Aswang (Viscera Eater)The Viscera-eating Aswang is a creature that sucks people’s intestines and sputum. The term Aswang is a generic term for monsters in the Philippines.
It has a body that self segment into two, where the lower half of the body is left on the ground while her streaming hair and ears assists the top half of her body into flying. It has a tube like tongue used for sucking. The viscera sucking aswang goes to houses with sick people. It would suck sick people’s pleghm using her tube like tongue. They would also set it loose to a suck a person’s stomach. The lower half of the viscera sucking aswang must be located and be sprinkled with vinegars and spices so she won’t be able to reunite with it. By daybreak, the viscera sucking aswang gets destroyed if it doesn’t return to its lower half. |
Also known as: N/A
Origin: Cebuano, Waray Creature Type: Viscera Eater Habitat: Houses in Communities Etymology: N/A |