Mattel, the renowned Barbie maker, has expanded its Monster High collection by introducing Corazon Marikit, a doll inspired by the "manananggal"—a mythical creature from Philippine folklore.

In this reimagining of the manananggal, she is a winsome teenager dressed in the traditional Filipino attire of a baro (blouse) and a long skirt that tapers into thin, red fringes that are ...

Manananggals are viewed as terrifying because legend has it, they slay people. But this manananggal doll isn’t—instead, she’s ...