Every Monster From Filipino Mythology Explained in 14 Minutes

The Philippines has some of the most disturbing folklore on Earth — and almost none of it made it into English. In this video Bogwick catalogs every major monster from Filipino mythology: the Manananggal, the woman who splits in half at the waist and flies; the Aswang, the neighbor who becomes something else after dark; the Tikbalang, the horse-headed giant that walks you in circles until the path stops arriving anywhere; the Tiyanak, the baby crying in the forest that you should never pick up; the Kapre, the cigar-smoking giant in the balete tree; the Sigbin, the goat that walks backwards and drinks your shadow; the Nuno sa Punso, the old man in the termite mound who curses the part of you that touched it; the Berberoka, the swamp ogre that drinks a pond dry to drown you; the Bungisngis, the one-eyed giant that blinds itself every time it laughs; and the Bakunawa, the serpent that ate six of the seven moons. And at the end: the true story of the year the aswang was used as a weapon of war. Every one of these creatures started as a way to name something a village could not explain — a pregnancy that ended in the night, a moon that vanished, a hill you should not climb. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Manananggal 1:46 Aswang 3:21 Tikbalang 4:28 Tiyanak 5:38 Kapre 7:08 Sigbin 8:12 Nuno sa Punso 9:18 Berberoka 10:14 Bungisngis 11:09 Bakunawa 12:26 The year the aswang was used as a weapon 📚 SOURCES • Maximo D. Ramos, "Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology" (University of the Philippines Press, 1971) • Maximo D. Ramos, "The Aswang Complex in Philippine Folklore" (1971) • Edward G. Lansdale, "In the Midst of Wars: An American's Mission to Southeast Asia" (Harper & Row, 1972) — the sole primary source for the psychological-warfare account, which historians have questioned for embellishment. • Peque Gallaga & Lorenzo A. Reyes, "Tiyanak" (Regal Films, 1988) • Etymology of "kapre" ← Sp./Pt. "cafre" ← Ar. "kāfir" 🔔 Subscribe — Bogwick catalogs the monsters of one country every week. Which country should be next? Leave it in the comments. This video presents Filipino folklore as folklore — living belief and oral tradition, recorded with respect. Regional versions differ; province by province, so does the story. #filipinomythology #aswang #folklore #mythology #philippines