What is the Kumakatoks?

In the middle of the night, a knock will sound at the door and outside are three hooded figures, one a pretty, young woman and two elderly men. Kumakatoks find this way the easiest course of obtaining a husband. If the one they ‘imprinted’ was a woman, they split her temporal consciousness into three, thereby transforming her into one of them. For men, any man whose life and ultimate demise is the most heart-rending is most likely to abound with spiritual energy. There are no stories of how the group was formed or where they originated but tales about them have popped up all over the Philippines and with more frequency around the time of outbreaks. Legend has it that a visit from them is an omen that someone in the family will soon die. There are no paintings or hangings that can keep them at bay. Leaving the door unanswered does not help either. They simply knock and leave and then someone would still die shortly thereafter.

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