{"product_id":"the-black-bestiary-budjette-tan-9780804858601","title":"The Black Bestiary: A Phantasmagoria of Monsters and Myths from the Philippines","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to train a Filipino dragon and other real-life adventures of three modern monster hunters!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo\u003c\/i\u003e was published, other creature hunters have come out of the woodwork to share their spine-tingling accounts of more discoveries. True? Exaggerated? Out-and-out lies? Read on and decide for yourself! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e adds to the list of powerful and fearsome supernatural creatures we met in \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo\u003c\/i\u003e. Three modern creature hunters--RJ, Gus and Stanislav, who draw their inspiration from Pardo's work--relate their own chilling encounters with the sinister monsters that live among us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book, you'll come face-to-face with: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bungisngis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e: You've heard of the Cyclops; this is a Cyclops on steroids!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tahamaling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e: Never hunt in the forest without permission from these maidens...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tiktik\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e: Part avian, part human, part something else. These terrifying creatures feed on the unborn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd many more creatures of horrifying aspect and predilection!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll also discover excerpts from the journal of a certain Mr. Kolya, a contemporary of Pardo's, who always tells it like it was. Though these new sightings are all recent, the weapons used against them rely on tried-and-true magic--because forearmed, as well as forewarned, is always best! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively romp through the world of the imagination, as well as a great way to learn more about Asian folklore, magic and myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Budjette Tan, David Hontiveros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804858608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804858601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Budjette Tan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767325544703,"sku":"9780804858601","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e055d16-7819-4dbe-9706-56d705a96bf8.jpg?v=1744169490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-black-bestiary-budjette-tan-9780804858601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}