Showing posts with label graverobbers. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

31 Days of Monsters - Day 3: Ropen

Ropen are a species of horrific flying beasts from New Guinea. They only come out at night and glow as they glide through the sky seeking prey. They usually eat fish, but are also known to rifle through fresh graves for carrion.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

31 Days of Monsters 2014: The Aswang

The Aswang is a vampire/werewolf-like creature from the Philippines. Variously described as taking the form a dog-, pig-, bat- or cat-like monster, the aswang is a shapeshifter, who lives during the day as an unsuspecting member of the community. At night, however, the aswang transforms into a horrific beast that thirsts for blood and decaying human flesh. Aswangs are ghouls and eaters of the unborn. Aswangs will raid graves and eat corpses, leaving wooden dummies behind in the empty graves. These dummies will take the form of the dined-upon victim and rise from the grave to help spread the aswang curse. Some aswangs are described as having a sharp proboscis or tongue that they use to suck the blood from expectant mothers and their unborn children.
Despite these unsavory habits, during the day, while in human form, an aswang is described as being quite a nice neighbor to have. They form close ties with other humans during the day, taking pains to hunt far from home so as not to harm those they call friends.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

31 Days of Monsters: Ghouls



Ghouls are pathetic human monsters with a cannibalistic taste for human carrion. A ghoul will usually haunt cemeteries to find the freshest graves available for its nocturnal dining habits, but isn't above killing to bring home the bacon.