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Through the net, making friends and sometimes end up as lovers to someone who lives afar has become so easy these days. It also becomes a dream-come-true for women to be married and lived with a guy in another part of the world, a thousand miles from home, assuming to have a better life to start a family in a new environment and people.

That is what Edna was hoping for when she met her English boyfriend, Charlie. Edna like the guy so much because he was very thoughtful, in a way that he wouldn’t let Edna stayed a night to talk to him online. He would sacrifice his sleeping hours to talk to Edna, she knew by then that he is sweetest thing ever. So when the guy asked her to marry him, Edna was on the bliss of happiness. Thus, she wants it in the Philippines wherein her family could attend the once-in-a-lifetime celebration. But Charlie don’t want to, since he said, he has problem in dealing with tropical countries. He hates hot weather. So Edna, who was so much in love with him, didn’t mind. “It’s ok. This is my way of paying your sleepless night talking to me” she told him.

Months later, Edna finally got to England. She arrived two in the morning in the airport and Charlie fetched her. Then they immediately drove to his house. When they got into the place, she noticed that it was in the middle of the woods. The house was big. It’s a three story structure that has big windows in it with big curtains on them causing the house to be quite dimmed inside. She was a little bit scared, but what the heck, she's with the guy she love in a big house, that’s sweet not scary. The next day, when she woke up Charlie was nowhere to be found. So she just spent the whole day touring herself inside the mansion-like house. There were a lot of rooms and furniture, most of which were dull colored or if not made of aged wood. Eventually she got hungry roaming around inside the big house. Helping herself out with the foods in the kitchen, she noticed a huge curtain hung on the wall. Having a thought that it was just another window, she opened it. But it wasn’t, instead it was a huge unusual looking door. When she was about to open it, someone took a grip of her arm. She turned around and saw Charlie. He smiled at her and told her not to open the door because it has something for their wedding.

Night fall came, swallowing the entire woods into darkness. Edna was on her nightie, ready to sleep with her husband-to-be. Pass midnight, she noticed Charlie was gone. Where could he be? She waited for him until half an hour but still he didn’t come. Worried of what might happen to him, she came down, looking him. She went to the kitchen thinking that Charlie might have had his midnight snacks but still no one was there. She had a glimpsed on the curtain again. “Charlie must be working on my surprise gift” she thought. She called him through the closed door but no one answered. So she opened it and felt disgusted by the awful smell that the room had. Can’t see what’s inside, she switched on the light and to her surprise, it was a basement. She slowly came down and was horrified by what her eyes saw, hundreds of corpses were hanging on the wall. Panicking as she made her way out of the basement and went straight to her room, took her passport and money for there was no time packing the other things. She took Charlie's car keys and zoomed out the house. She immediately, jumped into the car, drove herself away from the house. But it wasn’t easy escaping the woods for she was going in circles, then she knew the woods itself is a prison. Moments later, she heard someone jumped on the top of her car. There he was, Charlie, turning his head upside-down on the windshield, smiling out his fangs. Right then and there, the dream she knew was ended by a frightful nightmare.

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Glossary

Philippine Mythical Creatures.


• Bungisngis - is a one-eyed giant. This Philippine folklore giant lives in forest and woods. It is a happy and a playful cyclops.
• Lambana - are fairy-like creatures dwelling in woods. They act as nature's guardian spirits. They also give grace to people who take care of the nature and bring bad luck to people who threatens it.
• Kapre - is a dark and hairy giant creature known for being mischievous. This giant is usually seen on top of large trees smoking a giant tobacco. However, Kapre are actually misunderstood. They are nice, kind and they only attack people if they are harmed.
• Manananggal - comes in different names in some parts of the Philippines namely; Iki for the Batangueños and Lupa-lupa for the Waray. The manananggal is commonly described as a half-bodied woman with monstrous appearance, entangled hair and has bat's wings on her back. She seduces men during the day by disguising into a very beautiful lady. She turns into a monster at night, flies to her victim and usually eats the heart of her victims. The best way to kill a manananggal is to put salt or ashes on the lower half of her body that she leaves somewhere when she is in a monster form. When this happens, she will no longer be able to return to her human form and the till the sun shines on her.
• Aswang - are famous in Capiz, Iloilo, and Antique. People say that the Aswangs can transform themselves into a wild boar, dog or other animals. Aswangs prey on sick human beings by devouring their favorite organ, the liver. A person may become an Aswang when he or she is infected by an Aswang. This usually happens by drinking or eating from an Aswang's glass or plate. To know if an animal is an Aswang in disguise, you simply bend over and look at them with your head upside down.
• Mambabarang - are ordinary human beings with black magic who torture and later kill their victims by infesting their bodies with insects. They are different from Mangkukulams - the latter only inflict pain or illness. Mambabarangs use a strand of hair from their chosen victim and tie it to the bugs or worms which they will use as a medium. When they prick the bug, the victim immediately experiences the intended effect.
• Sigben - are invisible creatures. Some people say that Sigben looks like a dog with the features of a cat and a goat. They are small and they walk backwards. They victimize little children who are sleeping without someone guarding them. They bite the victim's ankle or foot making them very ill and then die after few hours. After they kill a child, they go back to their caretaker. Anyone who takes care of these creatures are said to believe to gain much luck and richness. In this series, the Sigben owner is played by John Estrada.
• Dalaketnons - are the bad engkantos. Dalaketnons appear tall and handsome. They dress in fashionable manner, live in mansions and try to fit in with mortal people. Some believe that the only way to Dalaket, their dwelling place, is by entering the Dalaket trees. These creatures abduct people and take them to their world. They hold a feast for their victims and force them to eat the Black Rice that put them under their spell making them their members.
• Anting-Anting - The medallion that made Pedro defeat the Dalaketnons is called an anting-anting. This medallion gives its owner powers like Pedro had. According to myths, this gains power by prayers or incantations.
• Nuno sa Punso - are small but terrible creatures who live on punso (anthill). They are invisible and quiet creatures. If they get bothered by too much noise or careless movements causing them harm, they get mad and punish the people who trespasses them. Most of their victims are children playing who usually destroys their homes. Their victims get very ill and the only way to cure it is asking the help from an Albularyo. So every time you pass by a punso, you need to say "Excuse Me".
• Tiyanak - are monster-looking babies. They disguise themselves into innocent and adorable looking babies and once someone came in contact with them, they turn into monsters and attack their victim. These monsters are believed that they are aborted babies or babies who were dead on birth and were not blessed.
• Tiktik - are sometimes compared to Aswang because they devour human organs. They could jump and hop very high and they can crawl on walls like cats and they can hang like bats. They prey on pregnant women's fetus and month old embryos. They attack at during night time where they hop on top of the roof of the house of their victim. They then stretch their very long tongues and used it to rip the womb of their victims and devour the fetus leaving the woman dead. They can be killed by cutting their tongues and letting them die in starvation.
• Pugot - are headless ghosts. They wander in places where they used to live or where they were decapitated. They haunt because they are searching for their heads and they need it to be joined with their body and have it blessed so they could go with peace. However, some of them have the intention to avenge themselves or harm people. They are believed to behead their victims.
• Tikbalang - is a creature with the features of a man and a horse. Unlike the Centaur in Greek Mythology, Tikbalang is playful and mischievous. It has a powerful kick and can leap very high. It creates illusions that makes its victim seems lost where he or she keeps on passing the same way over and over. Tikbalang creates an illusion too that leads its victim to accident and perhaps death. It can also cause victims to get sick and mentally ill. To work around their tomfoolery, the victim should invert his or her clothing and wear it. This will make the Tikbalang laugh and distracted. To put an end to the Tikbalang from harming, one must grab its golden hair and wrap it in his or her finger. The Tikbalang will then be a slave of that person.
• Santelmo - (also known as "St. Elmo's Fire") is a fireball that flies around the forest. It chases its victims and kills them by setting them ablaze with flames.
• Bangungot - according to popular belief, a person who sleeps while his or her stomach is full is most likely to experience nightmares or Bangungot. Bangungot is an overweight creature that lives in trees and bamboos. It is said to believe that they inhibit the houses which materials are made from their dwelling places. They attack people who are asleep by sitting on their chests till they die of suffocation.
• Amalanhig - Hiligaynon believe in a certain being called Amalanhig. They are Aswangs who failed to transfer their monstrosity causing them to rise from their graves to kill humans by biting their necks. In order to escape from the Amanlanhigs, you need to run in zigzag direction since they can only walk in straight direction due to the stiffness of their body. You should also climb trees or high platforms enough for you be out of their reach. You can also run into lakes and rivers since Amanlanhigs are scared of deep bodies of water.
• Agta - is a creature very similar to the Kapre. If the Kapre is naughty, the Agta is romantic. They are hairy giants often found smoking tobacco in the forests. The only distinguishing trait of an Agta from a Kapre is that it kidnaps beautiful village girls. What it does is that it showers flower petals to its victim and abduct them taking them to the forest and make them entertain him. What one can do to stop the Agta is to poke and scald his sensitive part with a flaming object.
• Alan - according to Tinguians and people from Cordillera Mountain Range, is a flesh eating creature whose feet are reversed where its toes are at the back so he cannot be followed with his footprints. It lures hungry people towards him by placing dry branches on trees and making them look like fruits. Once his potential prey bites the bait, it abducts them and feed on their flesh. After killing its victims, the Alan keeps their belongings in a jar.
• Wak Wak- This monster is called "Wak-Wak" after the sound it makes when it flaps its wings while flying. When you hear the sound of the "wak-wak", it is looking for possible victims. If the sound of the Wak-Wak is loud, it means that it is far from you. Otherwise, it is near and worse yet, it is about to attack. It slashes and mutilates its victims and feed on their hearts.
• Ekek - are creatures who are bird-like humans. They are winged-humans who at night search for victims. They hunger for flesh and blood.
• Kekik - This monster is called "Kekik" after the chirping sound it makes. It is known to be the wicked witch pet. If the chirping sound is far the mad witch is near and viceversa.
• Berberoka - The people from Apayao believe and fear a swamp creature called Berberoka. It lures victims by sucking water in the pond enough for a number fish to come into surface. When the potential victims get attracted to the school of fish, the Berberoka drowns them by hosing water and swallowing them afterwards.
• Bal-Bal - is a monster that steals corpse whether it is in a funeral or grave and feeds on them. It has a strong sense for dead human bodies and for them; it is a very fragrant object. It also has very sharp claws and teeth enough to rip clothing of the dead. Since it eats nothing but corpse, it has a foul breath. Once this monster spotted and snatched the corpse, it will leave a trunk of a banana tree in the coffin creating an illusion of the stolen body to trick people.
• Kataw - is an underwater creature which is referred to as male mermaids. Unlike mermaids, they have feet instead of tails but they have gills on their bodies. These marine creatures disguises into fishermen asking for help. When approached by mortals, the Kataws kill them by drowning.
• Siyokoy - A marine creature that has the body of a human and a head of a fish. All of the Siyokoy's are male.
• Minokawa - a giant bird which belongs to the Dragon family. Our ancestors believe that this creature is so big that it can swallow (or cover) the sun that is why eclipse occur.
• Busaw - is a creature that looks like and lives like humans. They raise farm animals and plant root crops. However, its favorite food is human. This is the reason you will see scattered human skeletons on the grounds of its dwelling place.
• Sirena - marine creatures whose upper body is of human and the lower half is a tail of a fish. A Sirena has a beautiful face and voice. These qualities lure fishermen to her so she could drown them.
• Ikugan - this creature is the Philippine counterpart of King Kong. It is a gigantic primate that has a very long tail which it uses to catch humans.
• Inlablabbuot - a huge ugly monster that has a skin tougher than the carabao's, long and rough hair, sharp teeth and long claws. This creature disguises by imitating a person whom the potential victim is very close to. It leads its victims to the woods where it will change back to its monster form and mutilate them.
• Sarangay - a creature resembling a bull with a huge muscular body with jewels attached to its ears.
• Anggitay - a creature with the upper body of a female human and of horse from waist down. Read more...

the vigil

When someone died in the family, we always tend to have the vigil, for the family to pray and for the people to cherish the memories that were left by the person died. But did you know it is important to guard the corpse even though there are lots of people around. Thus someone must stay awake to guard it all night.

When Eva heard the bad news that her boyfriend’s father died due to heart attack, he immediately flown there. Since she was never been in the place, Jason, her boyfriend had to fetch her in the airport. Then, they immediately drove to his house and Eva realized how creepy the place was.The house was surrounded with huge trees like they were hundred years old.

Nightfall came and visitors started to come, some you would know were from the cities and others were just neighbors. Early in the evening, it was still so noisy, people playing cards, talking, and praying. When it was about midnight, people started to leave one by one and only the immediate family was left. Exhausted of the flight, Eva wanted to go to bed but Jason wanted her stay for a while since only few people are left awake. Midnight passed and she noticed that only her and Jason stayed awake. But moments later she fell asleep leaving Jason with no one to talk, thus he fell asleep too.The next day, Jason’s mother was quite bothered asking everyone who stayed awake all night. Jason pretended that he did.

When it was the day of the funeral, all people were filled with great sadness, burying the father. But when the evening came, it was not too long for the mother to know if Jason did stay awake that night. People still came to sympathize the entire family. While entertaining the guest, Eva notice somebody was standing under the tree. She asked Jason who the man was and maybe asked him to join the crowd. When Jason took a good look at him, he noticed it was his father. "I'm just hallucinating", he thought. So he asked her mother if it was someone from his father’s family since it looked like his father. His mother approaches the man and suddenly screamed. It was his father. People were terrified and looked what had happened; they saw that something enormous snatched the lifeless man toward the darkness ‘til it disappeared. The mother immediately confronted Jason if he did guard his father’s corpse that night, there was no reason left to lie after what he had seen, so he admitted the truth. They immediately went back to the cemetery and dig the coffin right away. There they found no body but a trunk of a banana tree.

The neighborhood took action immediately. They gather around the tree where they had found the lifeless father and had a noise barrage. They kept on banging silver wares, tambourine and shouting to give the corpse back. Hours later, the Bal-Bal (monster who steals corpse) with his teeth and claws so sharp, appeared above the tree; threw the body back to the people and yelled them to scram. People were so scared that they ran so fast but eventually felt happy that they had the body back. Though everybody got so tired after what had happened, still Eva and Jason can’t sleep and stayed awake all night.


facts:
Stated by a friend
location: Negros Occidental, Phil.
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NOT FUNNY AT ALL

STORY I
This horrifying event happened to a very close friend of mine in college. It happened in a rural place, her home town wherein most of the houses are quite distant from each other because of the farm field.

Chris is a fun loving girl, who often joked around and doesn’t care about other people’s business. One night, she was at home, texting at their balcony outside (staying connected with college friends) and her family was inside the house. While texting, she heard a noise, chirping of a bird, flying against the wind. But it was no ordinary bird; it was a KIKIK, known as the wicked witch pet. Though she heard stories about those creatures, she never believes in it and thought of it as folklore. Thus, she made fun of it by mocking its sounds and yell “you’re too early to visit me or are you just going to ask me for a textmate”, she then laugh and laugh.


Later that night, her father asked her to come with them (the whole family) to go to their aunt’s house. She refused to go, since it will be a long distant walk to get there. So they left, leaving her alone. She just went inside the house when everybody was gone. There she sat in the couch, in their living room, texting endlessly. Suddenly, she was interrupted by a noise coming from their front window, someone’s scratching. When she came to look what it was, she saw an old woman standing. She thought she was a beggar. Chris looked at her closely and the old woman’s hair stood up, her eyes bloodshot, staring at her; and her mouth was dripping with saliva, as if she is craving for Chris flesh. Chris screamed and bravely closed the window immediately. She, then kept on running on the other part of the house, screaming for help but no one heard her. The old witch managed to find her through all the windows in the house. Chris was freaking out when the old witch was about to break the window using her own head. But she suddenly vanished when someone was knocking at the door. It was her father; the whole family arrived and was shock by her appearance. ‘Til then, she never made fun of something she doesn’t know and it never bothers her again.

facts:
Story of a friend.
location: San Fernando, Cebu City.

STORY II
This incident happened to my mother. When my brother was just newly born, my parents want him to sleep between them in the bed at night. One particular night in November, when my mother was about to sleep, she heard the KIKIK chirping above the roof. Since my father was there, she didn’t get scared, instead she made fun of the bird and said, “it would be very stupid of you to get my baby with my husband around ‘cause it might happen the other way around. You might end up like a chicken barbeque”.

The next night, when my mother was preparing our dinner, she forgot to buy garlic as one of the ingredients. Thus she had to go to the neighborhood store to buy one. By getting there she had to pass this dark area with a big mango tree in it. She got to the store easy but when she was about to go home and passed the dark area, she felt something. It felt like someone was staring at her and she was terrified when she noticed that a KIKIK was flying above her, chirping. Scared of what might happen next, my mother didn’t make any move instead she just stood still. But it just disappeared in a split of seconds, when someone was coming. So she immediately run home and told us about it.


facts:
Based from my mother experience.
location: LLC, Cebu City.
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ladies room ghost

College life is not easy, quite hassle in many ways especially when you fall into a night schedule class. Wherein, you experience walking alone with just by yourself in a big, old campus and most of the lights in the corridors are turned off, and it is so DARK! I bit you have experienced this and does it scares the hell out of you? Not much I guess compare to this college girl named Ella.

Ella had a last scheduled evening class and she comes early since there was nothing to keep her busy in those late hours. She is not the scaredy-cat type of girl, thus most of the time she waited alone in the classroom ‘til few of her classmates came and the last one would be their professor, late. As usual, the prof. is late though there were lots of things to discuss and this was quite annoying in their part especially when the professor had the nerve to extend 20-30 minutes of the time just to continue his mouth-yawning discussion. For a long period time of just sitting and listening, often times it would made Ella wanna go to the rest room to freshen-up, do her stuff before going to a long travel back home.

One night, she had to pee; she went into the rest room and notice no one else was there but her. She used one of the seven cubicles. While doing her thing, she heard a noise, someone is coming, but she never heard a footsteps. Since the cubicles are made of translucent white plastic board kindda thing, she saw a silhouette of a girl standing in front of her cubicle. She thought that this girl is kindda stupid when there are lots of vacant cubicles, why wait for this when i'm using it. So she said, “Hey I’m here. There are lots of vacant you can use.” and she saw her moving to the next cubicle. Ella didn’t hear any cubicle door open or close (if the girl then is using the other cubicle), but then again the same silhouette standing in front of her. Startled of the girl stupidity, she ducked her head to see this girl’s feet but she saw nothing, so she thought she went right away. When she stood up to fix herself, she was so shocked to see the girl’s silhouette was still there. “Didn’t she left?...” she thought, “ how come I didn’t see her feet?..”, she ducked again to look. Right then she knew the girl was floating in the air. Scared and shaking as she looked at the girl’s silhouette, she sat down on the toilet seat, bowed down her head and prayed “THE OUR FATHER”. She exclaimed, “Our Father in heaven, holy be your Name; Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins as we forgive…” and stop when she noticed that the girl’s silhouette had vanished. But suddenly the door moved rapidly and when she looked up a long dark-hair, pale white skin and bulging bloodshot eyed girl shouted “those who sin against us; Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from EVIL… AMEN!... BWAHAHAHAHAHA!”

facts:
Stated by my Linguistic Teacher.
location: St. Augustine Bldg. 3rd flr.
USJR Main Campus, Cebu City Phil.
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