Twistedfolklore Stories

In a world where creatures from Philippine mythology are branded as monsters, Mae discovers that she is one of them-a descendant of the feared Manananggal, cursed to carry wings she cannot summon except during full moons and a body she cannot split like others of her kind. Labeled defective, she is an outcast even among monsters. When a secret, deadly tournament known as the Blood Battle opens its gates to the Blessed and the Cursed-creatures twisted by myth and truth-Mae enters, not for glory, but to win the prize money that could lift her family from poverty and the fabled Elixir of Life that might save her dying sibling. But within the arena, nothing is as it seems. Enemies wear kind faces, allies harbor secrets, and the so-called monsters have stories more human than any folklore has told. As Mae battles her way through legends and lies, she begins to question the boundaries between good and evil, human and spirit-and what it really means to be a monster. With claws sharpened by truth and wings born of pain, Mae must rise-or be consumed.

In a forest grown fat with sugar and secrets, a long-forgotten tale sours into something dark and sticky. Years ago, Hansel and Gretel didn't merely escape the candy witch - they devoured her. And with every bite, they inherited her hunger, her home, and the lingering curse that came with it. Now transformed into living objects - Hansel, a jagged bread knife with a rusted edge, and Gretel, a cracked porcelain teacup with syrup-stained glaze - the siblings have become predators, luring innocent object-folk into their confectionery cottage with promises of comfort and belonging. None ever leave whole. When Marzipan, a delicate ballerina music box, awakens in the ruins of a forgotten bakery, she sets out to find where she belongs. Her melody is soft, but it carries - and it calls to dark things in the woods. Drawn into the siblings' web of sugar and lies, Marzipan must navigate a world of sentient sweets, sinister toys, and cursed confections, discovering that survival sometimes means choosing who you become - and who you're willing to consume. A candy-coated horror-fable wrapped in whimsy and dread, The Gingerbite Heirs is a tale of hunger, memory, and the cost of getting what you wished for.