Roland Amago

A sudden spate of gruesome killings plagues a sleepy mountain town. The locals cower and gossip in hushed tones, sure that the murders are the handiwork of malevolent, otherworldly creatures. The deaths, however, coincide with the long-delayed homecoming of twin brothers – one, the lead singer in a band; and the other, a priest. Is it a mere coincidence? Or could the twins have brought with them an unspeakable evil?

Doobiedoo asks the pun-niest and funniest questions, but when he asks his parents "What's wrong with me?" — Mom and Dad are determined to find out. They discover Doobie is on the autism spectrum. But how can first-time parents overcome unexpected challenges to help their child succeed in school and go back to being the happy, pun-ny boy everybody loves?

A grandmother encounters a shape-shifting aswang, a boy is protected from an unseen danger by dancing crucifixes, and malevolent, otherworldly creatures first walk the Earth, are stories all told here in Carnal Tales.