Cautionary Tales From A Filipino Childhood

Dancing crosses spoil a manananggal's would be dinner.

Three friends go anting-anting or amulet hunting on Good Friday.

An alluring young lady brings an enamored tricycle driver to an unexpectedly hair-raising location.

These are narratives our elders recited on humid summer nights, told in hushed whispers for children to behave. Stories meant to entertain the restless, but ultimately kept them up at night.

These are the Cautionary Tales from a Filipino Childhood.