- Ekek
Infobox Philippine mythology
title = Ekek (Ek Ek)
description = Philippineghoul andgaruda
gender = Male/female
region =Philippines
equivalent =Wak Wak ,Manananggal Ekek (or Ek Ek) were creatures who are bird-like humans. They are winged-humans who at night search for victims. They hunger for flesh and blood. They were usually describe by old folks as flying creatures that look like the "
Manananggal " but they can't divide their body. They were describe to have wings and looks like a bird. Except for "Manananggal ", they were also associated to "Wak Wak " because to some the same characteristics. The only difference between a "Wak Wak" and "Ekek" is that "Ekek" have abill of birds and "Wak Wak" don't have. [cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= mella, aLfie vera|coauthors= |title=Mga Engkanto: A Bestiary of Filipino Fairies|year=2003 |publisher= eLf ideas Publication|location=Philippines |isbn= |pages = ]The "Ekek" can transform into a huge bird/bat at night and prowls. The "Ekek" looks for a sleeping pregnant woman. 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. In some stories, the "Ekek" is an aswang's familiar, said to confuse people by its "ek-ek-ek" sound. If the "Ekek" is near, the sound would be faint so that people hearing it would think that the aswang is still far away. [cite web | last = | first = | title = How does the legend of the Aswang go? | url = http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080316021226AACEkPY | accessdate = 2008-16-09 ]
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