Manananggal and Tikbalang part of 7 weirdest mythical creatures in the world

American magazine Cracked, proclaims the Mananaggal and Tikbalang as part of their list of the 7 weirdest mythical creatures in the world:photo by rumeloamor

Manananggals terrorize the Visayan islands, where people hang large amounts of garlic around their houses as a deterrent to the manananggal, which seems unnecessary since the legless things probably don’t have the ability to land.

Here’s their suggestion on how to kill a tikbalang:

It may not be necessary, since it is possible to avoid the Tikbalang’s attention by turning one’s clothes inside out. It is probably best not to probe too deeply into the logic behind this. We are, after all, talking about a cigar-smoking horse monster whose favorite pastime is slapping people…

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