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In Philippine folklore, '''Bungisngis''' is a one-eyed giant who lives in Meluz, Orion, Bataan. *Ramos, Maximo D. (1990) [1971]. ''Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology''. Quezon: Phoenix Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 971-06-0691-3.

The '''Batibat''' or '''Bangungot''' is a revengeful demon found in Ilocano folklore that causes the fatal nocturnal disease known as “bangungot” (nightmare *Ramos, Maximo D. (1971). ''Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology''. Philippines: University of the Philippines Press.

...alaketnon''' refers to the bad nature spirits (engkanto) in the Philippine folklore. [[Category:Philippine mythology]]

The '''Amomongo''' is a cryptid in the folklore of Philippine. [[Category: Philippine mythology]]

...ritten '''Tigbalang, Tigbalan, or Tikbalan''') is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the Philippines. Since horses only arrived in the Philippine archipelago during the Spanish colonization (thus, the borrowed term 'kabay

Amalanhig are present in Visayan mythology and folklore, particularly among Hiligaynon speaking groups. [[Category:Philippine mythology]]

In Philippine mythology, a '''Nuno''' or '''Nuno sa Punso''' is described as a dwarf-like The Nuno is different from the [[duwende]] or dwarf in Philippine folklore. It is characterized as a small old man the size of a toddler with a long b

According to folklore from the island of Seram in Indonesia, weird human/bat creatures are often ...so the theory that it might be a monkey-eating bat, like the monkey-eating Philippine Eagles that are some of the world's largest flying birds. Since Seram has n

...ogy)|group]]. The academic and usually [[ethnology|ethnographic]] study of folklore is known as [[folkloristics]]. ...als; only in the 20th century did ethnographers begin to attempt to record folklore without overt political goals. The [[Brothers Grimm]], Wilhelm Grimm|Wilhel

...Indonesia, sometimes shortened to just '''kunti''') is according to Malay folklore, a woman who died during delivery or childbirth and became a [[vampire]]. The pontaniak is also known in Philippine, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is often confused or merged with other similar

...ancisco (1969). ''The Engkanto Belief: An Essay in Interpretation''. Asian Folklore Studies 28 [[Category:Philippine mythology]]

A '''manananggal''' in Filipino folklore or '''penanggalan''' in Malay folklore consists of a woman's torso that has wings attached. The woman splits her t In Malaysian folklore, Manananggal is referred to as Penanggal or Penanggalan which literally mea

...ear, Luís da Câmara Cascudo's Dicionário do Folclore Brasileiro (Brazilian Folklore Dictionary) proposes that the ghost is related to the violent deaths of you Other incidences of White Lady in Philippine provinces include the apparition in Baguio City,wherein it is believed to a

...iry tales <ref>{{cite book|last=Simpson & Roud|title=Dictionary of English Folklore| year=2000| pages= 254}}</ref>. Not every religious narrative is a myth ho ...of its power from being believed and deeply held as true. In the study of folklore, all sacred traditions have myths, and there is nothing pejorative or dismi

...extremely variable in different traditions, and are a frequent subject of folklore, cinema, and contemporary fiction. ...mainly bite the victim's neck, extracting the blood from a main artery. In folklore and popular culture, the term generally refers to a belief that one can gai

...bullets and bladed weapons." [http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV2005082042443.html PHILIPPINE NEWS SITE] ...ember of one's own clan, ensuring immortality. Cannibal ogresses appear in folklore around the world, the witch in 'Hansel and Gretel' being the most immediate