I grew up hearing Aswang stories and how they love to eat children who still roam the neighborhood after 6 pm. That had me scurrying to go home every time it gets dark, even if I’m in a middle of a hide and seek game. The threat of getting whacked with a guava twig on the butt didn’t succeed in getting me home before six, the thought of Aswang surely did.
Here’s an interesting description of an Aswang from Wikipedia:
An Aswang (or Asuwang) is a ghoul in Filipino folklore. The myth …