In Filipino folklore, the aswang is a malevolent creature that can display the qualities of a vampire or witch in its quest to wreak havoc. Scary, but is it any match for the distress of fractured ...

The aswang enjoys the taste of human flesh. It also drinks our blood. The vampire-like creature is a shapeshifter from Filipino folklore at the center of the new play “The Great Filipino American ...

Do you know what aswang are? Basically, think of your worst fears come to life. It could be the man-eating monsters who come out at night, or the shadow that lurks beneath your bed. Think about those, ...

Even before colonizers set their sights on the Philippine archipelago, Filipinos already had an established belief system so rich and ingrained in their way of life that some traces remain to this day ...

Two years ago, moviegoers saw Dingdong Dantes battle Filipino mythical creatures in Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles. This year, at the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), Dingdong’s character Makoy ...

Before Shake, Rattle & Roll and La Luna Sangre, before Jessica Soho and Noli de Castro’s Halloween specials, before Buzzfeed listicles and the carefully crafted creature profiles on The Aswang Project ...

In spite of being historically underrepresented in mainstream US culture, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have made advances over the past few years. AAPI comics artists are making ...