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Sigbin

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   The Sigbin is a vampiric monster from the Philippines. It’s especially popular in the Visayans and Mindanao regions. It exists somewhere between folklore and cryptozoology, with some people, especially in rural areas, still believing in the creature. Occasionally a mangy animal from the jungle will be captured and shown off to travellers as a real sigbin. Sigbins look like a cross between a goat, dog and kangaroo. They are hairless, emaciated and ugly. They have long ears that clap when they move, and long skinny tails that they use like whips. Sigbins often walk backwards, with their head held under their bellies. Their feet are positioned backwards on their legs to make walking like this easier. Other times sigbins are depicted as a bipedal creature that looks somewhat like a kangaroo. Sigbins are said to smell really bad. Sigbins come out at night and feed on human blood. They do so by draining it through their shadows, somehow. Sigbins also eat charcoal, an i...

Manananggal

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  The manananggal is a vampiric monster from the Philippines. It is most often found in the Visayan region of the country. The manananggal is found both in older folk lore and modern cryptid reports. It is typically seen in rural areas, flying over rice fields and small villages, and it's believed that city lights may harm the monster, as does daylight. Manananggals are flying human torsos. They are almost always female. During the day manananggals are attached to a set of legs and hide their wings, blending in with the human population. At night they go through a transformation, growing bat wings, long claws and a proboscis like tongue, and separating their torso off from their hips and legs. The head, arms and torso then fly off into the night with their bat wings to find victims to consume. Manananggals only have power at night in the darkness. During the day they remain joined with their torso and appear as normal humans. It's only at night when they're capable of fly...