The legend of Philippines

This is one of the famous urban legends in the Philippines. Vampires are important parts of urban legends. There are many stories that are told and revolve around the world regarding vampires. There are even many stories that are created even today.

Manananggal is very similar to vampires. There are many features that look similar to vampires with this monster. According to the Filipinos, this manananggal is a female entity that spreads fear. The monster would go to any length to kill the people it is after. Even if someone escapes from this entity, they will never be able to lead a normal life after facing this entity. 

There are many stories said regarding this urban legend. We will take a look into it. The name Mananggal has a meaning. The meaning is "one who detaches". This creepy-looking monster will chase down its target only during the night. During the day, that entity would roam around the city looking like a beautiful young girl. During that period of time, that entity would choose the target and keep an eye on them fully.

This monster targets everyone, irrespective of gender and age. Even though it targets everyone, the baby in the womb of a pregnant mother is said to be its favorite. To chase down its target, the entity would change to its original form during the night. While changing to its original form, that entity undergoes some magical rituals. During that ritual, that entity would change from a beautiful young woman into a creepy monster. While changing, wings would grow at the back like a bat. The tongue would also get longer during this ritual. It is also said that it would detach the lower part of its body and hide it in some place it thinks is safe.

This is the reason why it got the name "one who beaches". While chasing the victim, the monster is followed by a bird. The bird would make a small sound while following the monster. If people who are alone in the streets hear this sound, they should run as fast as they can and hide. This is something that the people of the Philippines have faith in. The monster would sit on the roof of the target during the night. At midnight, after thoroughly checking that everyone was sleeping,

The monster would do its job and go away. This manananggal also has a weak point, and that is the only way to escape from the monster. We already knew that the monster would hide the lower part of the body somewhere. If we manage to keep the upper and lower body separated till the morning, we will be able to live. The sunlight in the morning would kill the manananggal. This is exactly like a vampire. Like vampires, they are also scared of garlic and salt.

These items can also be used to kill the monster. We can find the weak lower body and the vampire and fill it up with garlic and salt. If we do so, it will not be able to reattach to its lower body and eventually it will be forced to die. Some people in this region think that placing garlic and salt on the rooftop will help them drive away this monster. This story of this urban legend has been revolving around the people of the Philippines for a long time. For us, it is just another urban legend story, but many people in the Philippines think that it is true. In fact, the first horror film, released in 1927, was based solely on this manananggal.