Lilibeth

by John Shupeck

In fall of 2018, Rory Gerona from New York City goes to the Philippines to visit his extended family. While living in a small village on the island of Mindanao, he meets a mysterious young woman walking in a rain storm. They meet again later that night in the village chapel, where she appears in the dark, asking him a simple question: "What's your name?"

Soon, Rory discovers he may have in fact caught the attention of an aswang, an ancient vampire-like creature revered in the Philippines. He flees for his life back to New York City, trying to leave the Philippines and the horrors he experienced there behind. Unfortunately, his newfound love will not let him go that easily.

204 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 13, 2018

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very different kind horror novel, even with the love part aside. It just ended up being something different with the culture mixing and that made it fascinating, way better than if it had just been a vampire book set in New York.

[Brooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lilibeth is a very original and different horror story. The aswang is very different from the vampires written about in American culture. So with the aswang and information about the Philippines people and culture this book easily kept my attention. Even including a love story it doesn't stray too far from normal horror genre tropes, but if you want to learn about aswangs it's worth a read.

[Todd Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was something different for me and I really enjoyed it. A new twist on an old tale. Falling in love can be deadly, for everyone! Great read.

[Alec Watkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty standard fare as far as horror novels go. The beginning of the book is pretty good and the plot is interesting enough, but it never really strays away from the genre's cliches.