The Truth About the Aswangs
The Philippine culture is rife with mystical creatures and scray monsters. And the most fun part is that some of them actually do exist. Most believe that the aswangs are one of those. When it´s full moon and the dogs start howling a scary and lonely tune, take care not to stray too far into the dark. Last week Grimm featured a Wesen (pronounced vesen) called the aswang . For those of you who are not familiar with Grimm, it's a US series featuring a detective who also moonlights as the Grimm. The Grimm is a human with supernatural strength whose main purpose in life is to hunt down Wesens-- supernatural creatures who walk among us like normal human beings. According to Inquirer.net, last week´s episode of the aswang was due to its Sgt. Wu character who in real life is Reggie Valdez, a Filipino born native of Quezon City. What Are the Aswangs Really? In the Grimm episode "Mother Dearest", the aswang was featured as a gray-shape-shifting monster that eats ...