The Tiyanak
It was almost midnight when Daniel heard a baby crying somewhere outside his apartment. At first, he ignored it. Then he remembered the only rule written in the building’s welcome booklet: “If you hear a baby crying at night, do not go outside.” Nobody had ever explained why. Curious but frightened, Daniel walked to his door and looked through the peephole. The hallway was empty. He waited. Nothing. Then the crying started again, much closer. A small figure slowly appeared at the end of the hallway. It looked like a baby, but something was terribly wrong with it. Its arms were too long, its head tilted unnaturally to one side, and it crawled toward Daniel’s door while crying like an infant. Daniel stepped away from the peephole. Suddenly, his next door neighbor opened his door. The creature stopped crying. There was a loud struggle, followed by a scream then silence. Daniel stayed frozen inside his apartment until morning. When the residents finally came outside, they found...