
For as long as people have inhabited the Philippines, there has been an evil spirit waiting just beyond the light, craving blood. This cryptid--for all its potential--has never made it far from the islands, and in many ways, it didn’t need to. There, it has found itself a folk tradition to call its kingdom from which to rule the darkness, unconquerable. Beyond the Philippines, the aswang hasn’t be... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 8 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | DocumentaryHistorySociety & Culture | ||||

We may think we're all in agreement now about what we're talking about, but no, we can't say that. We should probably take another step back and think about where the aswang might have come from. Because maybe we're taking things for granted.
Source... more
[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. The sounds of walking on broken glass from 3:11 to 3:17.
Listener discretion is advised.]
There's one final image to consider before we have truly seen the many faces of the aswa... more
[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised.]
Includes an editor's note about the hiatus.
Misunderstandings about as common mistakes are made across oceans. The fourth face of the aswang may ... more
[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised.]
Humanity's best friend may not be. All strangers should be feared.
Sources:
Ramos, M. D. (1994). The Aswang complex in Philippine folklore . Que... more
[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised. ESPECIALLY for increased levels of gore and pregnancy loss/miscarriage.]
[Editor's note: Another delay... It's almost like someone or something doe... more
[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised.
Editor's note: Apologies for the delay. We had some technical issues at the studio over the weekend!!!]
This isn't a creature you know, but if you... more
[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised.
You may not have heard of this beast before, and there's a blessing in that perhaps. But for now, let me introduce you to the aswang through a fata... more
[Contains discussions/depictions of dark themes, violence, and death. Listener discretion is advised.
For as long as people have inhabited the Philippines, there has been an evil spirit waiting just beyond the light, craving blood. This cryptid--for... more
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