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Tikbálang: The Filipino Nightmare Shapeshifter
Season 4
Episode 12
A malevolent spirit lurks in the shadows of forests and the darkest mountains of the Philippines. Capable of adopting physical form, the most terrifying of which being a massive half-human, half-horse hybrid, the Filipino Tikbálang thrives on chaos.
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