Talk:Kumakatok

Hm. This seems to bring us to a type of myth that's right in between the traditional legend and the urban legend. I'm not even sure where to categorize it. Very interesting, though. Realistically, there should be many many different legends and legendary creatures of this type. Any idea where, geographically, this legend came from?

It fits in a larger group of "sundo" myths whose most common variations include dead relatives arriving to pick up the dying (seen only by those dying themselves, and possibly explained as the brain shutting down and bringing up random memories), and legends of phantom ships or phantom trains. These stories, though, are very rarely documented as the traditional myths have "taken all the glory". Hm. Your source material must be a treasure trove of such legends, if it captured something like this.Alternativity 10:14, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Probably this legend is Luzon based since it is the most damaged part of the country during the WWII era. I don't think they fit the sundo myth. It seems to me that they are more like the banshee, an omen of death rather than the carrier of the dead-- Lenticel ( talk ) 10:19, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

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