In the remote town of Santa Cruz, newlywed couple Maria and Rafael move into an old house near the edge of the forest. Maria is pregnant, and her grandmother warned her about the Manananggal, a creature that detaches its upper body at night, flying with bat-like wings to feed on the blood of unborn children.

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