manananggal

A winged creature who can split her body in half, with the lower limbs remaining in a secret place. In the daytime she often has a human form; at night she flies around with bat-like wings, using her elongated tongue to suck fetus hearts or blood from slumbering pregnant women.

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References

Sources

  • de Las Casas, Dianne; Gagatiga, Zarah C. (2011). Tales from the 7,000 Isles: Filipino Folk Stories Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, p. xvi.
  • Lee, Jonathan H. X.; Nadeau, Kathleen M. (2011). Encyclopedia of Asian American folklore and folklife. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, p. 393.