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DEMONS OF THE NEW YEAR: AN ANTHOLOGY OF HORROR FICTION FROM THE PHILIPPINES represents horror written by Filipino writers elaborating on the unique perspective of local horror. These are more than just rehashed tales from the provinces about Filipino mythological monsters like the aswang and the tikbalang. Nor are these your run-of-the-mill ghost stories told thrice over during sleepovers, with a flashlights in your face and your kumot pulled over your head. Within these pages, you will find tales of haunted houses, demon hunters, monster pop stars, and more. And though you may think them familiar, this is because these stories have been twisted to fit nicely into their niches with the stanges East-meets-West collective psyche of Filipinos. Welcome to the darkness that feeds on Filipino nightmares. But remember: don't let them in.