A young woman walked up and over hills on paths well known to her. A small baby strapped to her back. Frustration and worry hardened her features, her llamas were missing and as she made her way back to her sheep flock, horror overtook her. There, in the pen, surrounded by the bodies of her animals was what looked like a small man. It turned to face her with a bag of organs at its … Continue reading Creature Feature: The Potosi Sheep Slayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvhbSkib9lg&t=3s "There have been many people who have seen the Penanggalan flying along with its entrails dangling down and shining at night like fireflies." -The Vampire: His Kith and Kin Imagine, if you will, that you are a woman close to her due date. You lay in bed, get comfortable and eventually fall into a relaxing sleep. You awake to a sharp pain between your legs and look down in horror as a body-less … Continue reading Creature Feature: The Penanggalan
https://youtu.be/gF4Y9u2QVfI A long drive in the rain, the Santa Anna River welling up over the road. Suddenly the radio goes to static and the car begins to sputter. Out from the underbrush, a thing, long and lanky with glowing eyes crosses into the headlights. The Riverside Monster is up from the waters. Also called the Brain Tickler Of Riverside, the creature remains a headscratcher to this day. The sighting occurred on November 8, 1958, near … Continue reading Creature Feature: The Riverside Monster
https://youtu.be/Rfc7kB-l870 And of the Cannibals that each other eat,The Anthropophagi, and men whose headsDo grow beneath their shoulders. -From William Shakespeare's Othello Headless dude, is cool dude. The Headless Men have gone by many different names and span several cultures. Called Anthropophagus by ancient poets, their description of having a large mouth on their belly and no head on their shoulders mirrors the Indian legend of the Kabandha. But where is the root of this cannibalistic creature? … Continue reading Creature Feature: The Headless Men- The Blemmyes
A giant lumbers through the dark. Large, muscled arms shove trees aside to expose the moon in the sky. It turns one giant eye, set in the center of a massive chest, skyward and a mouth opens along its stomach in an awful scream. The Kabandha is on the hunt. Group Hug! There are many fascinating creatures throughout the folklore of Southeast Asia, often appearing as Demons set against Vishnu or another god. The Kabandha is … Continue reading Creature Feature: The Kabandha
