Engkanto Stories

"Maybe the right person is not here in our existing world. What if he lives in another world? Should I follow my heart or my life?"

After enduring abuse at home, Joaquin decides to run away, feeling abandoned when his friend Marco leaves for a new life. In his desperate flight, he accidentally stumbles into an enchanted realm filled with mythological creatures. Now, Joaquin must navigate this mystical world, facing both external threats and his own inner demons. He must find a way to escape or rise to power among these fantastical beings before the struggles of reality completely overwhelm him.

Spring City has been thriving amongst all the cities in the Philippines, built where once a mountain stood high, a new sanctuary for Felicia after running away from a painful past. On her first day, she meets an eccentric neighbor, Carlotta claiming to be a witch. Then, there's Chris, a handsome botanist who surprisingly, makes her feel like a teenager again. Everything is going well and as planned until the 31st of October. About the Author Cindy Dela Cruz spent her childhood years in Cavite before moving to the bustling city of Hong Kong. She writes in the evening and works as a travel specialist during the day. She founded 8Letters, a publishing company, and a bookstore that sells indie books. Cover photo by Andoyman. Order the paperback here: https://goo.gl/Lp94iR

Sa pagsapit ng gabi, mas mabuting manatili na kayo sa inyong tahanan 'pagkat ang mga kwento-kwento tungkol sa mga aswang at maligno ay maaring may katotohanan. Hindi natin alam kung ano ang mga umaaligid sa madidilim na sulok. Huwag ka ring magpapadala sa iyong kuryusidad at baka mauwi sa malagim na pangyayari ang iyong sasapitin. Subalit huwag kang tuluyang matakot, dahil may nagbabantay sa dilim. Sa gitna ng mundo ng mortal at mundo ng mga elemento, pagtatagpuin ng tadhana ang isang Dayo at isang Sugo para lutasin ang mga nababadyang panganib na nagtatago sa kadiliman ng lungsod ng Maynila. Inspired by: movie of Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia; Comics & Series of Trese

Isang maikling kwentong tungkol sa Isang karanasan na kailanman ay Hindi malilimutan. Isang kwentong bayan na tanging Ang nakaranas lamang Ang siyanh maniniwala. Original title: The Last Trip

Ano ang iyong gagawin kung malaman at mapatunayan mo na ang sansinukob ay isa lang sa mga dimensiyon o mundo na gawa ng maylikha? At ang mga iba pang mga nilalang na tangi nating naririnig sa mga alamat at kuwento ay pawang may katotohanan at naninirahan sa iba pang mga dimensiyon? Mahalaga nga ba ng pagtuunan natin nang pansin ang mga bagay na hindi kapani-paniwala sa paningin ng mga mortal? Handa ka bang Malaman ang Ilan sa katotohanan tungkol sa mga bagay na sadyang itinatago sa atin ng mga taong may kalaman? Kung handa ka na ay ating lakbayin ang mga dimensiyon ng sangkatauhan at dimensiyon na lihim sa ating mga mortal.

Zaishane Lourlet Mirandes really like a thrill in her life. A pain in the ass for her family. A wildfree teenager. Always putting herself in danger. Really love discovering things that not suited at her age. Obsessed of disobeying rules. That's how her family describe her. What if she encounter her match? A creature that also like disobeying rules and discovering things? A creature that is not just an ordinary? Would fate will find a way to make them compatible or it will just lead to make them hate each other more? Is there a place in love for those differed creatures?

Katahang isip lamang at walang hango sa tunay na pang yayari.

Tikbalang's love affair.

[completed] A wounded police officer stumbles upon the woods only to see a creature he never thought he would meet. To heal him, he must fall asleep with the help of a sleeping potion, but the creature gives him a spell of love by mistake. With a famous Detective dead, Officer Hansel Juno must know the connections between his death, the mysterious killings 10 years ago, and connection of the underworld in all of these matters before both worlds perish. Together with these cases, he must learn what to do with his inevitable feelings towards the creature of the woods.

A cultural and spiritual reflection on how colonization, religion, and language reshaped our understanding of spirits-from Greek daimons to Filipino diwata.

Narinig mo na ba ang salitang "himamaliw"? Ano nga ba ang kahulugan ng salitang ito?

Engkanto, white lady, baliw. That's what they calls her. Nieve Asghia Cuevas fearing her neighborhood by calling her different names. She locked herself up in her own sanctuary. Just like the tower held above sky the light house gives her comfort, away from the people, away from their fault-finding gaze. She become aloof fearing she'll be able to make mistake, because being born in this world was already a mistake, being born different was already a sin. From then on she keeps herself away out of the world.

Sa wakas! Natuklasan na ang sagot sa katanungan ng taongbayan! Ang akala nilang aswang na kumakatay sa kanilang mga kababayan ay isa palang dambuhalang buwaya sa malalim na lawa.

engkanto are forest spirits or elves. It have many similarities to humans. They are normally appear to be beautiful having blue eyes, fair complexion and sometimes golden hair. They also known to be taller than human beings. What if they got liking to a mere human being?

Seventeen years had passed when, one day, Lianne contacted her friends, asking them to recall the paranormal things they experienced in the house they boarded during their bar review. A horror book was the last thing she had in mind as her first published book now that she had finally decided to pursue a writing career. But then again, she thought that writing about something she had experienced herself would be easy. In the course of her interviews, they each realized how the experiences remained vivid and continued to give them chills. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

When Lira vanishes into the night without a trace, her brother Tomas is pulled into the shadows of Biringan, a place whispered about in stories but never truly believed. Guided only by his determination and a mysterious gift pressed into his hands by a stranger, he ventures deeper into a world where unseen figures watch from the trees and the air carries the weight of secrets long hidden. At the edge of reality and myth, Tomas must face forces that are neither friend nor foe, but guardians of something far older than his fears.

What happens after 5 years of the revelation of the Bible? Imagine the last bloodline of men fighting for survival and waiting for the final test of faith when the second coming comes.

Prinsesa Elara, ang taga-pagmana ng Kaharian ng Raniag (Kaharian ng mga Engkanto ng Liwanag), ay nabubuhay sa ilalim ng matibay na Batas ni Bathala: "Ang liwanag ay para lang sa liwanag, at ang dilim ay para lang sa dilim." Sa nalalapit na Ritwal ng Reflectum, isang sagradong seremonya na magbubunyag sa kanyang itinakdang katambal upang panatilihin ang kaayusan, nakahanda si Elara na tanggapin ang sinumang Engkanto ng Liwanag na ipapakita ng salamin. ​Ngunit nang magpakita ang Reflectum, hindi gintong sinag ang sumalubong kay Elara. Sa halip, isang purong itim na repleksyon ang biglang lumabas, nakakatakot, nakakakilabot, parang walang hangganan na dilim. ​Sino ang itinakdang katambal na ito na may marka ng kadiliman? At handa ba si Elara na suwayin ang matagal nang kaayusan ng Raniag para sa isang pag-ibig na nakatatakda ngunit ipinagbabawal?

A quarter into the second decade of the 21st century, the world withdrew. As an unseen entity roams the streets and plagues the air, people were forced to lock themselves in their homes. The world beyond our cramped walls became devoid of any of the usual life and sound. Or so we thought. When the people hide, another breed reveal themselves. When the dominant species are driven to the brink of extinction, will a new one arise to take the spot or will a primal one reappear? Seven, a fresh college graduate, recently moved to Mahikay for his own shot in life. Isolation, for him, is the best way to prepare for his upcoming entrance exams. But with the advent of the pandemic, when everything took a 180 degree turn, he would soon realize that life, itself, will be the one shooting him - the supernatural way. ******** This work is purely a work of fiction. Mention and any reference to real-life locations are intentional but do not in any way seek to defame and destroy. Alteration of any names is for legal and literary purposes. 2022