July 16, 2021

EPISODE 3: EAT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME | The Tiyanak (The Monstrous Baby of Philippine Mythology)

In this episode, we meet the sometimes cute, mostly scary and most definitely NOT cuddly babies of Philippine mythology: the Tiyanak. These vampiric, baby-like creatures of myth give a whole other meaning to ‘the terrible twos.’ Is a tiyanak born or is it made? What kind of crazy heroics did pre-colonial fathers-to-be have to take on to defend against these creatures? And how baligtad is baligtad? --- The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram for more good stuff, and possibly answer some burning questions after this episode such as: What does a manananggal look like? How do you cook adobo? Who is Gardo Verzosa and why do they keep thirsting after him? We also welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes. The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram). --- Sources: http://thebloodypitofhorror.blogspot.com/2016/04/tiyanak-1988.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiyanak https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39010/39010-h/39010-h.htm#n10 http://papers.iafor.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/acas2013/ACAS2013_0102.pdf https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2018/02/toyol-tiyanak-malaysia-baby-spirit.html https://stoicaswang.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/the-tiyanak/

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