Mythical Creature Sightings Spark Panic in Philippines

Police in the Philippines are attempting to put down a panic that has erupted in a city after two girls claimed to have encountered a fearsome mythical creature known as a manananggal. According to a local media report, the curious case began last Thursday evening in the community of Talisay when the pair of witnesses said that they had spotted something rather unusual and terrifying perched atop a house. Although details surrounding what they specifically saw are scant, the shaken young women told police that they believed the oddity to be a manananggal, which in Philippine folklore is said to be a bat-like creature (seen in an artist's depiction above) that can separate its body at the torso.

More on this bizarre story at the Coast to Coast AM website.