Animals react first
Dogs, cats, and livestock register the presence before any human does — whining, cowering, refusing to enter a space. Among the archive's most consistent corroborating details.
The tik-tik over my sister's house in Capiz
My family is from Capiz, which if you know, you know — it's the province every Filipino kid gets warned about. I always treated the aswang stories as our…
The dog on Camillien-Houde had human eyes — Mount Royal, Montreal
I walk my dog on Mount Royal late, usually up Camillien-Houde Way after the traffic dies, because my shepherd mix Biscuit is reactive and empty roads are…
Frangipani on the 14th floor — night shift, Kuala Lumpur
I work concierge night shift at a residential tower in KL, off Jalan Ipoh. Behind our compound there's a strip of wasteland waiting on a development…
The keening over our roof, and the phone call an hour later — County Clare
My family are O'Briens from north Clare, and I grew up half-embarrassed by my father's absolute, matter-of-fact position that the bean sídhe follows our…