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History. In front of respected historians and scholars, Scott defended his findings and succeeded. His

Debby asked curiously. “Land of monsters.” Answered Rio who was beside her. “Bigger and crueler mystical beasts live there. Dragons, Krakens, and others inhabit that Realm.” He continued. “Nope. Not on my list of destinations.” Debby said shaking her head. Lilly chuckled. She thought werewolves and Lycans were monsters. But after hearing the creatures from earlier, she withdrew that thought again. “Then this? Debby asked pointing to the last one. The roll of paper was smaller and older. And almost everywhere seems to be covered in black ink. Lilly frowned when she saw it.

It was deliberate and precise. Draining a vampire completely like that, it wasn’t just brutal, it was a choice. A message. And they had to know the consequences. The draining method was ancient and dangerous, and though no one ever said it out loud, the rumors were always the same. It was used for power, sometimes ascension. Rituals no one wanted to believe were real, but everyone feared anyway. My clan was full of myths like that. Stories wrapped in warnings. Most of them sounded ridiculous when spoken aloud. But this one didn’t. This one felt too close. Too real.

“I am in the mountains hunting these types of monsters that are invisible to the average human, but I can see them.” “And the boy you are with, can he see them as well?” “Yes, he can also see them.” “What are these people called?” “Ma Vista’s which means ‘with sight’ in English.” I’m surprised he believes me right now, if I was in his position I would think that he was bullshitting me. “What do these monsters look like?” “I’m not entirely sure, I believe they come in all different colours and sizes, all above three meters tall.” I glance up at him and find him staring intently at the floor. What he says next shocks me into silence.

Mal said proudly. I looked at Nate, and he seemed as lost as I was. Both of us looked at Mina. “It’s a funky little sloth creature with enormous eyes.” Mina pulled out her phone, and showed me a picture of Mal’s room with a little fuzzy brown thing with big eyes. “They’re my favorite animal,” Mal said, practically jumping with excitement. “They live in the Philippines and on the islands of Southeast Asia. Aren’t I adorable in that picture?” I nodded, and lied. “Super adorable. Why do your hands still look like bony human hands?”

She didn’t answer my question instead, a ball of water appeared on her hand then it slowly went to the ground. The water spawned a creepy creature. I don’t know what it’s called but I’m pretty sure that it’s one of the Philippine Mythological Creatures. It’s blue like water. The creature started flying with its bat wings. What’s horrific about this creature is that it only has an upper torso! It has fangs as if it was going to eat us, yikes!

He did not seem to be joking or lying. "What?! There really are such things as monsters in this world?" cried Felicia with fright. She then turned to Diane and Severin. "I think we better leave here while we still can. I know the two of you are strong but no matter how strong you are, you'll never be able to win in a fight against a monster." Before Severin could say anything, Lillie quipped, "Nah, I don't think there's any monster in this world. These ordinary people had never come across a mythical creature or a spirit beast before so they probably thought what they saw was a monster."

Am I in another world or is this place still part of the Philippines? In my dream, I was attacked by a female worm monster. And if my hunch is correct that I am indeed inside the forest in my dream, it means that the monster worm will be going to attack me too. I suddenly panicked when I thought that the monster might suddenly appear and attack me just like what happened in my dream. I didn't wait for that to happen anymore so I immediately run away from the place where I was. After only a few minutes of running, I finally reached the end of the forest.