Manananggal

Origin and tradition

Visayan tribal folklore detailing cursed women who oil their midsections at midnight, allowing their upper torso to sever and grow bat-wings.

Illustration in this atlas

An attractive woman who splits in two at the belly. Her upper half flying with dark leathery bat wings, pulling yards of wet intestines behind her.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Manananggal

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.