Philippine mythology Philippine mythology is the body of stories and epics originating from, and part of, the indigenous Philippine folk religions, which include various ethnic faiths distinct from one another. Philippine mythology is incorporated from various ...

, Ekek (or Ek Ek) are bird-like human creatures. They are winged-humans who search for victims at night. They hunger for flesh and blood. They are usually described as flying creatures that look like the ''

Manananggal The ''manananggal'' is a mythical creature in the Philippines that separates from their lower part of its body and their fangs and wings give it a vampire-like appearance. Mythology The ''manananggal'' is described as scary, often hideous, u ...

'', but are unable to divide or split their body in the way that the Manananggal does. The Ekek is also associated with the ''

Wak Wak The Wakwak is a vampiric, bird-like creature in Philippine mythology. It is said to snatch humans at night as prey, similar to the ''Manananggal'' and the '' Ekek'' in rural areas of the Philippines. The difference between the Manananggal and th ...

'' because of some similar characteristics. The only difference between a ''Wak Wak'' and ''Ekek'' is that ''Ekek'' has a bird-like

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whereas the ''Wak Wak'' has none. The ''Ekek'' can transform into a huge bird or bat at night to prowl in the form of. Similar to the Manananggal, the ''Ekek'' looks for sleeping pregnant women. Then it extends a very long proboscis into the womb and kills the fetus by draining its blood. It is said that while this is taking place, a "ek-ek-ek" sound is often heard. The ''Ekek'' fools people into thinking it is far off in the distance by producing a faint sound when it is actually near.

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