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Chupeco was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. [2] They are of Chinese, Malay, Thai, and Filipino descent. [3]As a child, Chupeco was fascinated with ghost stories, saying that they were drawn in by the injustice of Japanese tales that tend to favor male aggressors and never end positively for women. [4]
Pages in category "Short stories about witches and witchcraft" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and transforming human-beast hybrids (usually dogs, cats, pigs). The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films, as it is well known throughout the Philippines. [1]
Mangkukulam: bruha (from Spanish: bruja, "witch") are witches, wizards, bruho (Spanish:brujo, "wizard, male witch"), or sorcerers who cast evil spells to humans; also called manggagaway [16] Multo: is a term used to describe the spirit of a dead person or animal that visually appears in the lives of people that are still alive. [34]
Edilberto Kaindong Tiempo [1] (August 5, 1913 [2] – September 19, 1996 [3]) was a Filipino writer and professor.He and his wife, Edith L. Tiempo, are credited by Silliman University with establishing "a tradition in excellence in creative writing and the teaching of literacy craft which continues to this day" [4] at that university.
Mr. & Mrs. Witch is a similar premise: Savannah is a powerful witch, who is unknowingly marrying a witch hunter Griffin. At their wedding, all hell breaks lose—and they're tasked with killing ...
He is considered an important progenitor of the modern Filipino short story in English. Arcellana pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form within Filipino literature. His works are now often taught in tertiary-level syllabi in the Philippines. Many of his works were translated into Tagalog, Malaysian, Russian ...
Amado Angelo "Sarge" Rodriguez Lacuesta [1] (born April 11, 1970) is a renowned Filipino writer celebrated for his short stories, novels, and screenplays.He has won many awards for his writing, among them National Book Awards, the NVM Gonzalez Award, numerous Palanca Memorial Awards [2] and Philippine Graphic Awards, and the inaugural Madrigal Gonzalez Best First Book Award.