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A ghost ship, known locally as tayog-tayog is also said to appear in the waters of Lazi, although a 2019 investigation by the GMA Network newsmagazine program Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and the Philippine Coast Guard found that the lights associated with the apparition were caused by regularly scheduled vessels passing through the area.
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]
The province of Capiz is the subject or focus of many manananggal stories, as with the stories of other types of mythical creatures, such as ghosts, goblins, ghouls generically referred to as aswangs. Sightings are purported here, and certain local folk are said to believe in their existence despite modernization.
The 2019 Filipino supernatural horror film Clarita was based on the events. [3] [7] Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho featured a story regarding the incident on Gabi ng Lagim IV. [8] Ripley's Believe it or Not "True Ghost Stories" featured the story as "The Fiendish Spectre." Featured in Strange than Science by Frank Edwards.
White Ladies, indigenously known as kaperosa, are popular ghost story topics in the Philippines. White Ladies are often used to convey horror and mystery to young children for storytelling. Sightings of White Ladies are common around the country. The most prominent one is the White Lady of Balete Drive in Quezon City.
A number of ghost stories and urban legends have become associated with the road, including the fictional deaths of a troop of Boy Scouts. The area has been the subject of several paranormal investigations, and has been a 'haunt' for local youths. However, there are no records of fatalities or mysterious disappearances on or around Boy Scout Lane.
Caluag received negative reception online for the episode "Ghost Ship", where KMJS investigated an alleged mysterious "ghost ship" sighting in Siquijor. [17] On the same segment and episode, KMJS provided scientific explanation and facts as well as insights from seafarers and the Philippine Navy, all of which seem to negate and falsify the ...
An engkanto may choose to stay by a human's side as told by stories where characters are usually in either a sense of trance or a deep loss of energy. Engkanto may be good or bad. Some Engkanto are called "itim na engkanto"(black engkanto) depicted as malevolent, violent dark skinned figures that stalk and harass and inflict harm to humans they ...