• The penanggalan or penanggal is a nocturnal vampiric entity from Malay ghost myths. It takes the form of a floating disembodied woman's head, with its...
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    around a penanggalan. The Eastern-inspired RPG Legend of the Five Rings features penanggalans, although there they are named penaggolans. A penanggalan appears...
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    Asian folklore Manananggal – a mythical creature in Philippine folklore Penanggalan – a similar entity in Malay ghost myths Stephen, Michele (August 1999)...
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    manananggal (Tagalog: mana'nang'gal) in the Philippines; Pelasik, Pelesit, penanggalan or penanggal (Malay: Pe'nang'gal) in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and...
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  • Two Yards Under the Ground (India: English title) Nakuli Shaan (1971) Penanggalan (1967) ... aka The Headless Terror (USA) [widely dismissed as a hoax]...
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    the heart and the liver) and the phlegm of sick people. The Malaysian Penanggalan is a woman who obtained her beauty through the active use of black magic...
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    Nukekubi – Japanese creature that also detaches its head to feed on victims Penanggalan – A vampire akin to Manananggal from the Malay peninsula Leyak – Similar...
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  • Chivo Lamashtu Lamia Lilin Nagual Skin-walker Soucouyant Manananggal Penanggalan Martínez González (2006) Bowles (2012) Bowles, David (2012). Mexican...
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  • Pontianak (folklore) Langsuyar Leyak Orang Bunian Orang Minyak Pelesit Penanggalan Pocong Sundel bolong Toyol Wewe Gombel Myanmar Nat Peik-ta Thayé Philippines...
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  • Southeast Asian folklore and Balinese mythology, including the Leyak and the penanggalan, entities which have in common that they take the form of flying heads...
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