A woman in the shape of a monster

Reportage on Crime: Thirteen Horror Happenings That Hit the Headlines - Nick Joaquín It's not quite as journalistic as I expected, the stories often have some editorialized comments regarding morality. But once I got over that, I found it pretty enjoyable. A bit of probably unintended hilarity with the juxtaposition of cheerfully bucolic 1960s Manila with the grisly crimes told hire. Knifings at ice-cream parlors and hooligans fighting over bowling competitions. You couldn't make this stuff up.

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