Legend 8 creatures Sinister From Philippines

Apparently not just England, America, China, Japan and Indonesia wrote a mystery myths about ghosts, in the Philippines also have some demons that are considered sinister and popular, some form of monsters and also children. 

1. Aswang 

Monster aswang is probably the most common Filipino. In general, they form a human in the daytime and then at night turn into dogs, pigs, bats, cats, snakes ... animal species depending on regional knowledge. They went to the funeral home and stole the bodies recently. 

They also like to go home to drink human blood and can make people become aswang and makes people come back to bite them. aswang the hungry very happy with the human fetus. even many who are always keeping or patrolling in front of the house to protect pregnant women from wild animals that roam (aswang in disguise) 

2.Kapre 

Kapre is a hairy giant with eyes that shone and burnt like a cigar.They can usually be found sitting in a tree waiting for nightfall, to frighten naughty children who are outside her house late at night. 

Philippines monster Kapre is unique because he did not steal the fetus, eating people or cut them. Kapre just like to scare the kids ...and laugh at them because of fear. Some stories claim they are really a very friendly creature who can give you hope if you find a magic stone around it. if kapre is nearby the trees swayed when there is no wind or you see smoke faintly from the tree, perhaps from .. cigar Kapre 

3.Duwende 

Duwende is like a small human beings who live underground.There are two types of Duwende: 

White Duwende suspected species that bring about good fortune, or 

Black Duwende which means that duwende want to play in humans. They generally only interact with humans when their home disturbed. 

For example, a good farmer who treated his land may be valued by duwende white with a greater abundance of plants than usual.However, someone who kicked an ant nest near the house of someone, maybe duwende Black will punish with various diseases from cleft lip to swell testis. The best way to avoid Duwende is to say "tabi-tabi po" hard before entering their room. 

4.Tiyanak 

tiyanak is similar to the sirens of Greek mythology who lure their prey with her voice. Someone heard the baby crying from deep in the forest and then follow the voice to save the baby. 

Some stories tell of people who wander aimlessly in search to find the baby and eventually lost. Another story claims that the person who found the baby in the middle of the woods, when appointed, the baby then Changed into a monster big and sharp teeth. Then tiyanak eat people and turn back the baby to wait for his next victim. 

5.Sigbin 

According to local and fairy tales. Sigbin were formed of non-horned goat, crow reptiles, or something vaguely similar to the chupacabra. Where is common with all the figures that his head hanging between the front legs shorter than its hind legs. Where in because of physiology or because of to make sigbin look scary, he is also famous for how to walk backwards like crabs. 

Sigbin also has a long tail like a whip that emit a foul odor and two legs like a grasshopper in his neck that can make it jump with distances. They come out at night to look for the kids to keep their hearts eaten, but children are to be used as a talisman. Most stories and sightings coming from the Cebu region. 

However, while far away, in 2005 a scientist from Borneo (Kalimantan) found an 'carnivore similar to a cat and a fox "with longer hind legs than front legs that showed a strange gait and physical appearance that matches with some explanation of sigbin(example: long tail, short front legs, can jump long distances, carnivores). There is no real evidence that states the relationship between the animal. 

6.Tikbalang 

tikbalang was described as having a horse's head, the body of a human and a horse nail that grows in the leg man should. In northern areas, tikbalang considered interference but generally not dangerous. They like to make tourists confused and make the tourists are imagining things that are not real. Tourists can easily stop prank by reversing their shirts inside out and ask tikbalang to stop bothering them. Tikbalang story from the south that describe these creatures as an evil giant. 

He has red eyes, a big cigar and the smell of burning hair smell.When angry (and he was easily upset), tikbalang will menginjakmu to death. To tame the beast, one must pull one of three very long hair found in his mane. After that, tikbalang will be your slave.Folklore states that when the sun shines through the clouds when it is raining, Tikbalang couple getting married. 

7.Kumakatok 

In the middle of the night, you will hear a knock on the door and outside the three hooded figures, one a beautiful young woman and two men who are older. There is no story about how the group is formed or where they originated, but stories about them have appeared suddenly in the entire Philippines. 

Legend has it that a visit from them is a sign that someone in the family will soon die. There are no pictures or hanging talisman that can keep them away. Leaving the door is not answered did not help. They keep knocking and keep going and then someone will die soon thereafter. 

8.Manananggal 

Manananggal he is sometimes regarded as a special lineage of aswang. They are sometimes referred to as "Tick-tick" because the sound it makes when flying. To confuse his victims, tick-tick sound became fainter as he approached. These creatures are generally in the form of a beautiful woman with wings kelalawar hairy and rough. 

The lower part of her body remain in the ground while the top is released while he flew to find food. It has a taste manananggal drinking human blood and in dire need of human fetal liver and taken with a long tongue, like proboscis. 

Like the vampire of Western culture, the manananggals hate garlic and salt, garlic by hanging or placing a bowl of salt near the window is the best way to keep them away. To kill manananggal, one must find the lower body or ashes and sprinkled salt on an open wound. Which prevents the two parts are connected and turned back into human form at rest during the day