The Aswang isn’t one monster. It’s an umbrella for an entire ecosystem of Filipino night predators: shapeshifters, witches, ghouls, vampires, and the infamous manananggal. In this episode of Cryptid Captures, Phreak digs into why the Aswang feels so real, how old the stories run, why certain regions carry the reputation, and the most unsettling part of all: a legend that doesn’t need proof to change how people behave after dark.