instead of drawing from Philippine folklore. Where are the tikbalang, aswang, manananggal, and mangkukulam? I guess the ...

The aswang are an umbrella term of vampiric and malevolent spirits - arguably the most commonly known creatures in local folklore. These creatures suck blood, eat human flesh and also shape-shift.

Then a Captain in the US Air Force, Lansdale and his team delving deep into Filipino folklore, purportedly unearthed a potent tool: the aswang, a creature akin to a vampire in Western lore but ...