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Philippines. Language. Filipino. Pinoy Ghost Tales (also known as Ghost Tales) is a 2023 Philippine independent horror anthology film. It is written by Lawrence Nicodemus and directed by Afi Africa, Jojo Nadela and John Isaac Natividad. It stars Jeric Raval, AJ Raval, DJ Durano, Rob Sy and Ping Medina. The film is inspired by the Philippine ...
Aswang. Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and transforming human-beast hybrids (usually dogs, cats, pigs). The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films, as it is well known throughout the Philippines. [1]
Creatures of the soil. Agta: Another name for kapre. Alan: deformed, winged spirits with fingers and toes that point backwards. Amalanhig: failed aswangs who rise from their graves to kill via neck bite. Amomongo: a man-sized ape with long nails. Anggitay: female beings like centaurs, the opposite of tikbalang.
Metro Manila Balete Drive. Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City: One of the most prestigious educational institutions of the country, ADMU is claimed by believers to be haunted by multiple spirits, including that of a janitor who was said to have suffocated to death after being accidentally locked inside the Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PIPAC) building after working ...
Kumakatok. The Kumakatok ( "door knockers") are a group of three robed figures believed by many in the Philippines to knock on doors in the middle of the night and bring bad omens. They allegedly look like humans, but wear hoods that obscure their faces to some extent. One resembles a young female, a middle aged man and an elderly man. [1]
t. e. The Tikbalang (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Tikbalan, Tigbolan, or Werehorse) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. It is a tall, bony humanoid (half human half horse) creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point ...
Shake, Rattle & Roll (1984) is the first in a series of horror anthology films. In one episode, directed by Peque Gallaga, Herbert Bautista plays a teenager in a faraway province. A manananggal is said to live within the vicinity and is out to eat people. He is given the task by his grandmother to kill this creature.
Philippine mythology is rooted in the many indigenous Philippine folk religions. Philippine mythology exhibits influence from Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Christian traditions. Philippine mythology includes concepts akin to those in other belief systems, such as the notions of heaven ( kaluwalhatian, kalangitan, kamurawayan ), hell ( kasamaan ...